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Fleeing of rhino poaching case inmates adds to conservation challenges
Fleeing of convicts related to one-horned rhino poaching cases from the Chitwan Prison has increased challenges to the conservation efforts.
Collection of preliminary details of loss in Ministers' Quarters begins
Collection of preliminary details of loss and damage incurred in the Federal Ministers' Quarters along with the quarters of province chief and chief minister in Lalitpur Metropolitan City-18 Bhainsepati during the Gen-Z protests has begun.
Gold price hits record high
The price of gold has reached record high today. The price of the yellow metal which was Rs 215 thousand 200 per tola (11.66 grams) on Monday increased by Rs 1,900 per tola today to reach Rs 217 thousand 100, according to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Association.
Mahakali Highway blocked by landslide
According to local resident Sher Singh Karki, the landslide is massive and has completely halted traffic along the route. As a result, road connectivity from Baitadi to Mahendranagar, Dhangadhi, Kathmandu, as well as the district headquarters, has been cut off. Many travelers are reportedly stranded midway.
Mahakali Highway blocked by landslide
Baitadi, Sept 16: A landslide that occurred this morning at Salsena in Dogadakedar-5 has blocked the Mahakali Highway, disrupting transportation. According to local resident Sher Singh Karki, the landslide is massive and has completely halted traffic along the route. As a result, road connectivity from Baitadi to Mahendranagar, Dhangadhi, Kathmandu, as well as the district headquarters, has been cut off. Many travelers are reportedly stranded midway.Meanwhile, traffic along the Jaya Prithvi Highway has resumed after being temporarily disrupted by a landslide at Musyakhan on the Khodpe–Bajhang road section, according to Police Inspector Balaram Pandey. (RSS)
Mahakali Highway blocked by landslide
A landslide that occurred this morning at Salsena in Dogadakedar-5 has blocked the Mahakali Highway, disrupting transportation.
Karnali political leaders acknowledge public frustrations, call for investigation into arson and vandalism
Karnali, Sept 16: Political leaders from Karnali Province have called for a fair and impartial investigation into the recent incidents of theft, arson, vandalism, and looting that occurred during the Gen Z-led demonstrations. They also acknowledged growing public frustration particularly among the youth towards the functioning of the state.In a joint statement issued today, Karnali Province Chief Minister and CPN (UML) leader Yamlal Kandel, along with Nepali Congress (NC) leader and former Chief Minister Jeevan Bahadur Shahi, urged all political parties to recognize their shortcomings and be open to self-correction.They admitted that previous efforts to understand and respond to the growing frustrations among the public had been insufficient. (RSS)
7 escaped prisoners arrested in Jhapa
Acting Information Officer of District Police Office, Jhapa, Prabin Shrestha said that five male and two female prisoners who escaped from the Central Jail in Sundhara, Jhumka in Sunsari and Kaski Jail on September 9 were nabbed.
14.31 billion rupees flows out of country for overseas education
An amount equivalent to Rs 14.31 billion has been sent abroad for studies in just the first month of the current fiscal year.
Young man sustains by electric shock
A young man has been injured after being electrocuted in Hatiya, Hetauda Sub-metropolitan City-15. According to the police, 30-year-old Salman Khan, a resident of Karahi village of India, was electrocuted on Monday afternoon.
All government offices, local levels resume service delivery in Baitadi
The government offices, which closed during the Gen-Z protests last week, resumed their services in Baitadi district. The schools, social organizations and other public agencies resumed the service delivery. The offices were shut owing to the vandalism and arson happened during the Gen-Z protests.
All government offices, local levels resume service delivery in Baitadi
Baitadi, Sept 16: The government offices, which closed during the Gen-Z protests last week, resumed their services in Baitadi district. The schools, social organizations and other public agencies resumed the service delivery. The offices were shut owing to the vandalism and arson happened during the Gen-Z protests.Chief District Officer of Baitadi, Punya Bikram Paudel, said the offices are back to their regular jobs and resumed public service delivery."The government offices have been run. And, the public service delivery is also regular now," CDO Paudel said. However, he said that the number of public service recipients is spare though the office works resumed. The CDO shared that no detail was received on the damages to the government offices in Baitadi district and there is no difficulty in running offices too. The schools which were closed owing to the protests have resumed regular classes, according to Headmaster of Rauleshwor Secondary School Narendra Bhat."The schools have reopened. The classes are regular now. The number of students attending the schools is usual," Bhat viewed.The Spokesperson of the Baitadi District Police, Balaram Pandey, said that life in the district is back to normal situation now with the opening of the government offices, organizations, schools and markets. "Life is back to normal now," Pandey added. The district witnessed curfew and prohibitory order during the Gen-Z protests that pushed normal life into difficulties. Likewise, the public service delivery is regular at the local levels in Baitadi district.Chief Administrative Officer Naresh Raj Joshi of Dogdakedar Rural Municipality said that they have resumed office works.All services were regular in Shivanath Rural Municipality too, Chairman Karna Singh Saud said. "We have opened our office from today. The services being delivered from the rural municipality have been started," Saud added. Similarly, Chairman of Sigas Rural Municipality Harisingh Dhami mentioned that there was no impact of the Gen-Z protest in the rural municipality. "We had no situation to shut the office. The service delivery was regular," Dhami elaborated. (RSS)
Disrupted Beni-Jomsom road resumes
The national pride project road (Beni-Jomsom) connecting the north-south which has been blocked since three days due to a dry landslide has been resumed.
Current account remains at a surplus of Rs 78 billion: NRB
The current account remained at a surplus of Rs 78.14 billion in the first month of the current fiscal year against the surplus of Rs 33.08 billion in the same period of the previous year, according to the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB).
Remittance inflow crosses Rs 177 billion in first month of current fiscal year
The Nepali migrant workers sent Rs 177.41 billion in remittance in the first month of the current fiscal year, according to the central bank. "Remittance inflows increased 29.9 percent to Rs 177.41 billion in the first month of 2082/83. Remittance inflow had increased 17.7 percent to Rs 136.60 billion in the same period of the previous year," the Nepal Rastra Bank stated in the Current Macroeconomic and Financial Situation of Nepal based on one month data ending mid-August.
