New infrastructure facilities for water disaster reduction have been constructed in Madi Municipality, Chitwan district as part of a project supported by Japan. The project is being implemented by the Japanese NGO Shapla Neer - Citizens’ Community in Japan for Overseas Support.
The government has sought additional 1.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to administer booster doses in view of increasing infection in neighbouring countries.
Around one and a half decade into construction, 83 percent work on the Postal Highway has completed
A critically endangered Western chimpanzee, which conservationists say is the "world's rarest chimpanzee", has been born at a zoo. Chester Zoo said the birth was a "small but vital boost" to the global population of the species which is "under huge threat" in the wild.
A Royal Bengal tiger and a rhino were found dead inside the Chitwan National Park.
Ambassador of Germany to Nepal, Dr Thomas Prinz paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ today at Singha Durbar.
Commercial banks are reducing the interest rate for the month of Magh (from January 15- February 12). A meeting of the Nepal Bankers' Association, an umbrella organisation of commercial banks, held on Wednesday decided to decrease the interest rate by 1.13 per cent for the month of Magh.
Baburam Gautam has been appointed Speaker for the Province Assembly (PA) of Province 1. He was elected unopposed as he was the lone candidate for the post. Gautam is a PA member of the CPN (Maoist Centre).
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Rabi Lamichhane has directed the security bodies for effective law enforcement.
The Chitwan National Park (CNP) has administered sedative to Govinde, a wild elephant in western area of Chitwan. CNP used the drug to 'calm down' the tusker after it killed a woman in Meghauli area.
Nominations are being registered today for the election of Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Bagmati Provincial Assembly.
Newly appointed Chief Minister of Bagmati Province, Shalikram Jamkattel, called on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' at the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar this morning.
A meeting of the ruling coalition parties is being held to finalize various issues including expansion of the Council of Ministers.
The daily life of people in Mahottari has been affected by the cold wave for the past two weeks. People have been forced to stay indoors as a result of the severe cold in central, western and southern regions of the district including the headquarters Jaleshwar.
Light snowfall is likely in the hilly areas of Sudurpaschim, Karnali and Gandaki provinces today due to the influence of the westerly low pressure system, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology.