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Weather to remain partly cloudy with possibility of light rain

Weather to remain partly cloudy with possibility of light rain
22 February, Kathmandu: The weather of the country remains partly to generally cloudy today. This is due to the influence of westerly low pressure system, says the Weather Forecasting Division. There is possibility of light rain with thunder and lightning in some places of hilly areas of Koshi and Madhes provinces and in one or two places of the rest... Read More

NC Mahasamiti meeting concluding today

NC Mahasamiti meeting concluding today
22 February, Kathmandu: The four-day meeting of the Nepali Congress Mahasamiti or national council is going to conclude today after presenting the suggestions received from the group-wise discussion held on various reports during the past three days. The Mahasamiti meeting of ruling party is underway in Godavari, Lalitpur since February 19. The suggestions received from the group discussion will be... Read More

Curfew in Birgunj lifted for 11 hours

Curfew in Birgunj lifted for 11 hours
21 February, Birgunj : Curfew in Birgunj Metropolitan City has been lifted for 11 hours. The indefinite curfew imposed from Monday evening has been lifted on Wednesday from 11 am to 10 pm. Despite the ongoing curfew, restrictions were eased on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, allowing movement between 6 am and 10 am. The District Administration Office, Parsa, imposed a... Read More

Westerly low pressure system likely to cause rain

Westerly low pressure system likely to cause rain
21 February, Kathmandu: Due to an impact of the westerly low-pressure system in the weather, light rain coupled with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at a few places in Madesh Province and Bagmati Province of the country today, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. The weather would remain partly to generally... Read More

Lalita Niwas land case: 12 convicted as govt takes back the land but former ministers acquitted

Lalita Niwas land case: 12 convicted as govt takes back the land but former ministers acquitted
16 February, Kathmandu: The Special Court on Thursday convicted a dozen individuals in the case of embezzlement involving Lalita Niwas land. A joint bench of judges, including Khusi Prasad Tharu, Ram Bahadur Thapa, and Ritendra Thapa, not only convicted 12 individuals but also ruled that the land registered and transferred under 65 individuals would be reclaimed and reverted to government... Read More

Earthquake rattles Bajhang

Earthquake rattles Bajhang
16 February, Kathmandu: An earthquake of local magnitude 4.4 occurred with its epicenter around Parakatne of Thalara Rural Municipality in Bajhang district at 9:32 am this morning, the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre said. The district also witnessed an earthquake of 4.4 on the Richter scale on January 12. Read More

Support of all necessary for turning zero tolerance against corruption into reality: CIAA Chief

Support of all necessary for turning zero tolerance against corruption into reality: CIAA Chief
11 February, Kathmandu: Chief Commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Prem Kumar Rai, has asserted that the support and activeness of all is required to translate into reality the policy of zero tolerance against corruption and development of a system of integrity. Addressing the programme organized on the occasion of the 33rd establishment day... Read More

Exhibition of historical pictures of Kathmandu Valley in Pokhara

Exhibition of historical pictures of Kathmandu Valley in Pokhara
07 February, Kathmandu: Historical pictures of Kathmandu Valley are exhibited in Pokhara. On the occasion of the 21st International Mountain Museum Day, that historical picture was exhibited for a week in Pokhara. The photo exhibition is organized in collaboration with the Patan Museum Development Committee and Hanuman Dhoka Darbar Museum. The paintings, pictures, and photographs taken by the then palace... Read More

Narayangadh-Butwal road section sees only 46 percent progress in 5 years

Narayangadh-Butwal road section sees only 46 percent progress in 5 years
07 February, Kathmandu: The expansion of the Narayangadh-Butwal road section under the East-West Highway has been completed by only 46 percent in five years since the work began. The contract of the road project has already been extended twice but the work is far from over, Information Officer of Narayangadh-Butwal Road Extension Plan, Eastern Section, Engineer Shiv Khanal. Out of... Read More

Kidnappers abduct 35 wedding guests in Nigeria

Kidnappers abduct 35 wedding guests in Nigeria
06 February, KATHMANDU: Kidnappers abduct 35 wedding guests in Nigeria. At least 35 women are missing after kidnappers seized guests returning from a wedding in northwestern Nigeria, officials told AFP on Monday. The mass kidnapping in Katsina state is the largest in a series of recent abductions across Africa’s most populous country. Police spokesman Abubakar Aliyu said “suspected armed bandits... Read More