An elderly man, 70, and a 42-year-old woman have tied the knot in a court marriage first ever of this kind in the district, according to the District Court, Mugu. District Judge Dil Kumar Bardewa confirmed that the court marriage was first in the district as of now.
Shoulder-to-shoulder efforts and cooperation between the government and the private sector in the development and expansion of electricity considered to be a foundation for the country's economic prosperity have started bearing fruits.
In 364 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, 50 people were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its regular update on Sunday. Whereas, 49 positive cases were found in 1,240 Antigen tests in the last 24 hours.
President Ram Chandra Paudel administered the oath of office and secrecy to the newly appointed NP Saud today.
In a session of the House of Representatives (HoR) today, lawmakers drew the government's attention towards various contemporary issues.
By-election activities in the Chitwan district have been up as the by-election date is drawing closer. Leaders of various parties including from the centre have intensified the election campaigns in the Chitwan constituency 2, while election mass gatherings, meetings and other activities have taken place.
Newly elected President of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), Chandra Prasad Dhakal, has assumed office at the FNCCI central office in Teku, Kathmandu today. After assuming office, President Dhakal pledged to work for the welfare of small businesspersons.
Chitwan reports a death from COVID-19 on Saturday. According to the Health Office Chitwan, the deceased is a 64-year-old male of Bharatpur metropolis-10. Office Chief Durga Chapagain said he was under medical treatment for pneumonia and was found infected with COVID-19 on April 13.
Domestic flights have been generally affected due to adverse weather. Flights to Pokhara, Bharatpur, Tumlingtar among the destinations were hampered due to poor visibility, the Tribhuvan International Airport Office said.
Air pollution has swelled throughout the country due to the wildfires taking place at various places since some days. The Department of Environment said atmospheric pollution has increased across the country including in the Kathmandu Valley due to the bush fires, leading to unhealthy air in Nepal since some days.
A 73-year-old woman from Kanchanpur who was infected with corona virus died during treatment at the Seti Provincial Hospital in Dhangadhi.
People's representatives of Ambukhaireni rural municipality have started enrolling their children in public schools. The municipal executive decided that the children of the people's representatives should be educated in public schools from the new academic session.
A member of the royal family of Qatar, Sheikha Asma Al Thani, has successfully climbed mountain Annapurna I. She reached the summit of the 8,091 meters high Annapurna I at 4:00 pm on Saturday.
A youth from Kalagaon in Dogdakedar rural municipality-8 has been found murdered. Basudev Joshi,37, was found murdered near his house at 8:00 pm on Saturday, Baitadi Police Spokesperson Police Inspector Yogesh Khatri said.
Various tourism promotion programs have been organized in the Ne-Pemachal valley near the base camp of the Jugal mountain.