A fire that engulfed the house of Hira Tamang of Tapli rural municipality-4, Thanpokhari destroyed the property worth Rs 1.5 million.   According to the District Police Office, the fire that spread from the shed on Sunday evening had also damaged the house of Tamang. The fire destroyed both house and shed along with clothes,

Dr Mangal Rawal has been appointed as the Vice-chancellor of Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KAHS). Prime Minister and Chancellor KP Sharma Oli appointed Dr Rawal to the post.   The appointment was made as per the recommendation of a recommendation committee coordinated by Minister for Health and Population and Pro-Chancellor of the KAHS, Hridayesh

Various speakers have highlighted the need to develop smart cooperatives for their enhanced competitiveness in the industry.   The speakers said this at a daylong workshop organized by Gaindakot Municipality and Cooperative Coordination Forum Gaindakot on the occasion of 64th Cooperative Day on Sunday.   Inaugurating the workshop, Gaindakot Mayor Chhatraraj Poudel said that the

Three citizen wellbeing centers have been set up in three places of two municipalities and a rural municipality to implement the policy for building a healthy Nepal.   The centers have been established in Panauti and Mandandeupur municipalities and Bhumlu rural municipality.   In order to develop disease resistance capacity of Nepalese people by promoting

  Dolakha Contact Office of the Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS) has come into operation from today.   Minister for Communications and Information Technology Parbat Gurung made an on-site inspection of the office this morning.   As Dolakha is a district replete with natural, cultural and historical heritages, the RSS contact office would believably help reach

  Minister for Forests and Environment, Prem Bahadur Ale has provided Rs 100 thousand to 35-year-old Binod Shrestha who was critically injured in course of conducting a rhino count.   The National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) employee was injured after he fell down from an elephant he was riding when a wild elephant called

An elderly woman was killed when a fire burnt down her house at Bhimphedi Rural Municipality in Makawanpur district today morning.   The deceased has been identified as Hasta Maya Sintan, 69. A fire in local forest at the rural municipality ward no 3 spread to and caught the house and a cowshed of Sintan

Lumle in Annapurna Rural Municipality-6 in Kaski district is known as receiving highest amount of rainfall in the country.   The village, a blessing of nature, popularly known as ‘Cherapunji of Nepal’, an area in India which receives highest amount of rainfall, is also rich in Nepali literature. It has produced many noted litterateurs and

The Human Rights and Peace Society has decided to continue with its demonstration to pile up pressure to the government of the Myanmar for safeguarding the lives of its people and for restoration of peace and democracy.   The Society in a press statement released today has stated that the Burmese Army had been suppressing

Located at a northern Morang section of East-West Highway, for travelers, Pathari bazar was mainly known for its transit location to embark on a journey to northern hills of Morang like Jante and Samling, among others.   Pathari has added new identity as travelling stopover point of East-West Highway. This is owing to a newly

Public health experts have advised against going outside the house except for emergency purposes bearing in mind the rising pollution level across the country. Air pollution may cause several health issues including breathing complication, they warned.  “If emergency, wear a proper mask while going out.’’   Nepal Health Research Council’s senior research officer Dr Meghnath