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99 percent of children under 18 are now literate in Nepal
Despite progress, disparities persist in Madhesh Province, where literacy stands at 66 percent, and around 770,000 children aged 5–17 remain out of school.
Jan 14, 2026
Chief Justice Raut unwell
Chief Justice Raut unwell
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Dr Singh Sunil Ranjan Singh appointed Chief Attorney of...
Dr Singh Sunil Ranjan Singh appointed Chief Attorney of...
Jan 14, 2026
Police arrest Sedhai for sending mass SMS urging Monarc...
Police arrest Sedhai for sending mass SMS urging Monarc...
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Man injured in tiger attack dies
Man injured in tiger attack dies
CHITWAN, June 23: A man injured in an attack by a tiger has died in course of treatment. Gangadhar Subedi of Kalyanpur in Madi municipality-6 died in course of treatment at the Bharatpur hospital on Saturday.
Jun 23, 2019
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Seven injured in Bardiya road mishap
Seven injured in Bardiya road mishap
BARDIYA, June 23: Seven persons sustained injuries when a passenger bus met with an accident along in Bardiya on Sunday morning.
Jun 23, 2019
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Alcoholic husband sets house on fire, wife killed
Alcoholic husband sets house on fire, wife killed
DARCHULA, June 23: A woman was burned to death while trying to retrieve valuables from her home set on fire by her husband under the influence of alcohol.
Jun 23, 2019
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Divers return after failing to find the remains of jeep that plunged into Karnali River
Divers return after failing to find the remains of jeep that...
HUMLA, June 23: A team of divers who had reached Humla to find the remains of the jeep that plunged into Karnali River on Tuesday returned back empty-handed on Friday.
Jun 23, 2019
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Government to focus on people's participation against Chhaupadi
Government to focus on people's participation against Chhaup...
KATHMANDU, June 23: The government has come up with planned programs to end Chhaupadi, a practice that banishes women during their period or post-natal state from the home.
Jun 23, 2019
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Guthi land in Dang changing hands with simple paper accord
Guthi land in Dang changing hands with simple paper accord
DANG, June 23: Gopal Prasad Nagarkoti of Lamahi Municipality-3 sold his two-room house on 16.78 dhur of land on November 5, 2018 to Madhav Bhusal as repayment of a loan of Rs 500,000.
Jun 23, 2019
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Jaljala Rural Municipality bans river excavation until the end of monsoon
Jaljala Rural Municipality bans river excavation until the e...
PARBAT, June 23: Jaljala Rural Municipality of Parbat has made a decision to ban the extraction of construction materials from rivers until the end of monsoon.
Jun 23, 2019
SOCIETY
Respite for Dharan but dengue spreading in eastern tarai
Respite for Dharan but dengue spreading in eastern tarai
BIRATNAGAR, June 23: After infecting hundreds of people in Dharan, the dengue outbreak has started spreading aggressively in other parts of eastern Tarai including Biratnagar, the capital of Province 1.
Jun 23, 2019
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54 quake damaged monasteries to be rebuilt in Solukhumbu
54 quake damaged monasteries to be rebuilt in Solukhumbu
SOLUKHUMBU, June 23: The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has approved the budget for the reconstruction of 54 monasteries of Solukhumbu which were destroyed by the catastrophic earthquake of 2015.
Jun 23, 2019
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Haphazard widening, blacktopping of roads as fiscal year end nears
Haphazard widening, blacktopping of roads as fiscal year end...
RAUTAHAT, June 23: As the current fiscal year is near about to end, authorities in towns and villages are in a huge rush to complete developmental projects. To prevent freezing of project budget, last-minute implementation of development projects, commonly referred to as ‘Asare bikas,’ is taking pla...
Jun 23, 2019