Teenager killed in tractor accident

Published On: August 1, 2016 11:48 AM NPT By: Republica

LAHAN, Aug 1: A teenager was killed and seven others injured when a tractor carrying pilgrims met with an accident last night at Bandipur road of Badaharamal VDC – 6 along the East-West Highway.

ANNFSU distributes relief supplies to flood-stricken

Published On: August 1, 2016 11:29 AM NPT By: Republica

PATHARI (Morang), Aug 1: All Nepal National Free Students Union (ANNFSU) Central Committee on Sunday distributed relief supplies worth Rs 500,000 to flood-stricken in Morang.

Locals enraged at decision to dump waste by riverside

Published On: August 1, 2016 11:15 AM NPT By: Republica

MELAMCHI, Aug 1: The swollen Indrawati river has entered the dumping site constructed on its bank by Melamchi Municipality in order to do away with waste products.

Mustang records 17 snow leopards

Published On: August 1, 2016 11:08 AM NPT By: Republica

MUSTANG, Aug 1: A total of 17 snow leopards have been found at the trans-Himalayan district of Mustang.

KATHMANDU, July 31: With the seizure of precursor chemicals manufactured illegally by Arya Pharma Lab Pvt Ltd in Bara district and arrest of five persons allegedly involved in smuggling, the law enforcement agencies have claimed that domestic pharmaceutical companies are vulnerable in lack of effective monitoring.

9 die, 31 injured in bus collision

Published On: August 1, 2016 07:37 AM NPT By: Ramesh Kumar Paudel

CHITWAN, July 31: Two passenger buses collided head-on Saturday night in Manahari VDC-3, Makawanpur district, killing nine people and injuring at least 31.

Diktel cut off

Published On: August 1, 2016 03:00 AM NPT By: Daman Rai

KHOTANG, Aug 1: Incessant rainfall since the past few weeks have led to obstructions of majority of roads in Khotang district. Obstructions along the 72 km Diktel-Jayaram road stretch of the Mid-hill Highway have badly affected commuters.

Kathmandu, Aug 1: Bisundev Mahato, a native of Lahan, Nepal and a Harvard Anesthesiologist, Sadeq A Quraishi teamed up and developed a concept and design for improving ICU mortality prediction on the basis of a research conducted at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) patients.

Grant distribution halted for the last 10 days

Published On: August 1, 2016 02:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 1: The grant distribution process in 11 worst earthquake-hit districts, which was already moving at a snail's pace, has been halted for the last 10 days, further delaying the reconstruction work.

Landslides adding to woes of commuters

Published On: August 1, 2016 01:20 AM NPT By: Ramesh Khatiwada

DOLAKHA, Aug 1: Landslide caused by the incessant rainfall has affected transportation along the Lamosanghu -Jiri road forcing vehicles plying along the road to push their way through prolonged traffic jams.