The Nepal Police has started a free bus service targeting passengers stranded due to the landslide over the past two days. According to District Police Office Chief Deputy Superintendent Govinda Puri, the bus service for passengers stranded by the landslide has been started since Tuesday. Two school buses belonging to the Police School Shantipur are being used for this purpose.
Marking the victory of good over evil, this fifteen-day celebration begins with Ghatasthapana, a day filled with rituals and devotion. On the first day of this festival, devotees set up a special altar in their homes and sow the barley or maize seeds) in a bed of sand and soil for the germination of 'Jamara' (barley or maize shoots).
A turnover of around Rs 365 million has been generated from sheep raised by farmers within the district, including Lo-Ghekar Damodarkunda Rural Municipality, Lomanthang Rural Municipality, Varagung Muktichhetra Rural Municipality, and brought from Dolpa, Mugu, and Humla districts of Karnali Province.
Authorities in India enforced security restrictions in two main districts in the remote Ladakh region on Thursday, a day after four people were killed and dozens injured when police clashed with hundreds of protesters demanding greater autonomy from the Indian government for the Himalayan territory.
Three thousand nine hundred and eight police personnel are to be mobilized in Karnali in view of the security vulnerabilities during Dashain, Tihar and Chhath festivals, the Provincial Police Office has stated.
Three thousand nine hundred and eight police personnel are to be mobilized in Karnali in view of the security vulnerabilities during Dashain, Tihar and Chhath festivals, the Provincial Police Office has stated.
UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher expressed grave concern over the killing of thousands of children due to the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza, noting that nearly one child has been killed every hour for almost two years in the besieged enclave.
Vehicular movement along the Prithvi highway has come to a complete standstill due to landslide occurred at Jwangkhola and Tingrangkhani of Benighat Rorang rural municipality-10 in Dhading district.
A 6.3-magnitude quake shook northwestern Venezuela late Wednesday, following a slightly smaller tremor in the area, the US Geological Survey reported.
According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Association, the price of hallmark gold has been determined at Rs 221, 300 per tola today which was traded at Rs 223, 000 per tola on Wednesday.
Dhaulagiri Mountain seen from Baglung Bazaar on Thursday morning. The morning sun setting on the mountain looks attractive.
The road that was blocked due to a landslide at Badaremode near Benighat in Dhading along the Muglin-Naubise road section has been reopened.
The decision was taken by a cabinet meeting held shortly after Chet Narayan Acharya assumed the charge of Chief Minister and decided to revoke the service facilities being provided to former distinguished officials.
Mother Padma Joshi and sister Pushpa Joshi of Bipin Joshi, who is being held captive by the Palestinian militant group Hamas, has left for the United States on Wednesday evening to campaign for the release of Joshi.
Dhorpatan (Baglung), Sept 25: The Baglung-Balewa-Kushmisera road, which was blocked by a landslide, has reopened after three months. About 100 meters of the road had collapsed due to a landslide in Dablyang, Baglung Municipality-10. Equipment including dozers were used to open the road, which had been closed since mid-July.Information Officer and Engineer of the Infrastructure Development Office, Anil Bardeva, said thousands of citizens had to suffer when the road was closed for a long time. Deputy Mayor of Baglung Municipality, Raju Khadka, shared that more than Rs. 10 million has been spent on clearing landslides in this area for the past three years. According to him, Rs 30 million has been allocated by the federal government for landslide management in the current fiscal year. (RSS)