KAILALI, Feb 4: Six months ago Ghodaghodhi Municipality came up with a plan to manage stray cattle. As part of the plan, it built a shed for stray cattle in a national forest located at the base of Chure range. Around 2000 stray cattle including cows and calves were collected in August.

TU, KU not to issue new affiliation to pvt medical colleges

Published On: February 4, 2019 04:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 4: Though the National Medical Education Bill, which was recently approved from both houses of parliament, paves the way for new private medical colleges outside the Kathmandu Valley, Tribhuvan University (TU) and Kathmandu University (KU) are firm not to issue new affiliations in line with the new law due to their "limited capacity" to supervise the colleges affiliated to them.

SIRAHA, Feb 4: Locals of Siraha have ended their 33-day long relay hunger strike on Saturday after the government reportedly awarded the contract to construct two vital brides over the Kamala and Balan rivers along the Postal Highway in the district to new construction companies.

Feb 3: 6 things to know by 6 PM

Published On: February 3, 2019 06:00 PM NPT By: Republica

Your daily dose of missed important news of the day.

Two killed in road mishap

Published On: February 3, 2019 12:21 PM NPT By: Republica

KAPILVASTU, Feb 3: Two people died on the spot and another one sustained injuries in a road mishap at Babhani of Badganga Municipality in Kapilvastu district on Saturday night. The deceased have been identified as Suraj Thapa (23) and Ajay Thapa of Banganga Municipality-5.

Large cities of Province 1 dumping waste in the open

Published On: February 3, 2019 09:14 AM NPT By: PURBELI BUREAU

BIRATNAGAR, Feb 3: Neglecting public health and environmental degradation, most cities of Province 1 have been disposing their waste out in the open. Despite being aware about the piles of garbage on the streets, alongside roads, rivers and other places, the local governments have shown no concern to solve the waste management problem which can possibly trigger an epidemic.

300 households of Pipaltari to get a water tap each

Published On: February 3, 2019 09:10 AM NPT By: CHAVI LAL TIWARI

PARBAT, Feb 3: As a part of the 'One home, one tap' campaign, Kushma Municipality-10, Pipaltari has decided to adopt the lifting method for the distribution drinking water to 300 households of the village.

Rolpa community schools losing students to private schools

Published On: February 3, 2019 08:40 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, Feb 3: Just 10 students enrolled at the Chaturbhuj Primary School of Khungri in Rolpa this year. Since some of these students do not attend the school regulary, only five or six students are present in their classes on an average. There are three temporary teachers, one assistant teacher, one permanent teacher, and a peon at the school.

NSU cadres torch four govt vehicles, take scores in control

Published On: February 3, 2019 08:15 AM NPT By: Biken K Dawadi

KATHMANDU, Feb 3: Cadres of Nepal Student Union (NSU), the student wing of the main opposition party Nepali Congress (NC) on Saturday torched four government vehicles and took scores of others in control in line with their program of taking government vehicles running on Saturday in control. NSU had run a nationwide campaign of taking such vehicles in control on Saturday till 5 pm in order to stop the misuse of the government vehicles on holidays.

TJ bodies preparing interim reports as term ends near

Published On: February 3, 2019 08:12 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 3: A week before expiry of the extended tenures of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP)— officials at the transitional justice (TJ) bodies say they are compiling the progress they have achieved so far in settling conflict-era cases, in preparation for submitting interim reports to the government.