SC refuses to stop liquor adverts

Published On: April 22, 2019 07:57 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 22: The Supreme Court (SC) on Sunday issued an interim order scrapping a writ petition that demanded a ban on the production and advertisement of alcoholic products.

KATHMANDU, April 22: It has been revealed that the land mafia while selling the Lalita Niwas land had falsely undervalued the land at Rs 800,000 per ropani [5476 sq ft] to evade taxes during registration.

April 21: 6 things to know by 6 PM today

Published On: April 21, 2019 06:00 PM NPT By: Republica

Your daily dose of missed important news of the day.

KATHMANDU, April 21: The death toll from series of bomb blasts in Sri Lanka has risen to at least 160.

KATHMANDU, April 21: Nepal’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Bishwambhar Pyakurel, has said that all Nepali nationals in Sri Lanka are safe.

KATHMANDU, April 21: The Weather Forecasting Division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has said that most of the parts of the country would witness thunderstorm and light rainfall for the next three days.

Kathmandu view tower construction delayed

Published On: April 21, 2019 01:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 21: The contract for construction of the Kathmandu view tower has been extended by a year. Kathmandu Metropolis extended the contract even though the construction work has not gained any substantial speed. As per the existing contract, 50 per cent of the work had to be completed as of now.

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.