KATHMANDU, Dec 25: The District Administration Office in Kaski has granted a 10-day detention period for the individual who assaulted Rabi Lamichhane, chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), in Pokhara on Saturday. The police will be conducting an investigation into the disturbance of peace in a public place.

POKHARA, December 23: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) chairman Rabi Lamichhane faced an unusual incident when he was struck with a corn cob in Pokhara.

Janet Jackson’s four-part documentary on Lifetime was the network’s most-watched non-fiction show since “Surviving R. Kelly” three years ago, and viewership is continuing to grow.

Scooter rider killed while “escaping” traffic police checking in Lalitpur

SARLAHI, Jan 19 : Three people killed and another three sustained injuries when a truck crashed into a passenger bus parked along the East-West Highway at Ishwarpur municipality-12 in Sarlahi district, on Saturday morning.

KABUL, July 31: A roadside bombing hit a passenger bus in western Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least 11 people, as militants launched a coordinated attack on a city in the country’s east, setting off gunbattles with Afghan troops, officials said.

LAOS, July 24: Hundreds of people are missing and an unknown number dead after a dam collapsed in south-east Laos, state media reported.

DES MOINES, July 20: A flurry of unexpected tornadoes swept through central Iowa, injuring at least 17 people, flattening buildings in three cities and forcing the evacuation of a hospital.

BAGLUNG, July 18: Flash flood triggered by incessant rains here last night inflicted damage on the Burtibang Bazaar, the center of Dhorpatan Municipality in Balgung. The flood from the local Thado River entered the settlement, causing physical losses.

KABUL, July 15: The number of civilians killed in Afghanistan reached a record in the first half of the year, despite last month’s ceasefire, with a surge in suicide attacks claimed by Islamic State, the United Nations said on Sunday.

PARIS. July 7: Ahead of her debut at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week, 18-year-old Taleedah Tamer has landed her first international magazine cover for Harper’s Bazaar Arabia’s July/August issue.

ANKARA, July 6: Ankara will fire back if the US imposes sanctions over the purchase of S-400 air defense systems from Russia, Turkey’s Foreign Minister reiterated, adding he hopes Washington is wise enough not to spoil ties with its NATO ally.

TEHRATHUM, June 29: Monsoon-triggered floods have damaged under-construction upper Khorungwa KHola hydropower project, incurring loss of about Rs 15 million.

WASHINGTON, June 28: The seven nations under the Trump administration’s travel ban — upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court — include five majority Muslim countries, prompting dissenting Justice Sonia Sotomayor to assert that the entry restrictions were motivated by “animus toward the Muslim faith.

RASUWA, June 27: Syapru-Rasuwagadhi road section has been disrupted due to landslide triggered by heavy rainfall on Tuesday night.

JHAPA, June 25: A motorcyclist was killed  after a tipper, Ba 1 Kha 6581, struck his motorcycle at Bensichowk of Buddha Shanti rural municipality-3 in the district on Sunday.

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Majority of private schools remain shut after All Nepal National Independent Students Union called astrike.

KATHMANDU, June 5: Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) did not record any trading today due to an agitation by stock traders to protest the government's decision to revise the capital gains tax threshold on the sale of bonus and rights shares.

WASHINGTON/PARIS, June 1: Canada and Mexico retaliated against the U.S. decision on Thursday to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports and the European Union had its own reprisals ready to go, reigniting investor fears of a global trade war.

JUMLA, May 28: Kali Bahadur Rawat of Lihi Gaun of Jumla claims that his village was known as the storehouse of grains until a decade ago. Farmer never had to worry about water for irrigation as there used to be sources of water in abundance. Locals used to grow enough crops for themselves while the excess production was sold in the market. However, those sources of water have dried up in the recent days due to prolonged drought.

CHITWAN, May 27: The Chepang people residing in hilly part of Chitwan are finding it difficult to manage a two square meal. Having a plate of rice in lunch is just a dream for them. Filling empty stomach with whatever they could manage is their utmost concern these days.

The Biratnagar camp office, 380 kilometres from Kathmandu, was opened in 2008 for relief work after the embankment along the Koshi river broke, leading to flood

ITAHARI, May 18:  A minor has been killed after being hit by a wall that caved in while he was swimming in a rivulet in Ramdhuni of Sunsari district on Friday.

GENEVA, May 14: Promoting a greener economy could create 30 million jobs over the next decade, largely offsetting employment losses linked to the shift, the UN said Monday, although farming would be especially hard-hit.

INDONESIA, May 13: Suicide bombers on motorcycles and including a woman with children targeted Sunday Mass congregations in three churches in Indonesia's second-largest city, killing at least 11 people and wounding dozens in one of the worst attacks on the country's Christian minority, police said.

POKHARA, May 7: The shooting of a Nepali move Dream Girl is over. The shooting was done in Kathmandu, Rara and Gulf countries and Thailand. Based on a high profile love story, the film will be screened nationwide on October 5.

BIRATNAGAR,  May 4: A three-year-old baby girl died after being hit by a school bus on Thursday evening.

KATHMANDU, April 21: GO Automobiles, the official distributor of Ford automobiles in Nepal, will be unveiling the new compact utility vehicle (CUV) -- Ford Freestyle -- on May 1, 2018.

WASHINGTON, April 16: U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley has indicated new economic sanctions will be announced Monday against Russia for enabling the government of Syrian leader Bashar Assad to continue using chemical weapons.

Spain sent out a warning to their World Cup rivals as Isco grabbed a hat-trick in a 6-1 thrashing of Argentina, who were missing the injured Lionel Messi.

PARSA, March 26: A 17-year-old boy was killed after a tractor hit his motorcycle here last night. The District Police Office, Parsa confirmed the death of Ratna Saha Kalwar, 17, of Sakhuwaprasauni Rural Municipality-5.

KATHMANDU, March 3: The revived Nepal Drugs Ltd (NDL) is going to introduce Cetamol, its once renowned paracetamol tablets, in the Nepali market for a price of one rupee per tablet.

PALPA, Feb 26: The Palpa Festival and Trade Fair organised by the Palpa Chamber of Commerce and Industry performed transactions worth Rs 120 million.

KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Kabi Shiromani Rachanawali, a five-volume compilation, which includes all the literary works of Kabi Shiromani Lekhnath Paudel is being published by Publication Nepalaya.

BUTWAL, Feb 8: As many as 2,000 road projects awarded to contractors on multiyear contracts have hit a stalemate as no budget has been allocated for these projects in the current fiscal year.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued an interlocutory stay order in favor of businessman Ajaya Raj Sumargi, allowing him to use Rs 2 billion which was transferred from a foreign bank and subsequently frozen by Nepal Rastra Bank.

Girl dies after being hit by tractor

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SIMARA, Feb 7: A girl was killed after being hit by a tractor here on Wednesday afternoon.

Left merger talks hit roadblock

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KATHMANDU, Jan 22: The unification talks between CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) have hit a roadblock with a section of UML leaders objecting to Maoist's proposal to rotate the party leadership.

DHANGADHI, Jan 19: Patients in Dhangadhi and neighboring districts have been struggling in lack of treatment as nurses and health workers of Seti Zonal Hospital (SZH) have been staging protests since a few days against the low pay and perks.

DHANGADHI, Jan 18: Patients in Dhangadhi and neighboring districts have been struggling in lack of treatment as nurses and health workers of Seti Zonal Hospital (SZH) have been staging protests since a few days against the low pay and perks.

Child dies after being hit by tractor

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MORANG: A three-year-old boy was killed after being hit by a tractor at an inner road of Sundar Haraincha-6 in Morang.

DANG, Jan 12: A child died in a road mishap at Lamahi municipality-4 in Dang on Friday.

Hotel business hit hard

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BAITADI, Jan 10: The number of tourists coming to different parts of the district has been falling for the past three years.

Dr KC admitted at Bir Hospital for treatment, continues hunger strike under custody

BANKE, Jan 3: A leopard was killed after being hit by a speeding microbus inside the Banke National Park at Raptisonari rural municipality-1 in Banke on Tuesday evening, the police said. The animal was crossing the road when the accident occurred, the police added. The vehicle (Ba 4 Kha 2974) was headed to Pyuthan from Nepalgunj.

KATHMANDU, Dec 28: Work has started on the budget for next fiscal year but the Ministry of Finance does not yet have a formula for distribution of budget funds to the provinces and local units.

BONN, (Germany), Nov 15: It has been a decade since the scientists first warned that the climate change would have a negative impact on the human world if the temperature soared above 1.5 degree Celsius by the 21st century.

KHOTANG, Nov 14: The District Natural Disaster Relief Committee (DNDRC), Khotang, has announced to provide relief amount to 34 households hit by natural disasters in fiscal year 2016/1017. According to the announcement, the DNDRC will distribute a total of Rs 240,000 among the 34 households.

BHAIRAHAWA, Nov 11: A motorcyclist was killed after being hit by a truck in Rupandehi district on Friday.