KATHMANDU, May 19: A powerful earthquake rattled various parts of the country including Kathmandu Valley early morning Wednesday.

Two killed in Palpa jeep accident

April 6, 2021 15:26 pm

PALPA, April 6: Two persons died after a pickup jeep met with an accident at Tansen Municipality-7 in Palpa district last night.

MAKAWANPUR, April 4: A person died when a container truck hit a motorcycle at Sanutar of Bhimphedi Rural Municipality in the district. The accident took place last night when the container truck (Na 5 Kha 8129) hit the motorcycle (Na 19 Pa 896) coming from the opposite direction.

GORKHA, April 4: Two people died and seven were injured in a road accident in Gorkha district on Saturday evening.

KATHMANDU, March 28: The smog blanketing the Kathmandu Valley since Friday is to stay for some more days. The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has said that the air pollution caused by wildfire in most of the districts, long drought and lack of strong wind are the reasons behind the smog.

BENI, March 23: Beni-Jomsom road section connecting Mustang district via northern part of Myagdi district would be closed for four days. According to the District Administration Office, Mustang, the 76 kilometres Beni-Jomson road under the national pride project--Kaligandaki corridor - would be closed from March 27-30.

CHITWAN, March 6: Property worth Rs. 4.5 million was destroyed in a fire that took place at a furniture industry in Rampur of Chitwan.

TANAHU, March 2: Property worth Rs 4 million was gutted in a fire that broke out in Hotel Sa:Sa Inn at Vyas Municipality in Tanahun district at 2:00AM today.

CHITWAN, Feb 17: A deer was killed after being hit by a moving truck at Ratnanagar area along the East-West highway on Wednesday morning.

POKHARA, Jan 28: A forest fire has been raging Nason Rural Municipality in Manang for the past three days. It has not been controlled yet.

CHITWAN, Jan 22: As many as 22 rhinos were found dead in Chitwan National Park (CNP) in the past seven months, according to park authorities.

BAGLUNG, Sept 13: At least a woman died and her husband sustained injuries after their house was swept away by a landslide in Baglung on Sunday morning.

SINDHUPALCHOWK, Sept 13: The death toll in the Sindhupalchowk landslide has risen to nine after four more bodies were recovered from the incident site on Sunday afternoon.

Gorkha reports coronavirus-related death

September 6, 2020 12:40 pm

GORKHA, Sept 6: Gorkha has reported a coronavirus-related death on Sunday.

TANAHU, Aug 30: Twenty-two people were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bhanu Municipality of Tanahu district on Sunday.

MAKAWANPUR, July 26: One person died and another was injured in a road accident involving a truck at Makwanpur this morning.

KATHMANDU, July 9: The Middle Bhotekoshi Hydroelectric Project, which has already been delayed by half a decade, is very likely to miss even the revised deadline for commercial production as the project was hit by the rain-triggered floods Wednesday night.

KATHMANDU, June 16: An aftershock measuring 4.1 in the Richter scale occurred in Dolakha district this morning.

BAGLUNG, April 18: A 65-year-old woman from Baglung who had earlier tested positive for COVID-19 discharged from the hospital following recovery on Saturday evening.

DHADING, April 14: A man from Dhading tested positive for coronavirus during the Rapid Diagnostic Test (RTD), on Tuesday.

RAMECHHAP, March 31: At least 30 people sustained injuries in a Bolero jeep accident in Ramechhap district on Tuesday morning.

POKHARA, March 26: A total of 145 foreign and Nepali trekkers stranded in Mustang district have been rescued and sent to Kathmandu via land route in the past three days.

CHITWAN, March 24: A 30-year-old man who had experienced symptoms of the novel coronavirus died at a temporary hospital set up for treatment of possible coronavirus infected patients in Bharatpur, Chitwan today morning.

CHITWAN, March 19: As many as 22 rhinos died due to natural reasons in Chitwan National Park in the past nine months, park officials said here.

HETAUDA, March 8: The Bagmati state government has planned Rs 3 billion-budget for the tourism promotion with infrastructure development in the current fiscal year.

MAHOTTARI, Feb 27: General Secretary of the Nepal Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist) CP Mainali has been injured in a road accident at Ratopul of Bardibas-3 on Thursday.

RASUWA, Feb 18: Four persons sustained injuries when a mini-truck met with an accident at Simle area of Rasuwa district on Tuesday morning.

Three crocodiles found dead in Chitwan

February 16, 2020 12:11 pm

KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Three crocodiles released into the Rapti and Narayani rivers last year have been found dead.

MAKAWANPUR, Feb 4: Dispute over the payment after sexual intercourse has led to the murder of a woman in Hetauda, police said on Tuesday.

DHADING, Jan 22: Seven people were killed and 11 others sustained injuries when a truck heading toward Dhadingbesi from Dhola Mandali Temple in Dhading district met with an accident at Nilkantha Municipality -8 on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Eight Indian nationals, who were found unconscious in a suite of a resort in Makawanpur, died in course of treatment at Hams Hospital in Kathmandu, police said.

CHITWAN, Jan 16: Farmers who cultivated Garima variety hybrid paddy will likely have to fight court case against the seed suppliers to claim for compensation.

KATHMANDU, Jan 15: Police have arrested five youths with 2.6 kilograms of hashish from Godavari municipality-9 in Lalitpur on Tuesday.

Dry landslide disrupts Beni-Jomsom road

December 27, 2019 11:46 am

BENI, Dec 27: The Beni-Jomsom road linking Mustang with national highway has been disrupted since this morning.

KATHMANDU, Dec 16:  The Chitra Bahadur KC-led Rashtriya Janamorcha has expressed sorrow over the loss of lives in the Sindhupalchowk bus accident.

SINDHUPALCHOWK, Dec 15: Of the 14 persons who died in the Sindhupalchowk bus accident on Sunday morning, six have been identified.

SINDHUPALCHOWK, Dec 15: The death toll in Sindhupalchowk bus accident has climbed to 14. At least 11 persons died when a bus met with an accident at Sunkoshi rural municipality in Sindhupalchowk district on Sunday morning.

Two dead in Palpa jeep accident

December 5, 2019 14:16 pm

PALPA, Dec 5: Two people died in a jeep accident today at Chaubis Mile of Tinau rural municipality-5 in Palpa.

Thirteen hurt as truck hits parked bus

November 30, 2019 13:19 pm

CHITWAN, Nov 30: Thirteen passengers were injured when a truck hit a parked bus along the Narayangadh-Muglin road section today.

KATHMANDU, Nov 27: A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter Scale shook Kathmandu and surrounding areas late Wednesday.

DHADING, Nov 24: Police have arrested six persons from Chalise area of Gajuri rural municipality-2 on charge of smuggling tiger skins.

SINDHUPALCHOWK, Nov 3: The death toll in Sindhupalchowk bus accident has climbed to 16, according to local authorities.

SINDHUPALCHOWK: At least eight persons died when a passenger bus met with an accident in Sindhupalchowk district on Sunday.

TANAHUN, Oct 15: He wakes up early in the morning, often before 5 am. Then his routine begins of taking care of his buffaloes. He cleans the dung, and provides fodder and water to them. After that, he starts milking the buffaloes and takes milk-filled canisters to the market in his scooter.

DHADING, Oct 15:  Seshkanta Foundation has established a technical and vocational school in Dhadhing in cooperation with a German NGO.