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Govt monitoring finds KTM market okay, consumer forums skeptic

Published On: August 23, 2017 02:15 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 23:Festive season is round the corner, and like in the past, vegetable prices have skyrocketed. But a special market monitoring has found nothing substantial in its two-week-long joint monitoring squad of ten government agencies led by Department of Supply Management and Protection of Consumers Interests (DoSMPCI).

Inside the Flood Forecasting Section: How timely forecast could save lives

Published On: August 23, 2017 01:45 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 23: Last week when almost all the southern plains of Nepal were hit by incessant downpours, employees at the Flood Forecasting Section of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) were busier than ever.

Communal harmony growing stronger in Tikapur

Published On: August 23, 2017 12:45 AM NPT By: Yogesh Rawal

TIKAPUR, August 23: Two years have passed by since the heart-wrenching Tikapur incident in Kailali district, in which eight police personnel and a toddler were brutally lynched. That incident is said to have been triggered by conflict and hatred between Tharus of tarai and Pahadis of hills.

TSC adjourns temporary teachers' examination

Published On: August 22, 2017 08:37 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 23: The Teachers' Service Commission (TSC) has adjourned the pre-scheduled examination for temporary teachers.

Bus owner killed after falling off a moving bus

Published On: August 22, 2017 08:02 PM NPT By: Daman Rai

KHOTANG, August 22: A bus owner was killed after falling off a moving bus.

Acharya elected FNJ President

Published On: August 22, 2017 06:10 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 22: The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has elected Govinda Acharya as its new president.

Culture expert Joshi honoured

Published On: August 22, 2017 05:28 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 22: Senior culture expert Dr Satya Mohan Joshi has been honored for his contribution to Nepali literature and culture through his creations.

Record $417M award in lawsuit linking baby powder to cancer

Published On: August 22, 2017 04:56 PM NPT By: Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, August 22: A Los Angeles jury on Monday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay a record $417 million to a hospitalized woman who claimed in a lawsuit that the talc in the company’s iconic baby powder causes ovarian cancer when applied regularly for feminine hygiene.

4.9-magnitude quake jolts far-west Nepal

Published On: August 22, 2017 02:15 PM NPT By: Republica

BAJURA, August 22: Tremors were felt in Bajura district on early Tuesday, sending locals outdoors.

Chure conservation a must to prevent flooding: Expert

Published On: August 22, 2017 03:49 AM NPT By: Mithilesh Yadav

LAHAN, Aug 21: An environment expert and engineer has urged for Chure conservation in view of the devastating flood in the tarai region every monsoon. Unless illegal extraction in the Chure range comes to an end, flood and landslides in the plains and the hills cannot be averted, they warned.