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Violence against women unabated in eastern Nepal
Published On: May 15, 2019 10:20 AM NPT By: Giriraj Baskota
PANCHTHAR, May 15: At a time when increasing violence against women has been terrorizing people across the country, a brutal murder of a teenager and a gang-rape of a woman in Panchthar in the last three days have raised security concerns in the district.
Govt getting ready to ratify Palermo Protocol
Published On: May 15, 2019 10:15 AM NPT By: Sonam Lama
KATHMANDU, May 15: The Human Trafficking Control Section at the Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens (MoWCSC) is planning to work on the concluding observations made in November 2018 by the UN CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against women) Committee on Nepal's sixth periodic report.
Kami Rita scales the Mt. Everest 23rd times
Published On: May 15, 2019 09:58 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, May 15: Veteran climber Kami Rita Sherpa on Wednesday scaled the Mt. Everest for 23rd times to break his own world record for most summits on the world's highest peak.
Allure toward tailoring growing in Humla women
Published On: May 15, 2019 09:12 AM NPT By: Janak Bahadur Shahi
HUMLA, May 15: Lakshu Bohora of Thehe village of Humla had grown up seeing only a particular community involved in tailoring occupation. Back then she used to think that it is not something she is supposed to do or would do in future. “I used to work in farms and at home. I did not have any other skill to earn for my family,” reminisces Bohora. “I never considered learning tailoring skills as it was perceived that the occupation was done by a specific caste that was considered untouchable.”
Thunderstorms forecast till Thursday
Published On: May 15, 2019 08:59 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, May 15: Different parts of the country will witness thunderstorms with lightning and rain till Thursday. Conditions will start improving across the nation from Thursday afternoon.
Mountaineer on world record mission summits Dhaulagiri
Published On: May 15, 2019 08:42 AM NPT By: Hari Krishna Gautam
MYAGDI, May 15: With the goal of creating a new world record, Nirmal Purja has set out on a journey to climb all 14 mountains above 8000 meters, within a time span of just seven months. According to informed sources, Purja succeeded in climbing Mt Dhaulagiri (8167 meters), the seventh highest peak, in Myagdi’s Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality-4 from the southern side without supplemental oxygen on Sunday.
With ropes fixed on Everest, climbers head for summit
Published On: May 15, 2019 07:24 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, May 15: A team of experienced Nepali climbers scaled Mt Everest to become the first to do so this spring season and fixed the ropes to pave the way for other summit hopefuls.
Three killed in forest fire in Salyan
Published On: May 14, 2019 08:00 PM NPT By: Republica
SALYAN, May 14: Three people were killed in recent forest fire incidents in Salyan district.
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Published On: May 14, 2019 06:00 PM NPT By: Republica
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Dadeldhura reports multiple incidents of wildfire
Published On: May 14, 2019 03:30 PM NPT By: Republica
AMARGADHI, May 14: Dadeldhura, a district in the Far-West State, has reported multiple incidences of the forest fire. With the rise in temperature, most community forests here are caught by fire. Young plants have been destroyed in the several fires which continue to pose threat to other wildlife as well.
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