MARCH 6: 6 things to know by 6 PM today

Published On: March 6, 2019 06:00 PM NPT By: Republica

Your daily dose of missed important news of the day.

KATHMANDU, Mar 6: This year's pre-monsoon weather has started. The Meteorological Forecasting Division has stated that the weather in the hilly region of the country would remain continually affected as the pre-monsoon holds sway for three months – March, April and May.

KATHMANDU, March 6: Most of the lawmakers speaking in today's meeting of the House of Representatives suggested the government to resolve the problems of agitating teachers, protesting police intervention on teachers.

KATHMANDU, Mar 6: The Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizen has urged for cooperation from all quarters including stakeholders, NGOs, INGOs, civil society and media to observe the 109th International Women's Day (IWD) throughout the country with enthusiasm. IWD falls on March 8.

KATHMANDU, March 6: The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu on Wednesday signed an agreement with the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), Roorkee, India for post-earthquake reconstruction of 72 educational facilities including two libraries in Nepal.

DHANGADHI, March 6: Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa has expressed the determination to find out and bring to book the murderers of 13-year-old girl Nirmala Panta of Kanchanpur.

Prime Minister Oli admitted to TU Teaching Hospital

Published On: March 6, 2019 01:12 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 6: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has been admitted to Maharajgunj-based Tribhuwan University Teaching Hospital on Wednesday.

Service resumes after paragliding companies agree to pay tax

Published On: March 6, 2019 12:36 PM NPT By: Republica

POKHARA, March 6: Paragliding service, which was said to be closed from today, has been resumed after companies, operating paragliding flights in Pokhara, agreed to pay tax to Pokhara metropolitan city.

Riders bulldoze VIP motorcade halt for the first time ever

Published On: March 6, 2019 12:27 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 6: It's not uncommon that roads are blocked and traffic movement is diverted to ease VIP motorcades in the Kathmandu Valley. But, this time it probably was different as Kathmandu folks took a strong exception to traffic jams caused by the VIPs motorcades.

KATHMANDU, March 6: A high-level government panel constituted to investigate the chopper crash in Taplejung last week is starting its work today.