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April 15: Manchester City emerged from a trough of despair to beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 and move to within three points of the Premier League title at Wembley on Saturday.

KATHMANDU, Jan 25: The Language Commission is working on a plan to preserve 29 languages that are on the verge of disappearance, including the Chepang, Kusunda and Dura languages.

BAITADI, Jan 21: The indigenous and local seeds of vegetables and crops in Baitadi are on verge of extinct.

TEHRATHUM, Jan 13: The natural lakes and ponds in Tinjure Milke Jaljale area are gradually drying up for lack of conservation.

JHAPA, Sept 10: Cooperatives and banks that have invested in e-rickshaws are now worried about losing their money, as there is high possibility that these rickshaws will be displaced due to their high operational costs.

DHANUSHA, March 6: The 'jogira' song which is sung with the accompaniment of instruments like dholak, mridanga and damphu during Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in the Tarai districts is on the verge of disappearance these days due to the encroachment of foreign culture.

Vultures on verge of extinction in Nepal

February 22, 2017 13:09 pm

Baitadi, Feb 22: The vultures known as the nature's scavengers are alarmingly on verge of extinction with dwindling nesting habitats compounded by a host of other factors.

JUMLA, Feb 17: With the modern means of culture and art sweeping the globe, the traditional culture and art of the Karnali region are taking a back seat lately.

JUMLA, Jan 30: Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KAHS) in Jumla is on the verge of closure due to government’s inability to make key appointments. For the past nine months the academy has been operating without vice chancellor and director. This has affected thousands of people in the Karnali zone that visit the academy’s teaching hospital for medical services.

JUMLA, Jan 30: Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KAHS) in Jumla is on the verge of closure due to government's inability to make key appointments. For the past nine months the academy has been operating without vice chancellor, rector and director. This has affected thousands of people in the Karnali zone that visit the academy's teaching hospital for medical services.

Dozens of bridges on verge of giving way

December 28, 2016 12:05 pm

DHANUSHA, Dec 28: More than a dozen bridges in Dhanusha and Mahottari section along the East West highway have worn out with travellers forced to brace increased risks.

KATHMANDU, Aug 22: Despite sustaining heavy damages by last year's earthquakes, Thapathali's  Gorakhnath Temple was still standing. But in lack of proper preservation, the already vulnerable Rana-era temple collapsed due to heavy rainfall two weeks ago.

KATHMANDU, Aug 12: At a time schools and colleges are happy teaching foreign languages, fueling massive brain drain from the country, no attention is being paid to preserve local dialects that are central to the survival of various ethnic cultures.

KATHMANDU, Aug 3: At a time when universities, colleges and private education institutes are vigorously promoting foreign languages, no one seems to be concerned about saving Nepal's diverse local dialects that are on the verge of disappearing.

JANAKPUR, July 14: The United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF), which has decided to stand against Prime Minister KP Oli, is on the verge of split over the formation of a new government.