Army removes two tons of waste from Everest

Published On: April 20, 2019 07:22 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 20: The Nepal Army (NA) has lifted two tons of non bio-degradable waste from the Mt Everest region under its Mount Everest cleanup campaign.

LAHAN, April 20: Gaurav Kumar Sah’s long-cherished wish of getting citizenship through descent came true on Friday.

Pre-monsoon more active than last year: DoHM

Published On: April 20, 2019 06:05 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 20: The pre-monsoon has been more active in Nepal this year compared to last year, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DoHM).

RUKUM, April 20: Timber worth Rs 20 million is set to be extracted from a single village in Rukum in the current fiscal year. Preparations have been made to export timber worth Rs 18 million from two community forests alone in Bhume Rural Municipality-1.

UADAYAPUR, April 20: Six years after signing the agreement for the construction of a motorable bridge over the Kamala River in Udayapur, the project is heading nowhere. This national pride project which is expected to connect Sunsari's Dharan with Chatara-Katari-Sindhuli of Udayapur and Hetauda of Makwanpur will be 500 meters long.

KATHMANDU, April 20: Litterateur Bina Thing Tamang has bagged the first prize in the nationwide open story competition organized by Barhakhari Books. Tamang's story titled “Byad Bhale” was awarded the first prize that carried a purse of Rs 100,000, a shield and a certificate of appreciation.

TAPLEJUNG, April 20: The construction of a much talked-about Himalayan Research Center in Khambachen of Taplejung for the study of snow leopards and other wild animals has not been confirmed even after three years of its announcement.

Crown, scepter continue to draw crowds to Narayanhiti museum

Published On: April 20, 2019 02:05 AM NPT By: Sonam Lama

KATHMANDU, April 20: The number of visitors at the Narayanhiti Palace Museum has risen significantly after the royal crown and scepter were put on display at the museum in October last year.

KATHMANDU, April 19: Yesterday, Nepal launched its first ever satellite. Named as NepaliSat-1, the nanosatellite weighing 1 kg was airborne at 2:31 AM Nepali time from Virginia, United States.

Purnima Fair kicks off in Lumbini

Published On: April 19, 2019 06:57 PM NPT By: Republica

RUPANDEHI, April 19: The Purnima Fair kicked off at the birthplace of Lord Buddha, Lumbini, today. Lumbini Sanskritik Municipality Mayor Manmohan Chaudhary inaugurated the three-day fair organized on the occasion of Buddha Purnima.