UDAYAPUR, Dec 24: Police in Udayapur district have arrested as many as 122 people suspected of being involved in drug smuggling and usage. Among the arrested, District Police Office (DPO), Udayapur has filed cases against 56 suspects in the district court.

Temporary police intensify protests in Kalikot

Published On: December 24, 2017 03:00 AM NPT By: Pabitra Kumar Shahi

KALIKOT, Dec 24: ​Temporary police of Kalikot who were staging protests accusing the District Police Office (DPO) of misappropriating the budget meant for their salaries have intensified their protests after the death of a fellow temporary policeman on Friday.

Bardiya's male gharial released in Chitwan

Published On: December 24, 2017 02:30 AM NPT By: Ramesh Kumar Paudel

CHITWAN, Dec 24: Few years ago, the number of endangered gharials in the Rapti and Narayani rivers inside the Chitwan National Park (CNP) was comparatively high.

SANUSIRUWARI, (Sindhupalchowk): Locals of Sanusirubari suffered scarcity of drinking water for a long time in Chautara-Sangachowkgadhi Municipality-7.

Local administration imposes indefinite curfew in Manma

Published On: December 23, 2017 05:02 PM NPT By: Pabitra Kumar Shahi

KALIKOT, Dec 23: Following the tense situation in the district headquarters Manma after the death of a temporary (myadi) police on Friday, the local administration of Kalikot has imposed indefinite curfew in the district on Saturday afternoon.

Death of temporary police should be investigated

Published On: December 23, 2017 01:48 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 23: Minister without portfolio Mahendra Bahadur Shahi has called for an investigation into the death of temporary police person Bibek Yedi and stern action against those involved in it.

SOLUKHUMBU, Dec 23: The Khumbu Pasang Lamhu rural municipality has collected Rs. 40 million from tourists entering Khumbu region. The rural municipality has started to collect entry fee of Rs. 2,000 per person from October 1. From October 1, 22,358 tourists have arrived in the region, Lakpa Tshring Sherpa, spokesperson of the rural municipality said.

BAJHANG, Dec 22: With the aim of eradicating Chhaupadi, the women of Dhamile, Jaya Prithvi Municipality-11, have launched a campaign to ostracize those families in the area that practice or encourage Chhaupadi.

Ram Bahadur Damai, a veteran of 2,000 postmortems

Published On: December 23, 2017 03:34 AM NPT By: Chhabi Lal Tiwari

PARBAT, Dec 22: Dissecting human bodies is not an easy job. In fact, it takes guts to cut up human organs. In the beginning, Ram Bahadur Damai of Kushma, Parbat, found it disgusting to cut up the organs of human bodies as directed by the doctors. But gradually he got used to it.

Elected representatives disappoint locals of Jhapa

Published On: December 23, 2017 03:28 AM NPT By: Raju Adhikari

JHAPA, Dec 22:  Right after their victory in the local level elections this July, local representatives vowed in a gathering in Birtamode that they would make the people feel the change within a month. Their promises before and after the elections were loud. Mayor of Birtamode Municipality Dhurba Kumar Shivakoti, Deputy Mayor Pabitra Devi Mahtara and all ward members assured people of all possible efforts to make the area clean and well managed soon.