Police have opened fire to arrest two persons in possession of contraband drugs, brown sugar, in Bhadrapur municipality-7.
Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS)Balewa (Baglung), July 9: The Kalung rivulet of Jaimini Municipality-9, Paiyuthanthap swept away dam and power house of the Upper Kalungkhola Hydropower Project. Ganga Acharya, a local, told RSS that the flooding this morning took away the dam along with the power house of the project. The flood also swept away the Steel Bridge that was constructed last year at the cost of Rs 3.5 million, Acharya informed. The natural disaster caused damage to the transformer of central power transmission line, disrupting power supply to a total of 130 households in Paiyuthanthap. Two families of Khareyabot, Paiyuthanthap were displaced due to flood. Seven families are at risk of floods and landslides, Acharya informed. Flood has also induced damage to the paddy planted on the banks of the rivulet. ---
The Kalung rivulet of Jaimini Municipality-9, Paiyuthanthap swept away dam and power house of the Upper Kalungkhola Hydropower Project.
Minister for Health and Population Pradip Paudel has said that those enrolled in the health insurance program will now receive double the treatment assistance than before.
Renowned politician, former minister, and former Member of Parliament (MP) Achyutraj Regmi has passed away at the age of 93.
The Daunne road section in Nawalparasi (West) along the East-West Highway has been completely blocked since Wednesday morning.
Kathamndu, July 9: Ten highways in the country have been completely blocked due to floods and landslides.According to the Police Headquarters, the Koshi Highway in Sankhuwasabha, Mechi Highway in Panchthar, Pasang Lhamu Highway in Rasuwa, Kanti Highway in Makawanpur, Darwang Road in Myagdi, East-West Highway in Nawalparasi, Bheri Corridor in Dolpa, Jajarkot-Dolpa-Bheri Corridor in Rukum (West), and Jaya Prithvi in Bajhang have been blocked.Meanwhile, the Banepa-Nala-Bhaktapur, the Kaligandaki Corridor in Baglung, the same section in Gulmi, and the Shahid Highwayin Rolpa, which were blocked due to floods and landslides, have been reopened to one-way traffic.
Internationally acclaimed chef Binod Baral has been bereaved of his father.
Landslide has obstructed the Kaligandaki corridor.
: Currently monsoon winds have an influence across the country and the low pressure line of the monsoon is located in the surround of average place, the Weather Forecasting Division said.
The meeting of the Federal Parliament, House of Representatives (HoR), is taking place on Wednesday.
Protesting doctors have put off their protest after government and Nepal Medical Association reached a three-point agreement.
Bodies of nine people who fell victim to the flash floods that hit Rasuwa today have been recovered. One of the body was recovered from Chitwan tonight.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Arzu Rana Deuba met with German Foreign Minister Johann David Wadephul in Berlin, Germany today.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has urged Nepalis living in Texas, USA to remain vigilant.