Former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has paid tributes to former US President Jimmy Carter and former Prime Minister of India Dr Manmohan Singh.
One house each was damaged at Thulung Dudhkoshi Rural Municipality and the Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality due to the earthquake that occurred this morning. The two-storey stone-and-mud-walled house of 50-year-old Harka Bahadur Khattri at Deusa Luruwa, Thulung Dudhkoshi-7, suffered damage due to the tremor, police said. The house roof was made of slate.
Speaking at a programme held on the occasion of the 9th Export Day and the 27th annual general meeting (AGM) of the Nepal export council here today, the FNCCI president highlighted that domestic industries should be strengthened for import substitution and that export policy and its execution should be in the same line for meeting the objectives of both the government and the private sector.
Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, led a team to the quake site to guide the rescue and relief efforts.
Minister for Health and Population, Pradip Paudel, has said the government has a plan of upgrading the Sahid Dashrath Health Science Academy as the centre of medical education.
A water bird census was conducted at Aalital lake and its vicinity in Aalital Rural Municipality-3, Dadeldhura.
The earthquake measuring with its epicentre at Dinggye County of Xizang Autonomous Region, China also shook the eastern region of Nepal including the federal capital, Kathmandu. The 6.8-magnitude-earthquake occurred at 6.50 am today.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the government has made the possible efforts to upgrade the sports sector.
The central committee meeting of the ruling party CPN (UML) is underway.
This year, fewer aquatic birds and species have been recorded in the wetlands around the Narayani and Rapti rivers along the Chitwan National Park (CNP).
Works on extension of the petroleum pipeline from Amlekhgunj of Bara up to Lothar of Chitwan would be pursued soon.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has presented prizes to medal winning players, coaches and managers of the SAFF Women Football Championship, Asian Karate Championship and CAVA Beach Volleyball Championship.
The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police has raided a call centre at Satdobato in Lalitpur and arrested 53 persons including two Indian nationals on the charge of operating online gambling.
According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silber Dealers' Association, the price of hallmark gold has been determined at Rs 152, 000(11.66 grams) in the domestic market today.
The government agencies in Solukhumbu district have been mobilized for collecting information on impact of the earthquake in the district.