- Thursday, 21 August 2025
Purushottam Khatri
Govt to launch IT Decade beginning from 2024
The government plans to mark the upcoming decade as the ‘Information Technology Decade’ from the new fiscal year (2024/25). Presenting the government’s Policy and Programme at the joint session of the f
People at high risk when they enter forest with twigs to put out fire
While going to put out a forest fire in the jungle located in Badikhel, Godawari Municipality-2, Lalitpur, on last Tuesday, two locals Shankar Pahari and Ramesh Pahari lost their lives. According
Road fatalities taking a serious toll in Nepal
Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs) take more lives annually in Nepal than any other natural disasters listed by the government, including floods, landslides, and other disasters combined
Over 3,000 positions in Nepal Police remain vacant
More than 3,000 posts of various ranks remain vacant in the Nepal Police. Out of 79,541 vacancies in Nepal Police, 4.13 per cent or 3,289 posts are vacant, Deputy Inspector General and Spokespers
Fire incidents flare up across country
It is predicted that the incidents of fires and forest fires will increase rapidly in the next two months (mid-March to mid-May). Incidents of fires and forest fires in Nepal from mid-March to mid-May this year will be higher than those recorded last year, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Usury victims navigate arduous path to justice
It has already been five weeks since the usury victims arrived in Kathmandu after completing their barefoot march for 38 days from Mechi East to Mahakali West. Lack of food, shelter, clean water and toilets is causing the victims to fall sick every day. The 1,200 victims who are currently taking temporary shelter at Bhrikutimandap of Kathmandu, are organising protests of various kind on the streets every day.
Police mainly to blame for airport assault: Report
The investigation of the Ministry of Home Affairs into the two-side brawl between immigration officials and Nepal Police stationed in the Tribhuvan International Airport has pointed out weaknesses on part of the leadership of Nepal Police.
54,720 policemen being adjusted in provinces
Eight years after the promulgation of the new constitution, the government has moved forward with the adjustment of the federal police in the province police offices. The Ministry of Home Affairs has started preparations to begin police adjustment work within a month.
Experts suggest building quake-resilient housing settlement using local materials and technology
A number of integrated settlements were established as a result of post-disaster recovery actions of the government in some districts after the nation was struck by 2015 Gorkha Earthquake.
Self-declared ascetic Bomjan held with Rs. 33M in cash from Kathmandu
The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police made public the details of fugitive Ram Bahadur Bomjan, so-called ascetic, alias Ram Lal Bomjan on Wednesday, following hi
High level panel formed to probe Balkumari incident
The government has formed a High-level Probe Commission headed by former judge Shekhar Paudel to investigate into the Balkumari incident that occurred last Friday.
Loan shark victims get back more than 218 bigha of land
The government’s initiatives and actions have now moved towards permanently resolving the cases related to the problems of loan sharking. The Commission formed to address loan-sharking problems in April this year submitted its report to the government on December 12. Uttamraj Subedi, one of the members of the Commission and also the Additional Inspector General of Police, shared that since the formation of the Comm
Gold smuggling doesn't come to a stop
The police administration and the customs officials of the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) seized 30.3 kilograms of gold smuggled to Nepal from Dubai and Tibet of China in five days, from December 6 to 10.
Racket sending Nepalis abroad on fake visit visas busted
In another successful operation, Nepal Police has succeeded in busting a racket of 32 members allegedly involved in exploiting visit visas and forging documents to send Nepalis overseas as migrant workers.
How 14 kg gold was seized at TIA
On December 4, the customs and security officials of the Tribhuvan International Airport were alerted that gold was being smuggled to Kathmandu from Dubai. But the tip-off was half-baked. They did not know the flight, the smugglers and the day of their arrival in Kathmandu.
