A 16-year-old boy died and five others were injured after accidentally receiving an electric shock while hoisting the national flag as part of preparations for the Krishna Janmashtami festival in Bannigadhi Jayagadh Rural municipality-1, Achham.
The road connecting the provincial headquarters Hetauda to the federal capital Kathmandu has been blocked due to a dry landslide.
Police Inspector and Information Officer at the District Police Office Bajura, Dev Bahadur Chaudhary said that the traffic along the highway has resumed after the obstruction caused by the flooded Rila River in Badimalika Municipality-4 was cleared away.
Traffic has resumed on the Sanfe-Martadi Highway linking the district headquarters. It had been obstructed since Friday night due to landslides triggered by floods in the Rila river following incessant rainfall.
During the visit, the two Foreign Secretaries will hold discussions on various aspects of the Nepal-India partnership, with a focus on connectivity, development cooperation and other matters of mutual interest, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The third National Convention of the Society elected Keshari to the post for a two-year term. Dr Nirmal Bhusal, Dr Nishal Gupta, and Dr.Madan Bhandari have been elected as the new Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer, respectively.
Addressing a program organized today on the occasion of the 10th Foundation Day of the Health Journalists Forum Nepal, he said that health journalism informs the public about health issues including diseases. “However, writing about fact-based public health issues in a language that the general public can understand is a challenging task,” he said, “The added challenge now is to stop the misuse of technology, including AI, and fake news that goes viral."
At the Shree Krishna Ashtami and Chaitanya Tableau Unveiling and Discourse program organized by Brahma Kumari Rajyoga Sewa Kendra, Thamel today, he said that Shree Krishna's life is not just a matter of religious faith but a source of profound spiritual knowledge.
The death toll from recent flash floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, surged to 307 on Saturday as various districts, especially hard-hit Buner, reported more loss of lives, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said on Saturday. KP witnessed devastating scenes yesterday as flash floods caused by heavy rainfall and cloudbursts in multiple districts claimed over 200 lives in a day, including five crew members of a provincial government chopper that crashed in Mohmand during relief and rescue efforts.
According to the local government, it has prepared to repeal licenses for such schools following monitoring and evaluation.
Vehicular movement has been banned on the BP Highway for further 15 days from August 17 onwards.
The presidents of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, have concluded their summit talks with a limited circle of delegates. Putin and Trump have left the room where they talked with the attendance of their aides and the top diplomats of Russia and the United States.
The Meteorological Forecasting Division predicted that the weather will generally be cloudy in the hilly regions of the country, including Sudurpashchim province, while the remaining territories will see partial cloud cover this afternoon.
The Corporation has recently imported a total of 1,523,000 sacks of chemical fertilizers, including 440,000 bags of urea and 1,083,000 bags of DAP.
Police Inspector and Information Officer at the District Police Office Bajura, Dev Bahadur Chaudhary informed that the highway has been blocked after a flood hit the Rila River in Bodimalika Municipality-4.