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20.27 percent of Nepalis live below poverty line; Sudurpaschim poorest province
The report, based on the Nepal Living Standards Survey conducted using a methodology developed by the World Bank, goes beyond national averages to map poverty down to districts and individual local units.
Jan 10, 2026
EC curbs govt spending and activity as election code be...
EC curbs govt spending and activity as election code be...
Jan 10, 2026
NTA report shows income of 27–46 age group exceeds ex...
NTA report shows income of 27–46 age group exceeds ex...
Jan 09, 2026
Nepal's first Fish Sanctuary announced
Nepal's first Fish Sanctuary announced
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5Ministers have no liberty to favour any political party: Home Minister Aryal
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BED approach proposed for better mental health
BED approach proposed for better mental health
KATHMANDU, May 21: Mental health experts and activists have stressed the need for initiating physical, social, emotional and psychological efforts to ensure better mental health.
May 21, 2019
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26 years on, woman still waits for husband’s return
26 years on, woman still waits for husband’s return
KHOTANG, May 21: It has been 26 years since Dilsara Rai of Ainselukharka Rural Municipality-3 has been waiting for her husband to re-return home from Malaysia. Her husband Narbhakta went to the foreign land when their younger son Bishal was only three years old. Bishal is now 29 but he has not seen...
May 21, 2019
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Too many ‘useless’ and substandard roads
Too many ‘useless’ and substandard roads
PANCHTHAR, May 21: Four people were killed in road accidents last month in the rural areas of the district because of narrow roads that are in utterly poor conditions.
May 21, 2019
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Man held for saying on Facebook he’ll kill PM Oli for 5 million
Man held for saying on Facebook he’ll kill PM Oli for 5 mill...
KATHMANDU, May 21: Police arrested a man from Baneshwar on Monday for writing a comment on Facebook claiming that he would kill Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli for Rs 5 million.
May 21, 2019
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Over 120 climbers heading to Everest today as weather improves
Over 120 climbers heading to Everest today as weather improv...
KATHMANDU, May 21: More than 120 climbers are heading toward the peak of Mt Everest as the second summit window opened on Monday.
May 21, 2019
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Notorious robber ‘Kale’ lands in police net
Notorious robber ‘Kale’ lands in police net
KATHMANDU, May 21: Police arrested Bishnu Tamang aka Kale, a serial burglar who had struck fear into the minds of the Kathmandu Valley denizens and served a six-year jail term till 2015 for previous robberies, from his hideout in the capital on Monday morning, three years after his last reported rob...
May 21, 2019
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Kami Rita Sherpa scales the Mt. Everest 24th times
Kami Rita Sherpa scales the Mt. Everest 24th times
KATHMANDU, May 21: Veteran climber Kami Rita Sherpa on Tuesday scaled the Mt. Everest for 24th times to break his own world record for most summits on the world's highest peak.
May 21, 2019
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Children forced into work after father commits suicide
Children forced into work after father commits suicide
MYAGDI, May 21: After failing to provide two square meals to his children, Ambar Bahadur Ramjali of Annapurna Rural Municipality-1 committed suicide two years ago. He earned his living as a laborer. Extreme poverty compelled him to hang himself from a tree in a local community forest.
May 21, 2019
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Unchecked encroachment tarnishes the beauty of Kalinchowk
Unchecked encroachment tarnishes the beauty of Kalinchowk
DOLAKHA, May 21: The government’s failure to protect Kalinchowk, a popular tourist destination in Dolakha district, has encouraged illegal encroachment of public land in the area of late.
May 21, 2019
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75 climbers reach top of Everest
75 climbers reach top of Everest
KATHMANDU, May 20: Spring mountain climbing season is on the verge of entering its second week and so far some 75 climbers have reached the top of Mount Everest, world's highest peak.
May 20, 2019