Flooding in the Koshi river is something that occurs almost all monsoon season. However, breaching the embankment takes place occasionally at different sections of the Koshi river.
Minister for Forests and Environment Pradeep Yadav appealed to the locals in Birgunj in Parsa district to keep their villages 'green and clean' through afforestation.
A driver died when a truck he was driving met with an in Gulmi this morning.
The Election Commission has issued a notice calling upon political parties wishing to contest the elections to the House of Representatives and the Provincial Assembly to be held on November 20 for registration.
There is a probability of heavy rainfall in three provinces with partial to moderate showers across the country today.
A public toilet built 25 years ago and left in a dilapidated condition has been upgraded to a state-of-the-art washroom in Ward No-20 of Kathmandu Metropolitan City.
A COVID-19 fund has been established for the first time in Baitadi.
The Dumre-Bensisahar and Bensisahar Chame roads have been blocked since last night due to landslides triggered by incessant rainfall.
A total of 7054 new voters have been added in the Tanahun district. The new voters were added from the voter's list updating campaign conducted soon after the local elections.
Flooding in Karnali river is posing risk to the Satti bridge, Rajapur, and Tikapur-8 in Bardia.
World governing body FIFA has reminded India’s football association that it risks losing the upcoming Under-17 Women’s World Cup and faces a ban due to “deviations” from an agreed roadmap aimed at sorting out governance issues.
Elections for the federal and provincial legislatures will take place across the country on November 20. The five-party coalition government last Thursday made a decision to this effect. Nearly every political party, including the main opposition and others, praised the government's declaration. Shortly after the government announcement, the National Election Commission (EC) stated that it would concentrate on all election-related preparations to hold the elections for the federal and provincial legislatures on the specified date in a single phase. The EC urged the government to give it the funds it needs as well as the essential logistics and security equipment to allow it to conduct elections in a free and fair manner in about four months.
Regular physical activity is one of the most important ways to improve health and wellbeing. Moderate level of physical activity has been shown to improve brain health, strengthen bones and muscles, help maintain weight and reduce the risk of many non-communicable diseases. It has been proven that many of the non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, stroke, heart diseases and numerous cancers can greatly be reduced with physical activity. However, there is less awareness among the general population on how damaging and expensive reduced physical activity can be.
After the introduction of merger and acquisition policy for strengthening financial stability, number of Banks and Financial Institutions (BFIs) involved in this process had reached 245 as of mid-July 2022. Of them, license of 178 BFIs have been revoked, leaving only 67. Of the total 303 BFIs, including 32 commercial banks, 92 development banks, 78 finance companies and 101 microfinance companies, only 245 have been involved in the merger and acquisition in a decade of the implementation of merger and acquisition policy.
Chief Minister of Karnali Province Jeevan Bahadur Shahi has said that the Bheri and Karnali corridors will get top priority.