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Heavy snowfall shuts down schools in Mugu
Published On: February 28, 2019 09:11 AM NPT By: Suman Malla
MUGU, Feb 28: Most schools in Mugu remained closed on Wednesday following the sudden drop in temperature due to heavy snowfall since Tuesday.
People in remote areas of Banke prefer going to Indian hospitals
Published On: February 28, 2019 09:09 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli
BANKE, Feb 28: A few days ago, Shyam Kumari Chaudhary of Khayarbhatti in Banke district fell critically ill. Her settlement lies in the middle of a jungle, with no road connectivity. So her husband Nanda Kishor could not think of taking her to Nepalgunj for treatment. However, he made her sit on the back of his bicycle and took her to a hospital in Baghauda of India.
MPR to install 150 CCTV cameras with Rs 30m provided by KMC
Published On: February 28, 2019 09:07 AM NPT By: Biken K Dawadi
KATHMANDU, Feb 28: The Metropolitan Police Range (MPR), Kathmandu, has said that it has set the target of installing 150 Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) in the current fiscal year with the budget of Rs 30 million provided by the metropolis on Wednesday.
Snow blankets Tribhuvan Highway; vehicular movement obstructed
Published On: February 28, 2019 08:51 AM NPT By: Republica
HETAUDA, Feb 28: The transport service between Kathmandu and Hetauda has come to a halt since early this morning due to incessant rainfall with snow.
Seven including tourism minister die in helicopter crash
Published On: February 28, 2019 08:06 AM NPT By: Khagendra Adhikari
TAPLEJUNG, Feb 28: A helicopter crash in Taplejung district on Wednesday afternoon claimed the lives of all seven people on board, including Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Rabindra Adhikari.
ECAN urges govt to help Nepali students at AIBT
Published On: February 28, 2019 07:49 AM NPT By: Pratik Rimal
KATHMANDU, Feb 28: The Education Consultancies Association of Nepal (ECAN), umbrella organization of education consultancies has said that the government would need to come forward to help students if the appeal of the Australia Institute of Business and Technology (AIBT) was cancelled.
Adhikari’s legacy large in civil aviation
Published On: February 28, 2019 07:47 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Feb 28: Minister for Culture, Tourism, Civil Aviation Rabindra Adhikari, who died aged 49 in a helicopter crash in Taplejung Wednesday, will be best remembered for breathing new life into Nepal’s stagnant civil aviation and tourism.
Adhikari praised for dedication, leadership
Published On: February 28, 2019 07:45 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel
POKHARA, Feb 28: Residents of Kaski district remember Tourism Minister Rabindra Adhikari for his warm and cheerful personality. Following his untimely demise in a helicopter crash on Wednesday, locals said he will always be remembered as a much-loved leader who touched the heart of youths and the older generation alike.
It felt like a bad dream: Eyewitness
Published On: February 28, 2019 07:40 AM NPT By: Giriraj Baskota
PANCHTHAR, Feb 28: It was around 1 pm and Sukbir Bhattarai of Mayam, Taplejung was collecting fodder for his cattle with his brother when he saw a helicopter flying overhead with a loud noise. “Our eyes were still on the chopper when we saw it hit a cliff and fall down in pieces after a blast,” said Bhattarai. “By the time it fell down, it was all smoke and fumes.”
‘I didn’t even know when the second and third installments for wide-body planes were disbursed’
Published On: February 28, 2019 07:26 AM NPT By: Subhash Ghimire
KATHMANDU, Feb 28: Tourism Minister Rabindra Adhikari heartily accepted to come to our weekly Frontline live show on January 30. He came to our office at around 6:30 pm for the 7 pm live show. The show focused on wide-body aircraft procurement scam, fake rescue claims and other aviation issues. Those who watched the program only wanted to hear the minister talk about the wide-body investigations. Minister Adhikari promised to bring out the truth of the wide-body purchase in two-three months.
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