According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), fire outbreaks have not decreased during the monsoon season. Between 10:00 am on July 19 and 10:00 am on July 20, six fire incidents were reported, resulting in six fatalities and one injury. Forty families were affected.
South Korea’s Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board (ARAIB) concluded in its interim report that the Jeju Air crash at Muan International Airport last December, which killed 179 people, was caused by the pilot mistakenly shutting down the wrong engine. The ARAIB presented these findings to victims’ families during a briefing at Muan Airport on July 19. The aircraft’s two engines had been sent to France in March for detailed analysis, and investigators explained that the shutdown of the functioning left engine caused a complete loss of the aircraft’s main power.
Irrespective of the adoption of policy to remove tuin, a ropeway used for crossing river, Karnali Province has reported as many as 50 tuins still in operation in its 7 districts.
This Dham is located at the confluence of the Marsyangdi River and Paundi Khola on the border of Sundar Bazaar and Rainas Municipality of Lamjung, and Bhanu Municipality of Tanahu.
A meeting of the CPN (UML) Central Committee commenced a short while ago at the party headquarters in Chyasal, Lalitpur. The meeting is being chaired by party Chair and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, according to UML Publicity Department Chief Rajendra Gautam.
Chairman of the CPN (Maoist Centre), Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', has viewed policy reform along with change in State perspective is essential to achieve prosperity in the country.
Six major traffic routes in various parts of the country are fully obstructed due to floods and landslides triggered by incessant rains.
According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Association, the price of hallmark gold has been determined at Rs 193, 700 per tola today which was traded at Rs 193, 300 per tola on Sunday.
Paddy seedlings plantation has halted in Mahottari district due to prolonged drought, leaving the farmers here worried. Till the first third week of July, paddy plantation is just around 25 per cent in the district.
Kathmandu, July 21: The Department of National Identity Card and Civil Registration stated that the services related to the national identity card have been partially disrupted. Information Officer of the Department, Shivaraj Sedhain, shared that the services of the Department were partly disrupted as the technical teams were working for regular maintenance and capacity enhancement of the Management Information System. According to Sedhain, online registration, national ID card distribution service, correction of the information, online registration and renewal of the social security allowance recipients and some other services integrated into the MIS were affected. The services were affected from Sunday. Issuing a public notice, the Department said that entire services would resume immediately after the completion of the maintenance works and capacity enhancement of the MIS. The Department has urged the service recipients of the national ID card to submit their details and collect the cards offline too. (RSS)
Chief of the Gorkha Durbar Museum, Jayanarayan Karki, said that the number of visitors here reached 122,000 including 84,257 domestic tourists in the fiscal year 2081/82 adding that the visitors come here for study and observation purposes.
The first Monday of Shrawan is considered to be highly auspicious for Hindu devotees. Many Hindu women observe fasting on this day, to show devotion to Lord Shiva.
Four people succumbed to dengue fever in the last fiscal year 2081/82 BS in Surkhet district.
On the occasion of the first Monday of Sawan month, all four doors of the Pashupatinath temple are open from 3 am today for the devotees.
The monsoon wind has its influence throughout the country at present with the monsoon low pressure trough somewhat north to its average position, the Meteorological Forecasting Division said.