Airport would be constructed in Dhulikhel: Minister Banskota

Published On: April 28, 2019 11:38 AM NPT By: Republica

KAVREPALANCHOK, April 28: Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Gokul Prasad Banskota has said the alternative domestic airport would be constructed in Dhulikhel if it was not found feasible in Banepa, one of the places in Kavrepalanchok district where feasibility study has been conducted.

GALKOT, April 28: Six Himalayan bluesheep and three Himalayan Tahrs have been killed by trophy hunters in Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve in the second wildlife hunting season this year.

151 people get citizenship card in mobile service camp

Published On: April 28, 2019 10:15 AM NPT By: Republica

DAILEKH, April 28: One hundred and fifty-one people got their citizenship cards on Saturday in course of the two-day mobile administrative service provision camp at Dandaparajul, Dungeshwar rural municipality in Dailekh district.

RUPANDEHI, April 28: After being accused of discrimination for boycotting the wedding feast organized by a Dalit family of Suddodan Rural Municipality of Rupandehi, 22 non-Dalit guests have apologized to the family and agreed to participate in a joint feast.

Unidentified group plants IED at DCC gate

Published On: April 28, 2019 08:12 AM NPT By: Suman Malla

MUGU, April 28: An unidentified group on Saturday planted an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near the main gate of the District Coordination Committee (DCC) of Mugu.

BHAIRAHAWA, April 28: At a time when schools across the country are trying several means to attract students, Siyari Rural Municipality has grabbed attention due to one of its recent decision. The rural municipality has made it mandatory for community school students to carry healthy food to school in their tiffin box. If students up to the fifth standard are found reaching school without tiffin, they are likely to be deprived of government facilities. This applies to all community schools.

TIKAPUR, April 28: Spot-billed duck, a species of bird that was considered migratory until five years ago, has now become a resident of the Ghodaghodi lake. It has been reported that the ducks, which are a native to South India, started reproducing at Ghodaghodi lake since 2014, making it their permanent home.

KATHMANDU, April 28: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) on Saturday demolished 52 structures built illegally on public land at Khulla Manch at the heart of the capital city.

Traffic snarls on Everest await climbers

Published On: April 28, 2019 07:22 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 28: Everest climbers are likely to face a serious traffic problem on the slopes of the world’s highest mountain this spring.

Diarrhea outbreak leaves over 160 bed-ridden in Gulmi

Published On: April 28, 2019 03:00 AM NPT By: SHIVA LAL SUBEDI

GULMI, April 28: The entire village of Dajakot, Musikot Municipality-4, in Gulmi has been suffering from a diarrhoea outbreak since Wednesday evening. The outbreak gone haywire is yet to be brought under control even after four days have passed since it began.