Nepal Army bans plastic usage inside its headquarters

Published On: February 15, 2019 02:50 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 15: Carrying any kind of plastic product is now prohibited at the Nepal Army headquarters, four years after Kathmandu was declared a ‘plastic-free zone’ in 2015.

One injured, properties worth Rs 500,000 destroyed in fire

Published On: February 15, 2019 01:38 PM NPT By: Republica

A person was injured while properties worth Rs 500,000 were destroyed in a fire accident at Bijayapur of Gadawa Rural Municipality in Dang district this morning.  The fire erupted in the thatched house belonging to Balaram BK after lightning struck his house and reduced it to ashes.

IN PICTURES: Province 5 marks establishment day

Published On: February 15, 2019 11:49 AM NPT By: Binod Pariyar

RUPANDEHI, Feb 15: The Province 5 has observed the establishment day of the province with much gusto on Thursday.

RUKUM, Feb 15: With the objective of creating a just and equal society, hundreds of youths from Rukum had participated in the decade-long armed conflict launched by the then Maoist rebels. Despite shedding their sweat and blood for their rights and opportunities, they lament that their efforts have turned futile.

JC names justice to probe bribery charge against judge Baniya

Published On: February 15, 2019 08:03 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 15: The Judicial Council (JC) on Thursday formed a probe panel led by Supreme Court justice Hari Krishna Karki to probe into the bribery allegations against Kathmandu District Court (KDC) Judge Babukaji Baniya.

Red panda conservation becoming challenging

Published On: February 15, 2019 05:18 AM NPT By: DB BUDHA

JUMLA, Feb 14:  With increased poaching activities and rampant destruction of habitat, Jumla district is finding it challenging to conserve the endangered red pandas.Stakeholders, in a conservation program organized on Thursday, expressed deep concern over the failure to protect red pandas even in the conservation areas.“The government should have efficient policies for protecting red pandas,” said civil society leader Raj Bahadur Mahat.

Pokhara-Jomsom flights resume after a week

Published On: February 15, 2019 04:53 AM NPT By: SUSHIL BABU THAKALI

MUSTANG, Feb 14: Flights between Pokhara and Jomsom, which remained disrupted since the past seven days due to heavy snowfall in Mustang, finally resumed from Wednesday.Due to nearly continuous snowfall for a week, the runway of Jomsom airport and surrounding areas saw up to three feet of snow.

Japan's support to build a Health Center Udayapur

Published On: February 15, 2019 03:10 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU (REPUBLICA): Japan has extended financial assistance to build a Health Center in Chaudandigadhi Municipality in Udayapur district.

Salvation House -- where Hindus go to die

Published On: February 14, 2019 09:56 PM NPT By: Agence France-Presse

VARANASI, India, Feb 14, 2019: They arrive in battered cars, on crutches and sometimes on a stretcher barely able to breathe -- but salvation is close for thousands of Hindus who go to the holy city of Varanasi each year to die.

Four killed, nine injured in Jajarkot bus plunge

Published On: February 14, 2019 07:48 PM NPT By: Janak KC

JAJARKOT, Feb 14: Four people have died and nine others sustained injuries in a bus accident that occurred at Rimna of Bheri Municipality-1 in Jajarkot district on Thursday evening.