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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

2 hostages killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza: Hamas

2 hostages killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza: Hamas
13 February, Kathmandu: Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip during the past 96 hours have killed two Israeli hostages and seriously injured eight others, said the Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ military wing, in a statement on Sunday. The conditions of the injured “are becoming more dangerous in light of the inability to provide them with appropriate treatment, and the enemy (Israel)... 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

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

Muglin-Pokhara road: Blacktopping using asphalt technology starts in west section

Muglin-Pokhara road: Blacktopping using asphalt technology starts in west section
26 January, Kathmandu: Blacktopping has started in the west section of Tanahun under the Muglin-Pokhara road expansion project. The Muglin-Pokhara road project (west section) has begun blacktopping the road from Shuklagandaki municipality-2, Haledi of the district under the Jamune-Pokhara. Road Section’s engineer and Information Officer Narayan Poudel shared that 420-meter one-way blacktopping was done first day on Thursday. According to... Read More

Tourists’ arrival falls 30 percent in Sagarmatha region

Tourists’ arrival falls 30 percent in Sagarmatha region
23 January, Kathmandu: Phudoma Sherpa from Khumjung village of Khumbu Pasanglhamu rural municipality-4 in the district is feeling desolate this winter. Although the tourist arrival was normal in the previous years, it is bleak this time, she said. “Last year, tourist influx was normal, but less number of visitors is worrying this winter,” she shared. The Sagarmatha National Park Office... Read More

Economy is returning to normalcy: Minister Mahat

Economy is returning to normalcy: Minister Mahat
23 January, Kathmandu: Minister for Finance Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has said that the national economy was gradually returning to normalcy. Inaugurating the new building of Mahagadhimai municipality in Bara on Monday, Minister Mahat said that the country’s economy was deteriorating when he assumed his office but it was recovering at present. On a different note, Mahat assured that he... Read More

PM Dahal says repatriation of Nepalis in Russian army unlikely for now

PM Dahal says repatriation of Nepalis in Russian army unlikely for now
21 January, Kathmandu: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that even though the government has started an initiative to bring back the Nepalis who have joined the Russian army, Russia is unlikely to send them back. Prime Minister Dahal, who returned from Uganda this morning, said efforts were in place to bring back the Nepalis who enlisted in the... Read More

Tiger terror in Bara’s Nijgadh

Tiger terror in Bara’s Nijgadh
18 January, Bara : A tiger has created terror in Nijgadh Municipality of Bara. The residents have appealed for help saying that the goats of the residents of wards number 10, 11, 12 and 13 of the municipality were killed by the tiger. According to residents, it killed the goats of Jai Bahadur Singh and Suman Jimba, an ox of... Read More