Yam Sharma, assistant sub-inspector of Nepal Police office at Nagma, said referring to the records that in the last three days 20 trucks laden with apples from Jumla have headed towards Surkhet, but stranded on the way due to landslides. The trucks are estimated to be carrying 709 quintals of apples, costing millions of rupees.
According to Bibek Basnet, information officer and police inspector at the District Police Office, Taplejung, the number plates of the vehicles swept away by the stream are yet to be confirmed. The excavators were found partially submerged around 20 meters below the power house, while the tippers are no longer at the site.
The death toll from the devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has reached 812, with more than 2,800 people injured. The government has formed a special committee to coordinate the response and allocated 100 million afghanis for immediate relief. The earthquake struck around midnight and measured 6.0 on the Richter scale, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
At least 45 houses have been submerged in two local levels of Kanchanpur district following the incessant rainfall since Sunday night. According to the District Police Office, floodwaters from rivers inundated the houses in Bhimdatta and Dodhara Chandani municipalities.
Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has reiterated that Limpiyadhura, Kalapani and Lipulek are the parts of Nepali territory and neighboring countries should not be dismayed when Nepal asserts its rightful claim over these lands. Speaking at a press meet organized by the Nepal Press Union, Parsa chapter today, the Home Minister said it was true that Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli raised concerns regarding the India-Nepal agreement on developing Lipulek as a bilateral trade point.
Standing committee member and publicity department chief Rajendra Gautam informed that some of the tasks like stage management and information on gathering of representatives were going on smoothly.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is presently in China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit 2025, held a bilateral meeting with the Maldivian President, Dr Mohamed Muizzu, today.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Dr Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet, held a bilateral meeting today.
A significant flood in Nisikhola rural municipality-4 in Baglung, has completely blocked the Burtibang–Rukum East section of the Mid-Hill (Pushpalal) Highway.
Information Officer and Police Inspector Bivek Basnet said that two excavators and two tippers have been swept away by the river.
Davis Fall (Patale Chhango), a tourist attraction located in Chhorepatan, Pokhara.
According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Association, the price of the yellow metal has increased by Rs 1, 700 per tola (11.66 grammes) and reached Rs 205,300 today as compared to Sunday, which was traded at Rs 203, 600 per tola.
The Office of the Plant Quarantine and Pesticide Management Centre in Kakarbhitta shared that the major exported goods include black cardamom, tea, ply, ginger, broom grass and others.
The Fourth Edition of the Top of the World Golf Classic tournament is going to be organized in Lo-manthang, Mustang, on September 13-14. This golf tournament is one of the prestigious golf competitions being played at a high altitude in the world.
Police have identified the deceased as five-year-old Aaruhi Paswan, daughter of Chhotelal Paswan.