Fire damages 2,300 hectares forest, claims one

Published On: April 5, 2018 09:54 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 5: Fire has broken out in 2,303 hectares of forest area across the country with the onset of summer season.

Five injured in a house collapse

Published On: April 5, 2018 09:18 AM NPT By: Republica

BHAKTAPUR, April 5: At least five persons were injured when a house collapsed due to incessant rain at Suryabinayak municipality-10, Chittapole Khulal village on Wednesday evening.

Two stolen idols returned to Nepal

Published On: April 5, 2018 07:45 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 5: Two idols, which were stolen from Nepal during the 1980s and were kept on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, were finally returned to the Department of Archeology (DoA) on Wednesday.

KHOTANG, April 5: It's hard to imagine the pain of a woman whose uterus protrudes out of the vagina following a third degree prolapse. A Dalit woman of Rakhabandel, Aiselukharka Rural Municipality-1 in the district has been bearing with this pain for the last 33 years.

KATHMANDU, April 5: The cabinet meeting on Tuesday cancelled a foreign visit by two judges on the ground that the trip was not necessary.

KOHALPUR, April 5: Scarcity of water in Banke National Park (BNP) has compelled the tigers to venture into human settlements, increasing the risk of human-wildlife conflict.

KATHMANDU, April 5: A surprise inspection carried out by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has found that police offices in Kathmandu Valley are in a shabby state when it comes to handling cases of sexual violence.

Govt stands tough against cartel on Arniko Highway

Published On: April 5, 2018 05:00 AM NPT By: Ram Saran Tamang

KATHMANDU, April 5: Eleven transport committees forming a cartel on the Arniko Highway halted their services on Wednesday, demanding that the government revoke the route permit awarded to Mayur Yatayat, a newly introduced bus service that poses a challenge to the cartel.

KATHMANDU, April 5:  Minister for Education, Science and Technology Giriraj Mani Pokharel on Wednesday directed private schools not to charge exorbitant fees from the students.

Public Residential Program delayed due to middlemen

Published On: April 5, 2018 02:30 AM NPT By: Upendra Yadav

BARA, April 5: The government had introduced Public Residential Program (PRP) in order to provide rehabilitation to the poor, underprivileged and marginalized communities.