Two killed, 10 injured in Dhading Bus Accident

Published On: April 21, 2019 11:57 AM NPT By: Sarita Shrestha

DHADING, April 21: Two persons died on the spot and 10 others injured when a passenger bus met with an accident in Dhading on Sunday morning.

SIRAHA, April 21: Rinku Kumari Yadav of Siraha Bazar had a little money in her pocket when she went to the district hospital for her pregnancy check up last week. She was straight away told to have a video x-ray, blood culture, urine and stool tests done. This cost her a lot. After that, she was handed a long list of medicines. She thought that buying the medication would not be expensive as the government provides 70 kinds of essential drugs for free. More so, for a pregnant woman.

Sherpas to remove dead bodies, waste from Everest

Published On: April 21, 2019 08:40 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 21: As part of the mega campaign to clean up Mt Everest, a team of experienced Sherpas are being mobilized to remove dead bodies and waste piled above the base camp of the worlds’ highest mountain.

NHRC protests amendment bill curtailing its authority

Published On: April 21, 2019 06:30 AM NPT By: Ashok Dahal

KATHMANDU, April 21: Officials at the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) have protested against the government's push to curtail the authority of the human rights watchdog body through an amendment of the law.

MTPD looks to private sponsors to paint zebra crossings

Published On: April 21, 2019 05:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 21; The Metropolitan Traffic Police Division (MTPD), Baggikhana realized the urgent need for changing the traffic flow in the capital when it went about forming its working procedures.

Schools being operated in breach of education laws

Published On: April 21, 2019 04:00 AM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, April 21: Dozens of schools in Rautahat are being operated breaching the country's laws. The schools have also been granted the permission to run classes till Grade 8 without the permission from the municipalities and rural municipalities concerned.

GORKHA, April 21: Imnath Paudel, the chief of the Division Forest Office, Gorkha, has been found to have registered a company of his own and awarded it the contract to prepare the work plan of various community forests in the district without competition.

Dowry deaths rampant among terai women

Published On: April 21, 2019 03:00 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, April 21: Police on Friday lifted the body of Anju Devi Das, 28, of Birgunj Metropolitan City-23 from the cremation site on the banks of the Sirsiya River after they sniffed foul play in her death.

THE WEEK IN PICTURES

Published On: April 20, 2019 06:40 PM NPT By: Republica

The week in pictures for the week April 14 - April 20.

April 20: 6 things to know by 6 PM today

Published On: April 20, 2019 06:00 PM NPT By: Republica

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