Injured Biplav group cadre dies during treatment

Published On: May 22, 2019 01:20 PM NPT By: Eksan Rai

BHOJPUR, May 22: A cadre of the Chand-led group passed away on Wednesday who was injured during a violent clash with police on Tuesday.

HIV-infected Gopal Shrestha scales Mount Everest

Published On: May 22, 2019 11:50 AM NPT By: Santosh Ghimire

KATHMANDU, May 22: HIV-infected Gopal Shrestha of Ratnachowk in Pokhara scaled the Mount Everest on Wednesday morning.

Man arrested with seven grams brown sugar

Published On: May 22, 2019 11:21 AM NPT By: RSS

DANG, May 22: The police have arrested a man in possession of seven grams brown sugar from Dang district. The arrestee has been identified as Churna Singh Thakuri of Lamahi municipality-5.

Reconstructed Kedarnath temple inaugurated

Published On: May 22, 2019 11:15 AM NPT By: RSS

BHAKTAPUR, May 22: Reconstructed historic Kedarnath temple inside Bhaktapur Durbar Square has been inaugurated by Prem Suwal, lawmaker and secretary of the Nepal Workers and Peasants Party amid a function in Bhaktapur on Tuesday.

UPF Nepal signs MOU with its American counterpart

Published On: May 22, 2019 09:42 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 22: Universal Peace Federation (UPF) Nepal signed a Memorandum of Understanding with UPF USA in New York on Sunday to strengthen friendship, promote exchanges, share knowledge and cooperation between the two chapters of the federation.

Contractors evade tax for river extraction

Published On: May 22, 2019 09:40 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, May 22: A large number of contractors who have been extracting resources from various rivers in Raptisonari Rural Municipality have not paid the tax for the same to the government.

Inmates sleep on floor in overcrowded Dolakha prison

Published On: May 22, 2019 09:37 AM NPT By: Ramesh Khatiwada

DOLAKHAd, May 22: Of late, inmates at the District Prison, Dolakha, have been spending their nights in misery in a congested two-story prison building originally meant for only female prisoners. The situation is such that as many as 25 inmates live in a single room. While some sleep in the passages, others remain awake all night in the narrow space behind the stairs.

TIKAPUR, May 22: Teachers of educational institutes affiliated to the Far-western University have started protests alleging that they have not been paid for the past 11 months. The teachers' associations in all 14 campuses of the university have padlocked the offices of their respective campus chief as part of the protest.

DARCHULA, May 22: Residents of Darchula villages bordering Mahakali River continue to use tyre tubes to cross the river even though a suspension bridge over the river was completed six months ago. The suspension bridge that connects Nepal and India and is situated in Lekam Rural Municipality – 3 of the district is yet to come into operation.

Survey officials successfully scale Mt. Everest

Published On: May 22, 2019 09:02 AM NPT By: Santosh Ghimire

KATHMANDU, May 22: A team of officials from the Survey Department has scaled the Mount Everest on Wednesday morning.