KATHMANDU, July 9: Nepal Medical Association (NMA) on Sunday issued a  72-hour ultimatum to the government to address the demands raised by senior surgeon Dr Govinda KC, who has been on a hunger strike in Jumla for the past nine days.

RASUWA, May 23: Pasang Lhamu Highway that connects Kathmandu and China is going to be halted for two hours today.

DHADING, May 22: Pemba Tamang was recently seen heading uphill carrying a heavy load of corrugated sheets on his back. Pemba, a local of Khaniyabas Rural Municipality in Dhading district, has been transporting construction materials to his home since the past few days.

PARBAT, May 8: Vehicular movement along the Pokhara-Baglung road section has been closed for six hours effective from Saturday to expedite road expansion project.

CHITWAN, Jan 14: The under-construction Narayanghat-Mugling road section will remain open for 24 hours for the next four days from Saturday.

BIRGUNJ, Dec 20: The inferno that engulfed Super Gas Industry in Birgunj metropolitan cityhas been brought under control almost after eight hours.

PANCHTHAR, Aug 14: While the country is going through very difficult times due to monsoon-induced calamities, there have also been tales of courage and selflessness in helping the victims of disasters.

DOTI, August 5: Seven injured in a jeep accident that claimed lives of nine people have been brought to hospital after 14 hours.

KATHMANDU, April 11: Private medical colleges have forced medical interns to work up to 36 hours in a shift while they are paid only around Rs 9,500.00 per month, it has come to light.

CHITWAN, March 28: Narayan-Mugling road section will remain closed for six hours daily until the next arrangement is made.

KATHMANDU, Feb 23: Parliament has decided to provide 72 hours to lawmakers to register further amendments on the Constitution Amendment Bill tabled in the House.

POKHARA, Oct 29: Indian President Pranab Mukherjee will stay in Pokhara only for three hours during his three-day Nepal visit. Mukherjee will arrive here from Janakpur on Friday.

Aftershock jolts twice within 24 hrs

October 12, 2016 14:43 pm

KATHMANDU, Oct 12: An aftershock measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale rocked central Nepal on Wednesday afternoon.

KATHMANDU, Oct 7: As many as 11 people were killed in road accidents in the last 24 hours. With the growing road congestion due to the passengers heading back home for Dashain festival, the number of accidents has increased, police told Republica Online.