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Rape and violence are on the rise

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Rape and violence are on the rise
Here’s a list of some cases that shocked the nation 27 May, KATHMANDU : According to the Women’s Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC) crimes against women, rapes and sexual exploitation are alarmingly on the rise. Nepal Police also reported a rise in violence against women in 2021. The WOREC report in 2021 says, “A total of 17,790 women and girls were raped... Read More

Newly elected mayor Shah pledges to make Kathmandu world’s best city

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Newly elected mayor Shah pledges to make Kathmandu world’s best city
Kathmandu, May 27 (RSS): Newly elected mayor of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Balendra Shah has pledged to make Kathmandu as world’s beautiful and best city. For this, cooperation of Kathmanduites is needed, he said.“I with honesty work to implement commitments I made to citizens of the city during the election throughout my entire tenure of five years,” he said at... Read More

Snowfall affects collection of yarsagumba in Manang

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Snowfall affects collection of yarsagumba in Manang
Nabin Lamichhane Manang, May 27 (RSS): Collection of yarsagumba known as Cordyceps sinensis is affected after a snowfall in Manang district. With the snowfall in the region, the collectors have returned for failing to collect yarsagumba. Milan Tamang, a collector from Dhading district, said they are now back towards lowland after a snowfall in Bhatrang hill. Likewise, Yekka Tamang, 46,... Read More

Balen wins the election in Kathmandu

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Balen wins the election in Kathmandu
Independent candidate Balendra Shah wins mayoral election in Kathmandu Kathmandu, May 27 : Independent candidate Balendra Shah has been elected mayor of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City by getting 61,767 votes, according to the District Election Office, Kathmandu. Shah, 32, made it to the post by defeating his nearest rival Srijana Singh of Nepali Congress (NC) with a margin of 23,426... Read More

Covid in North Korea: No response to US vaccine offer

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Covid in North Korea: No response to US vaccine offer
22 May, USA : President Joe Biden says North Korea has not responded to a US offer of Covid vaccines, as the country battles its first acknowledged outbreak. Nearly 2.5 million people have been sickened by “fever” in North Korea and it is under a nationwide lockdown, according to the country’s state media. It is thought to be particularly vulnerable... Read More

Russia war crimes allegations mount as Ukraine refugees top six million

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Russia war crimes allegations mount as Ukraine refugees top six million
KYIV, Ukraine, May 13, (AFP): Russia faced mounting accusations of war crimes in Ukraine Friday including forcing thousands of people into interrogation camps, as the number of refugees reported to have fled the conflict surpassed six million. The Russian invasion has also led to a seismic policy change by Finland, whose leaders said Thursday the previously neutral nation must apply... Read More

Bangladesh restricts foreign travel for government officials

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Bangladesh restricts foreign travel for government officials
DHAKA, May 12 (Xinhua) : The Bangladeshi government has restricted foreign trips of its officials under operating and development budgets in the context of post-COVID-19 economic recovery and an ongoing global crisis. The country’s Ministry of Finance Thursday issued a notification saying that all types of foreign trips, including exposure visits, study tours, workshops and seminars for all government officials... Read More

Election Commission: CCTV cameras mandatory at polling stations

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Election Commission: CCTV cameras mandatory at polling stations
Kathmandu, April 29: The Election Commission (EC) has made it mandatory to provide CCTV cameras in all the 753 local level polling stations in the local level member election. To keep the counting process transparent and safe, EC has instructed to arrange CCTV camera. Spokesperson and Joint Secretary of the Commission Shaligram Sharma Poudel said that it was not necessary... Read More

Local and westerly winds cause rain in Valley

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Local and westerly winds cause rain in Valley
09 April, KATHMANDU: A light rain has occurred in the Kathmandu Valley due to the effect of local and westerly wind on Saturday morning. Similarly, a light rain has also occurred in one or two places of Gandaki Pradesh this morning. Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD) has forecast light rains amid thunderstorms in the hilly regions of Pradesh 1, Bagmati and... Read More