KMC identifies places to construct public toilets

Published On: March 5, 2019 01:29 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 5: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has identified places for constructing public toilets. KMC is building toilets at 69 places where the public vehicles stop for passengers to get on board and disembark.

In rural Nepal, solar irrigation helps keep families together

Published On: March 5, 2019 01:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

JUMLA, March 5:  Bhadri Sarki used to walk for more than an hour to fetch enough water to irrigate just one apple tree.

KATHMANDU, March 5: Lawmaker in the Provincial Assembly of Province 3, Narottam Baidya, has demanded the government to form a high-level judicial committee under the leadership of the incumbent or former justice to launch a fair probe into the Air Dynasty chopper crash in Taplejung last week.

Daughter dead, mother injured in a fire incident

Published On: March 5, 2019 10:48 AM NPT By: Republica

MYAGLUNG, March 5: An adolescent died in a fire that broke out at the home of Rammaya Karki of Chhathar rural municipality-2, Hamarjung in Taplejung this morning.

Feasibility study on waterways operation in Nawalparasi

Published On: March 5, 2019 10:26 AM NPT By: Republica

NAWALPARASI, March 5: A feasibility study was carried out in Nawalparasi in connection with the operations of waterways in the Gandaki River.

Energy project risks Barun river's existence-locals

Published On: March 5, 2019 10:17 AM NPT By: Republica

SABKHUWASAVA, March 5 : The existence of the Barun River carrying historical religious importance is likely to face threats with the construction of energy project here.

KATHMANDU, March 5: The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has launched an investigation into allegations published by The Kathmandu Post in partnership with BuzzFeed News that the international charity funds and works with “paramilitary forces that have been accused of beating, torturing, sexually assaulting, and murdering scores of people.”

KATHMANDU, March 5: Around six million students studying at government and community schools across the country will be affected on Tuesday as the relief quota teachers and pre-primary teachers in those schools have announced a nationwide school closure demanding revision of the draft federal education bill. The teachers launched their strike from Sunday. Private schools will not be affected by the strike.

KATHMANDU, March 4: Reconstruction of the Bal Gopaleshwar Temple in the middle of Rani Pokhari, a pond holding historic significance in the heart of the city, will be completed by the upcoming festival of Tihar, claimed Sushil Gyewali, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA).

Biplav's people walk free as police await arrest order

Published On: March 5, 2019 06:04 AM NPT By: Tapendra Karki

KATHMANDU, March 4: Police have failed to book key leaders of the Netra Bikram Chand (Biplav)-led Communist Party Nepal (CPN) as the former do not have any orders to do so from the Ministry of Home Affairs.