CHITWAN, August 7: The District Public Health Office (DPHO), Chitwan, has confirmed the death of woman from scrub typhus.

One killed in gunshot in Kusunti

Published On: August 7, 2017 04:29 PM NPT By: KP DHUNGANA

LALITPUR, August 7: A person died in gun shot at Kusunti in Lalitpur. Prabin Khatri was killed when police reached his home to arrest him in connection with alleged drug deal.

Bhattarai's health condition improving

Published On: August 7, 2017 04:22 PM NPT By: Republica

BHAKTAPUR, August 7: Health condition of former Prime Minister and Coordinator of Naya Shakti Party, Dr Baburam Bhattarai, is improving.

RATNANAGAR (Chitwan), August 7: All activities of Agriculture and Forestry University, Rampur, have been halted for the past one week due to an agitation launched by the students to protest the University's alleged preparations to give affiliation to private colleges.

13- year -old boy dies from hornet's sting

Published On: August 7, 2017 02:04 PM NPT By: Republica

BAJURA, August 7: A 13 – year old boy was killed today from a hornet's sting in a forest here at Nadang of Budhiganga municipality – 2, Bajura.

40 -year- old dies of electric shock

Published On: August 7, 2017 01:41 PM NPT By: Republica

URLABARI, August 7: A person died of electric shock here at Bansbari of Sundarachauha municipality – 4, Morang last night.

CHITWAN, August 7: The newly elected Mayor of Bharatpur Metropolitan City, Renu Dahal, on Sunday announced a decision on making the tickets to Out – Patient Department (OPD) services at state – run hospitals for women and elderly citizens cost – free

Flood victims in Kailali spending nights on Postal Highway

Published On: August 7, 2017 09:39 AM NPT By: Yogesh Rawal

TIKAPUR, Aug 6: Since the last four days, few families of Khallatole and Kandadhika of Bhajani Municipality-8 in Kailali have been forced to spend their nights in the Postal Highway. When a massive flood inundated their house on Thursday night, locals had to run toward the road in order to save their lives. Even after so many days, their houses are still waterlogged. The level of water is so high that people have to use boats to reach their home. In such a situation, victims cannot think of returning to their homes for few more days.

DOTI, Aug 6: Six months ago residents of Simchaur Chapartola, Bogataan Rural Municipality - 1 came to know the government is going to construct a power substation in their vicinity. They took it as an arrival of a new era- ‘the age of light’. However, the excitement was soon dashed by another announcement that the government was going to acquire their land for the purpose. Some 50 ropanis of land was going to be acquired for the Budhiganga Hydropower Project. They were sad with the rumors but when they were told that they will be compensated for the land, they were glad. But the joy did not last long.

Yet another House panel to probe NOC land scam

Published On: August 7, 2017 09:25 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 6: Parliamentary Committee on Industry, Commerce and Consumer Welfare has decided to conduct an on-site visit of the land purchased by Nepal Oil Corporation for petroleum storage in four districts.