August 25, 2020 13:24 pm
JUMLA, Aug 25: Around 500 sheep died due to lightning in the alpine meadows of Patarasi Rural Municipality in Jumla district. The sheep belonging to local farmers Bishnu Budha, Jay Bahadur Bohora, among others, were killed when lightning struck them at Dhanakharka Masimsera under Bagjalem community forest on Monday evening.
June 25, 2020 14:16 pm
LAHAN, June 25: Lightning has killed six people -four in Saptari and two in Makwanpur district on Thursday.
April 24, 2020 14:41 pm
KATHMANDU, April 24: There will be generally to mostly cloudy in the eastern and central regions and partly to generally cloudy in the western region today. Brief rain accompanied with lightning, gusty winds and hail has been predicted at many places of the eastern and central regions and at a few places of the western region on Friday, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division.
April 16, 2020 14:45 pm
KATHMANDU, April 16: Cloudy condition will likely prevail across the country, including in the Kathmandu Valley, today due to the influence of the Westerly wind.
April 2, 2020 11:57 am
KATHMANDU, April 2: Two people died and eleven others sustained injuries in separate lightning incidents that occurred in Dhading and Rukum Paschim districts on Wednesday.
August 18, 2019 08:30 am
MYAGDI, August 18: Approximately Rs 1 million worth of sheep were killed after being struck by lightning at Khayar of Annapurna rural municipality-5 in Myagdi district, said the local people.
August 5, 2019 14:13 pm
KATHMANDU, Aug 5: Monsoon that had remained dormant for a few days has begun raging yet again from today. According to senior meteorologist Barun Poudel of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, the monsoon trough has shifted towards north (Nepal), increasing a strong likelihood of a heavy rainfall across the country.
July 23, 2019 15:05 pm
SAPTARI, July 23: Two people were killed after they were struck by a lightning coupled with thundershower in Saptari this morning.
June 26, 2019 07:17 am
KATHMANDU, June 26: Lightning strikes in Dang and Rupandehi districts on Tuesday evening killed at least six persons—three each in the two districts.
May 15, 2019 08:59 am
KATHMANDU, May 15: Different parts of the country will witness thunderstorms with lightning and rain till Thursday. Conditions will start improving across the nation from Thursday afternoon.
May 13, 2019 12:47 pm
KHOTANG, May 13: Eight people were injured in a lightning coupled with hailstorm here on Sunday evening.
April 1, 2019 07:37 am
JANAKPUR, April 1: The death toll from the storm and lightning that devastated several villages in Bara and Parsa district has risen to at least to 28, district officials said on Monday morning.
April 1, 2019 07:24 am
JANAKPUR, April 1: An emergency meeting of the Provincial Government 2 is currently underway to discuss the situation after high-speed winds and lightning strikes that claimed at least 28 lives leaving over 600 injured in Bara and Parsa districts.
March 31, 2019 22:32 pm
BARA, March 31: According to latest reports, strong storm and lightning have killed at least 25 people leaving 400 injured in Bara and Parsa on Sunday evening.
February 17, 2019 08:52 am
BHAKTAPUR, Feb 17: Six people including some students were injured by lightning in Bhaktapur on Saturday afternoon.
February 9, 2019 19:55 pm
PYUTHAN, Feb. 9: Two persons died at Syauliwang Kharkhola in Naubahini Rural Municipality-1 in Pyuthan district. Three other persons were hurt while many other livestock succumbed after being struck from the lightning occurred at around 10:00 pm on Friday, police said.
January 31, 2019 08:09 am
KATHMANDU, Jan 31: While road and fire accidents have been drawing the attention of the general public for the large numbers of human casualties, lightning, an equally lethal cause of accident, has been a less talked about issue in Nepal.
January 22, 2019 14:05 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 22: A tremor measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale was felt in Kathmandu with its epicenter around the local Thapathali area late this morning.
January 22, 2019 12:21 pm
DADELDHURA, Jan 22: A person died after being struck by lightning in Dadeldhura district today.
September 5, 2018 12:50 pm
ILAM, Sept 5: A woman was killed when lightning struck her here on Tuesday. The deceased is 36-year-old Kumari Yonghang of Mai Municipaity-1. She was struck by the thunder bolt while taking tea at her neighbour's house at local Palase. Yonghang had been living in a rented room at Palase.
July 30, 2018 09:44 am
BUTWAL, July 30: A girl died after being struck by lightning at Tilottama municipality in Rupandehi district Sunday.
June 26, 2018 14:09 pm
SARLAHI, June 26: A minor, who fell unconscious due to lightning strike, has died while being rushed to hospital.
June 12, 2018 09:11 am
TANAHUN, June 12: Two women lost their lives after being struck by lightning in Tanahu district.
June 8, 2018 17:34 pm
MAKWANPUR, Jun 8: A man died and two others sustained serious injuries in a lightning strike that struck in Gadhi rural municipality in the district on Friday afternoon.
May 25, 2018 10:42 am
DADELDHURA, May 25: At least 13 persons were injured in lightning strikes in the inner Madhes region of Dadeldhura.
May 19, 2018 07:42 am
KHOTANG (REPUBLICA): Earthing systems have been installed at 35 homes in Nunthala and Khilku villages of Khotang district to protect lives and property from lightning strikes.
May 7, 2018 09:43 am
HETAUDA, May 7: Three persons were killed when lightning struck them at Manahari rural municipality-2 and Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City-16 in Makawanpur district on Sunday night.
April 15, 2018 12:07 pm
SINDHULIi, April 15: A lightning strike on a transformer has disrupted power supply to various villages in the district for the past three days, forcing the locals to live in dark.
April 7, 2018 15:03 pm
ACHHAM, April 7: A ten-month-old toddler died after being struck by lightning in Chaurpati Rural Municipality-3 in the district on Friday night.
April 5, 2018 10:42 am
KATHMANDU, April 5: Two people were killed after they struck by a lightening in different places of Khotang.
March 12, 2018 13:12 pm
Morang, March 12: A woman from Letang municipality-9 in the district died while two other got injury in the lightning occurred last night.
March 9, 2018 16:18 pm
TAPLEJUNG, March 9: A woman has died after being struck by lightning in Mikwakhola Rural Municipality-4.
February 14, 2018 11:12 am
BAITADI, Feb 14: Twenty-two Nepal Army soldiers have been injured by lightning in Baitadi district.
January 9, 2018 09:22 am
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October 17, 2017 12:56 pm
CAMBRIDGE, Oct17: Scientists in the United States and Europe have for the first time paired the detection of gravitational waves, the ripples in space and time predicted by Albert Einstein, with light from the same cosmic event, according to research published on Monday.
August 26, 2017 20:00 pm
SOLUKHUMBU, Aug 26: Two persons from Jubu village of Dudhkaushika rural municipality have died after being struck with lightning.
August 25, 2017 13:37 pm
BANEPA, August 25: A teenager was killed in a lighting strike at Ghusenishivalaya area at Chaurideurali – 4 here in Kavrepalanchowk district.
August 15, 2017 17:14 pm
The safest place to be in a thunderstorm is indoors. Stay inside until 30 minutes passes after the last roar of thunder.
July 19, 2017 13:12 pm
URLABARI, July 19: A woman and her daughter were killed after lightning struck them at Letang Municipality-2 of Morang district this morning.
July 11, 2017 09:15 am
NAWALPARASI, July 11: As many as six persons were injured in a lightning strike at Marchawa village in Susta rural municipality – 3 here on Monday.
July 8, 2017 18:22 pm
SINDHUPALCHOWK, July 8: Two women were killed by lightning at Ghumthang in Bahrabise Municipality-7 in the district on early Saturday.
July 8, 2017 10:44 am
NUWAKOT, July 8: A person was killed and three others including a four – month – old baby were injured in a lightning strike here at Saamari Maibal area of Meghang rural municipality – 6.
June 7, 2017 11:39 am
BAITADI, June 7: Electric power supply has been severed after seven transformers at different locations were damaged in lightning strikes here in Baitadi district.
May 26, 2017 14:05 pm
JAJARKOT, May 26: A teenage girl died after being struck by lightning at Junichande Rural Municipality-5.
May 22, 2017 18:59 pm
PANCHTHAR, May 22: Lightning that struck amidst thunderstorm has killed a youth in the district on Monday.
May 10, 2017 09:44 am
KOHALPUR, May 10: One woman was killed after being struck by lightning that occurred at 6 am on Wednesday morning in Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolitan City.
May 9, 2017 11:33 am
CHITWAN, May 9: CPN (Maoist Center) cadre Siphal Chepang, who was also candidate of ward member in Kalika Municipality of Chitwan, was killed in lightning strikes in the district this morning.
May 9, 2017 10:39 am
UDAYAPUR, May 9: Two persons were killed in lightning strikes in the district this morning.
May 6, 2017 19:34 pm
SINDHULI, May 6: A man died and six others were injured when lightning struck them at different places in the district on Friday and Saturday.
May 5, 2017 10:56 am
KAVREPALANCHOWK, May 5: A woman was killed when a bolt of lightning struck her at Bethanchowk rural municipality-1 in Kavrepalanchow district last night.