UPDATE: Death toll climbs to eight, four identified

Published On: May 19, 2019 03:21 PM NPT By: Sarita Shrestha

DHADING, May 19: The death toll in Trishuli bus plunge has climbed to eight.

More birds arrive in Nepal for incubation this summer

Published On: May 19, 2019 03:05 PM NPT By: Republica

BHARATPUR, May 19: Nepal is a seasonal home to species of migratory birds which enjoy the atmosphere here for incubation, said a survey and observation based on the Chitwan National Park and adjoining community forests.

Child labour, child marriage still rife in Dang

Published On: May 19, 2019 02:37 PM NPT By: Republica

DANG, May 19: Although the campaign against child labor and child marriage is creating waves at Tulsipur sub-metropolis in Dang district, cases of child labor and child marriage continue to be reported unabated here.

RATNANAGAR, May 19: The wildlife hospital set up at Sauraha of the Chitwan National Park is yet to come into operation for the delay in supply of equipment.

DHADING, May 19: The death toll in Trishuli bus plunge has climbed to six.

KATHMANDU, May 19: Lenin Bista, a former Maoist child soldier, held a meeting with members of the South Asian Groups under the German Parliament recently.

43 new TB patients in Myagdi

Published On: May 19, 2019 11:30 AM NPT By: Republica

GALESHWAR, May 19: Altogether 43 new patients of Tuberculosis or TB have been detected in Myagdi this year. During the diagnosis of TB patients in all the six local levels of the district, 43 people were found carrying the disease as of mid-April.

Transport companies asked to register within five days

Published On: May 19, 2019 10:31 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 19: The Nepal National Federation of Transport Entrepreneurs has requested all its subordinate Committees to register at the Company Registrar's Office within the next five days. As per the agreement reached with the Government, the Federation has urged its erstwhile members to get themselves registered under the Company Registration Act.

LUMBINI, May 18: When Lumbini master plan was designed some 41 years ago, seven villages had to be relocated. The villages dominated by Muslim communities had embraced the development plan and cooperated with the authorities for their relocation. Four decades down the line, several projects are still unfinished much to the disappointment of the people who had dreamt of prosperous Lumbini.

LAHAN, May 19: A pilgrim who fell unconscious while waiting in a queue to enter the Rajdevi Panchawati Temple of Lahan Municipality-15 on Saturday died on the way to the hospital.