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1st kidney transplant case outside the Kathmandu valley

1st kidney transplant case outside the Kathmandu valley
Bhaktapur, June 30 : The Western Regional Hospital, Pokhara, reported a successful case of kidney transplant and it is said to be the first kidney transplant case outside the Kathmandu valley. The transplant was carried out with the collaborative efforts of the Human Organ Transplant Centre, Bhaktapur, and the Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences. A 51-year-old man donated his kidney... Read More

Darchula woman murdered by brother-in-law for resisting rape

Darchula woman murdered by brother-in-law for resisting rape
Kathmandu, June 30 : Police investigations have revealed that a woman burnt alive in the Shailyashikhar municipality of the Darchula district in Sudurpaschim was murdered by her own brother-in-law for resisting rape. Anibha Khadayat, 40, of Shailyashikhar municipality-1 was found murdered on the night of June 7. Looking into the case, police have identified her husband’s younger brother Bhoj Raj... Read More

Baitadi: Ward chair arrested on the rape charge

Baitadi: Ward chair arrested on the rape charge
Baitadi, June 30 : Police in the Baitadi district of Sudurpaschim have arrested two persons on the rape charge. One of the suspects is the chair of a local ward. Sharad Singh Negi, the chair of ward 1 of Melauli municipality, and local Keshav Singh Dhami have been arrested based on a complaint filed by a 28-year-old woman, according to... Read More

Cholera cases in Kathmandu: Count hits 14

Cholera cases in Kathmandu: Count hits 14
Kathmandu, June 30 : Officials say the number of cholera cases in the Kathmandu valley has hit 14. The cases are recorded in the past 13 days, informs the Ministry of Health and Population. The ministry’s spokesperson Dr Sangita Mishra says the cholera-causing E coli bacteria were found in 12 of the 18 samples collected from the Lalitpur district. Public... Read More

Tanahun collision kills 2

Tanahun collision kills 2
Tanahun, June 29 : Two persons died when an SUV collided with a motorbike at Deurali, Byas municipality-12 of the Tanahun district along the Prithvi Highway on Tuesday evening. The SUV (Ga 3 Cha 4182) heading towards Dumre had hit the motorbike (Ba 43 Pa 3020) head-on at around 6 pm yesterday. The victims have been identified as Jaya Ram... Read More

NOC using its central office building as collateral to get Rs 3 billion in loans

NOC using its central office building as collateral to get Rs 3 billion in loans
Kathmandu, June 29 : The government has approved the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC)’s request for borrowing Rs 3 billion in loans by putting up its central office building as collateral. The Ministry of Finance has approved the troubled public utility’s request to borrow the loan from the Rastriya Banijya Bank so that it could pay the outstanding amount to the... Read More

Lumbini’s controversial state minister Khatri Wali resigns

Lumbini’s controversial state minister Khatri Wali resigns
Butwal, June 29 : State Health Minister Bimala Kumari Khatri Wali has resigned from her position in the Lumbini provincial cabinet. A source says she submitted her resignation to Chief Minister Kul Prasad KC on Wednesday, according to a source. The CPN-Maoist Centre’s provincial committee chief Sudarshan Baral says he has been informed of the resignation of Khatri Wali, a... Read More

Bam Dev Gautam announces formation of new political party

Bam Dev Gautam announces formation of new political party
KATHMANDU, June 29 : Bam Dev Gautam, who has been organizing Communist Party of Nepal Unity National Campaign, has announced the formation of a new political party. Organizing an event at Kathmandu, Gautam announced the conversion of the campaign into a new political party on Tuesday. Gautam, who has been given a position of coordinator of the party, informed that... Read More

2 girls drown in Kailali

2 girls drown in Kailali
Dhangadhi, June 29 . Two girls drowned while swimming in a pond in the Kailali district on Monday. The deceased have been identified as seven-year-old Ashriya Bista and six-year-old Bhawana Kunwar from Lamkichuha municipality of the Kailali district. Locals tried to save them, but both died when rescued from the water. Every year hundreds of Nepalis drown owing to different... Read More

Tiger attacks kill 16 in Chitwan National Park in one year

Tiger attacks kill 16 in Chitwan National Park in one year
Chitwan, June 29 . Tiger attacks have killed 16 people in the Chitwan National Park over the past year. The number is 10 more than last year. Similarly, 45 people were injured in the region. Out of the total, 13 people were killed near the buffer zones surrounding the national park, inform officials. A relief support of Rs 1 million... Read More