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Family of missing Dutchman announces a bounty of Rs 500,000 to find his whereabouts

Published On: June 29, 2016 02:17 PM NPT By: Republica

BABIYACHAUR (Myagdi), June 29: The family of a Dutchman named Christian Wilson, who had gone missing from the Dhaulagiri base camp one and a half months ago, has announced a bounty of about Rs 500,000 to those who tip off his whereabouts.

Two kids killed when landslide buries their house

Published On: June 29, 2016 12:08 PM NPT By: Republica

TRISHULI (Nuwakot), June 29: Two children were killed when a landslide buried their house at Bungtang-4 in Nuwakot Wednesday morning, police said.

Nepal ranked 33rd most fragile state in the world

Published On: June 29, 2016 11:38 AM NPT By: KULCHAND PHOMBO

KATHMANDU, June 29: Nepal has been ranked the 33rd most fragile state in the world among 168 nations and third most fragile state among eight south Asian nations, according to the Fragile States Index (FSI) 2016, created by The Fund for Peace and Published by Foreign Policy magazine.

15 months on, quake survivors of Melamchi still crying for a roof

Published On: June 29, 2016 11:33 AM NPT By: Republica

MELAMCHI, June 29: Around 15 months into the earthquake that killed nearly 9,000 and damaged hundreds of houses and structures, the victims are still facing difficulties for want of a roof over their heads.

Haphazard urbanization hits paddy production

Published On: June 29, 2016 08:50 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, June 28: Asar 15 that falls on 29 June this year is celebrated as ‘paddy day’ every year. For an agricultural country like ours, it sounds like a matter of high significance.

Nepal in the vanguard of social progress in S Asia: Think tank

Published On: June 29, 2016 07:32 AM NPT By: Siromani Dhungana

KATHMANDU, June 28: In a new global ranking of social achievements, the 2016 Social Progress Index (SPI), Nepal ranks second among six South Asian countries and 95th among 133 countries assessed worldwide.

Sikta irrigation canal crumbles during trial run

Published On: June 29, 2016 01:07 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

BANKE, June 29: The main canal of multi-billion Sikta Irrigation Project has broken down on Tuesday, leading to substantial rise in water level at Jhijhari River in Banke district.

Manpower agents arrested for forging official documents

Published On: June 29, 2016 12:45 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 29:Metropolitan Police Crime Division, Kathmandu Tuesday arrested two people of a manpower agency over alleged misuse of letterhead, official stamp and the signature of the authority deputed in Nepali Embassy in Qatar.

'Focus on Singha Durbar area beautification'

Published On: June 29, 2016 12:40 AM NPT By: Gyan P Neupane

KATHMANDU, June 29:A parliamentary sub-committee has suggested to the government to focus on beautification of Singha Durbar area.

UN report paints bleak picture of world's poorest children

Published On: June 29, 2016 12:35 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June29:Poorest children are twice as likely to die or to be chronically malnourished before their fifth birthday than the richest, a report unveiled by UNICEF on Tuesday stated.