Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' today visited Sankhuwasabha, the district in Koshi Province, to assess areas hit by the recent floods and landslides. The district so far reports the death of one and the missing of 18 in the incidences of natural disasters triggered by incessant rains.
Twelve people who were trapped in a landslide at Yangwarak rural municipality-1 in Panchthar have been successfully rescued by a Nepal Army Helicopter. They have been relocated to the local Bishnu Secondary School.
Peace events that commemorate citizen-led peacebuilding efforts for a decade have been organized in 89 locations across 59 countries in the month of May.
The Infrastructure Development Committee under the House of Representatives has given instructions to the government regarding the recent incidences of landslides and floods in various parts of the country.
Parliamentarians have drawn the attention of the government towards the urgency for making early preparedness regarding the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) more effective as monsoon has already set in the country and thus monsoon-induced disasters are likely.
Flood has damaged the Sabha River-based Lohakot Bijuwapani Community Water Lift Project in Sankhuwasabha district. The project, developed by the Drinking Water and Sanitation Division Office, has been significantly damaged by the flooded Sabha River.
A team comprising high ranking officials led by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has set out to inspect the flood and landslide-hit districts in the eastern Nepal.
Suresh Rai, 36, died in the landslide while his 67-year-old father Keshav Bahadur Rai, who had gone missing since the disaster occurred this morning, was found dead later, according to the District Police Office, Taplejung.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has expressed sorrow over the big loss of lives and property due to floods and landslides in various places of the country since the last some days.
The Koshi provincial government has announced an immediate relief of Rs 100,000 to the families of people killed in the flood and landslide in various districts of the province.
Twenty-two people are still unaccounted for after they were swept away by the flooding caused by the swollen Hewakhola river in Sankhuwasabha on Saturday night. Santosh Rai, 26, of Panchkhapan-9 was killed after he was swept away by the floods occurred in the night of June 17. The flood and landslips were triggered by incessant rains some days back.
Nepal has become victorious in its last match of the league stage under the Five-nation Men's Basketball Championship currently underway in the Maldives. Nepal beat hosts Maldives 75-68 points in the game held in the Maldives last night. This is Nepal's third win.
Additional 300 kilometres road will be black topped in Gandaki Province in the upcoming fiscal year, the provincial government announced in the budget for the fiscal year 2023/24.
Nepal made a losing start at ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifiers 2023 following an eight-wicket defeat at the hands of Zimbabwe in Harare
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MoCIT) clarified regarding the removal of word "Bharatki" from the Hindi film-Adipurush- prior to the permission from the Censor Board of Nepal for its release in Nepal.