Feb 24 : 6 things to know by 6 PM today

Published On: February 24, 2019 06:00 PM NPT By: Republica

Your daily dose of missed important news of the day.

Snow continues to blanket road in Upper Mustang, life affected

Published On: February 24, 2019 05:36 PM NPT By: Republica

MUSTANG, Feb 24:  Transport in the Upper Mustang has remained affected for past one month as mass of snow has covered the roadway.

Kathmandu Valley to have underground electric cable

Published On: February 24, 2019 04:32 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 24 : Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has decided to have the underground electric cable in the Kathmandu Valley in a bid to minimise the risk of electric shocks and maintain the urban beauty.

Possibility of rain, snowfall in most of the places

Published On: February 24, 2019 03:06 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 24: Yet again, rain in most of the places across the country and the snowfall in some places have been predicted today due to influence of the westerly wind, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division.

Central zoo animals getting new homes

Published On: February 24, 2019 01:16 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 24: The Jawalakhel-based Central Zoo has intensified the works to construct new and advanced structures for animals. According to Zoo's information officer Lina Chalise, a new shelter with air-conditioned facility is being built for red panda.

The joy of returning home from Kalapahad

Published On: February 24, 2019 10:46 AM NPT By: DB BUDHA

JUMLA, Feb 24: Bhim Prasad Dhital was feeling good on returning back to his village from Kalapahad. He had left for Kalapahad right after Dashain. Locals in Jumla go to various parts of India in search of employment and refer all those destinations collectively as Kalapahad.

Linguist Pokharel passes away

Published On: February 24, 2019 10:21 AM NPT By: Republica

BIRATNAGAR, Feb 24:Senior litterateur and linguist Prof Bal Krishna Pokharel passed away this morning. He was 85.

SURKHET, Feb 24: Five years ago, Shambhu Prasad Chaurasiya, the then District Forest Officer (DFO) of Surkhet reached Nalkhola Community Forest to meet Rautes, the last nomadic tribe of Nepal. When he urged the leader of the community Mahin Bahadur Shahi to start agriculture, take up jobs and send their children to school, Shahi said to him, "You become a Raute like us, we will become commoners like you."

Six dead bodies recovered within a week in Rautahat

Published On: February 24, 2019 07:51 AM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, Feb 24: Police have recovered six dead bodies from various places of Rautahat within a week, reflecting the poor state of security in the district.

Ex-Singapore Police Gurung dies in Nakkhu blast

Published On: February 24, 2019 07:28 AM NPT By: Tapendra Karki

KATHMANDU, Feb 24: When Sim Prasad Gurung was passing by the Ncell headquarters gate at Nakkhu, Lalitpur he noticed a suspicious object. Concerned by it, he parked his car (Ba 20 Cha 1032) alongside the road and headed toward the gate to ask about it. Just as he stepped toward the object, it exploded. Shrapnel from the blast riddled his body. Gurung, 49, was returning home after visiting friends at Bhaisepati. He was a retired member of the Singapore Police.