High hilly parts of Rukum East have been witnessing snowfalls and rain since the weather changed on Tuesday afternoon.
Today, there is partly to generally cloudy in Bagmati Province, Gandaki Province, Lumbini Province, Karnali Province and Sudur Paschim Province and partly cloudy to mainly fair in the rest of the country.
The Supreme Court has started final hearing on a case related to citizenship of Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane.
Six people who were killed in the Pokhara plane crash on January 15 have yet to be identified. Their identity would be established through their DNA test, said the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital.
Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane has expressed grief over the demise of Prem Prasad Acharya who lost his life following the self-immolation attempt. The Home Minister has extended heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, wishing for eternal peace to the departed soul.
The Seventh Parbat Festival has kicked off today in the district headquarters, Kushma Bazaar. Minister for Health and Population Padam Giri is scheduled to inaugurate the 10-day fair that aims to develop economy and tourism in the district, said the Parbat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI).
The widening of Narayangarh-Butwal road section along the East-West Highway has so far made only 23 percent progress.
Prem Prasad Acharya, 37, of Suryodaya municipality in Ilam, who attempted self-immolation before the federal parliament building on Tuesday afternoon has died. He passed away this morning while undergoing treatment at the Kirtipur-based Burn Hospital.
Stakeholders have underlined the need to upgrade the Pokhara-Sunauli Siddhartha Highway that has been in dilapidated condition for over the years.
A Women Industrial Village is to be set up in Panchkhal of Kavrepalanchowk district.
The school-level U-19 T20 cricket tournament is set to take place at Fapla cricket ground in Dhangadhi, Kailali from February 4 onward.
It was Prithivi Narayan Shah who unified Nepal and became its first monarch. Born on Poush 27, 1779 BS, he is credited for uniting small fraction of states into a fully-fledged nation. Thus, Poush 27 is an important day for Nepalis which is why Nepal Government has declared it a public holiday. Henceforth, this day will be observed to commemorate the foundation of the nation and to salute the person responsible for its unification. However, now that one more public holiday has been added to the Nepali calendar, there are debates over its string of holidays.
A total of 10 people including cricketers have been found involved in the spot fixing that reportedly took place during the recently held T20 cricket league.
He argued that no political meddling should occur in the state-owned public enterprises so as to make them more commercial and competitive. He clarified that the incumbent government would not impose any such political interference.
Saying the ministry was ready to provide necessary assistance to PCN, minister Sharma said PCN should work actively to make mass media responsible by upholding the code of conduct.