Children faint due to heat wave, one dies in the plains
Five school children of Chandra Secondary School fainted during their class hours in Lahan of Siraha who are undergoing treatment at Siraha District hospital. Likewise,in Mahottari intense heat wave claimed one life while two others are undergoing treatment at Gaushala Primary Health Post.
Dahal rules out possibility of CPN's participation in Province 2 government
Chair of Communist Party of Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal has ruled out the possibility of the party's participation in Province 2 government. Meanwhile, Rastriya Janata Party Nepal’s presidium member, Rajendra Mahato said his party would not join the federal government as long as the central government agreed to amend the constitution on written proposal, its major agenda.
Mayor initiates steps to upgrade Jumla airport, expand runway
Citing difficulties during take-off and landing, talks hoping to expand Jumla airport’s runway on both sides has started. Mayor Kanti Sejuwal of Chandannath municipality said that they had initiated talks to upgrade the airport and elongate the runway with representatives, ministries and departments.
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Contractors shirking construction works recommended for punishment
The District Administration Office, Nuwakot, has recommended the names of construction entrepreneurs who failed to complete the given task in the slated timeframe in a circulation from the Ministry of Home Affairs and Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa 'Badal'. The contractors are blamed for leaving 31 development projects in limbo.
Women perceive men who flaunt their wealth as unsuitable long-term partners
Study suggests, men who have a greater tendency to conspicuously display their wealth, is intuitively interpreted as a behavorial sign that he is more interested in short-term sexual relationships than in romantic commitment.
North Korea's Kim lands in Singapore, on cusp of making history with Trump summit
Kim arrived at Singapore’s Changi Airport after his longest trip overseas as head of state .He was greeted by Singapore’s foreign minister, Vivian Balakrishnan, who posted a picture on Twitter of him shaking hands with Kim and the message: “Welcomed Chairman Kim Jong Un, who has just arrived in Singapore.”
