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Sweeping change imperative in politics: Minister Kharel
Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Jagadish Kharel, has said politics needs a sweeping change.
Toddler drowns
Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS)Bhadrapur (Jhapa), Dec 29: A three-year-old baby boy drowned in a water ditch while playing in front of his house at Jhapa Rural Municipality-2 in Jhapa district on Sunday. Dibansh Kandel, who was rushed to the Birta City Hospital after the incident, died while receiving treatment, according to the District Police Office, Jhapa. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of Jhapa Khagendra Bahadur Khadka said that the critically hurt toddler died in the Birtamod-based Birta City Hospital during his treatment.
Major parties submitting PR lists to EC today
Political parties, including major ones, are preparing to submit their closed lists of candidates for the Proportional Representation (PR) system under the House of Representatives (HoR) election–2082 BS today, which is the second and final day for submission.
Coordinator Prachanda underscores ensuring quality education
Coordinator of the Nepali Communist Party (NCP), Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', has said improvement of educational quality is imperative at community colleges.
Woman dies of electric shock in Kanchanpur
A woman died of an electric shock at Paulah of Belauri municipality-7 in Kanchanpur this morning.
Indonesia nursing home fire kills 16: official
Firefighters received the report of the blaze at 8:31 pm Sunday at a nursing home in the North Sulawesi provincial capital Manado, said the city's fire and rescue agency chief Jimmy Rotinsulu.
Chandragiri declared child labour-free local level
The Chandragiri Municipality in Kathmandu district was declared child labour-free local level, setting a campaign and realizing the goal in this fiscal year.
Sardikhola Students Welfare Committee honours Principal Acharya, offers scholarship to students
Kathmandu, Dec 29: The Sardikhola Students Welfare Committee has provided the scholarship and educational materials to students and felicitated teachers on the occasion of the 30th year of the Committee's establishment. A total of 260 brilliant and poor students from grades 1 to 12 of wards no. 1, 2 and 3 of Machhapuchhre Rural Municipality in Kaski district were provided with the scholarship amount, educational materials and prizes worth Rs 742,000. Likewise, the Committee felicitated Principal of Machhapuchchhre Secondary School Santosh Acharya and other teachers for their outstanding contributions to the same school. At a programme organized recently, culture expert Dr Jagaman Gurung gave away a letter of appreciation and Rs 50,000 in cash to Principal Acharya. Principal Acharya was honoured for his leading and incredible contributions to the quality upliftment of the school. Principal Acharya has established the school as a role model, setting a model of how the community schools could be best run in the country's rural areas. Acharya has received several other awards and appreciations at local and national levels.The Sardikhola Students Welfare Committee was established by a former student of Machhapuchhre Secondary School, Bhim Tamang, with the aim of uplifting students' academic attainment, talents development and raising awareness in the educational field. (RSS)
RSP central committee approves unification deal with Mayor Balendra Shah
The central committee meeting of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has approved the unification agreement of RSP and Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balendra Shah.
Voters' number stands at 125,766 in Bhojpur
A total of 125,766 voters were registered in the district of Bhojpur for the forthcoming March 21 House of Representatives (HoR) election.
66 days left for HoR election: EC determines spending limit for NA candidates
The Election Commission (EC) has determined the maximum amount that a candidate can spend for the National Assembly (NA) election.
Ministry urges caution when warming up by fire in winter
The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has urged people to observe precaution while warming up themselves by fire and using heaters or geysers in the winter season.
Russia to support China in case tensions escalate in Taiwan Strait — top diplomat
"As for the possible escalation in the Taiwan Strait, the procedure for acting in such situations is set forth in the Treaty of Good-Neighbourliness and Friendly Cooperation with the People’s Republic of China of July 16, 2001. One of the basic principles of that document is mutual support in defending national unity and territorial integrity," the top diplomat noted.
'Road and air connectivity important for tourism in Pokhara'
Inaugurating the 27th edition of the Street Festival organized on the eve of the New Year 2026, Minister Ghising stated that the government has accorded priority for the beginning of the international flights from Pokhara International Airport.
SC extends statute of limitation, time-limit, date for appearance of ongoing cases by 60 days
The larger full bench of the SC decided to extend the timeline for 60 days (until January 14) by reviewing the report prepared by the SC officials including Balaji Prasad Pandey and others which proposed the extension of 30 days for statute of limitation, time-limit and date for appearance, SC Spokesperson Arjun Prasad Koirala confirmed.
