- Thursday, 4 June 2026
TRN Online
Very heavy rainfall likely in Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki today
With monsoon winds impact the length and breadth of the country, there is possibility of heavy to very heavy rainfall at some places of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki
Five people killed in wild elephant attacks in a year
Rajbanshi of Bansbari, Belbari Municipality-8, was attacked by a wild elephant when she went to water her paddy field near her house, said District Police Office Spokesperson and Deputy Superintendent of Police Kopila Chundal. On Thursday morning of the same week, Amit Limbu, 41, of Bhaunne, Belbari-10, was seriously injured in a wild elephant attack and is undergoing treatment at Nobel Medical College, Biratnagar.
Literary works in various genres honoured with ANESAS awards
Similarly, the ANESAS National Poet Best Poetry Award was presented to Krisu Kshetri for "Canvas of Sweat" the ANESAS Best Essay Award to Momila Joshi for "Questions Still Remain" the ANESAS Best Story Award to Krishna Kusum for his short story collection "Background Sound," the ANESAS Best Criticism, Philosophy, and Culture Award to Dr Durga Bahadur Gharti for "Cultural Studies" and the Best Novel Award to Akhanda Bhandari for "Bora".
IPPAN calls for high alert over flood warning
The Independent Power Producers Association, Nepal (IPPAN) has urged all hydropower projects to remain on high alert for the next three days. The call was made in view of the forecast by the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology of heavy rainfall across the country on July 19, 20 and 21.
11 bridges built, 2 under construction on Pokhara-Muglin road
Altogether 11 bridges have been constructed while two remain under construction in the western section (Pokhara-Jamune) of the Pokhara-Muglin Road Project. Bridges were built over various streams and rivers- Myagde Khola, Kumle Khola, Thade Khola, Samdhi Khola, Mul Khola, Phedi Khola-1, Phedi Khola-2, Haledi Khola, Kali Khola in Tanahun district and Katre Khola in Kaski district, according to the Pokhara-Muglin Road Project.
Madhesh govt retrieves 442 hectares of encroached forest land
The Forest Directorate of Madhesh Province has recovered 442 hectares of forest land encroached for a long time. The Directorate shared information that it brought back the land under government ownership from different districts in the fiscal year 2081/82. The recovered forest lands are - 30 hectares in Dhanusha, 174 hectares in Sarlahi, 111 hectares in Saptari, 54 hectares in Bara, 45 hectares in Parsa, 12 hectares in Rautahat, 10 hectares in Siraha and three hectares in Mahottari districts.
2.25-km road built daily last year: PM Oli
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said a 2.25-kilometre road was constructed daily in the last fiscal year, 2024/25. Taking to a social networking site today, Prime Minister Oli argued that the country made a huge stride in physical infrastructure in the last six years.
Snow leopard victims provided relief amount in Upper Mustang
The Nationalature Conservation Trust, the Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) and the Area Conservation Office, Lhomangthang distributed the relief amount to the farmers from upper Mustang.
Sudurpashchim govt calls for public awareness against Chhaupadhi
In Chhaupadhi practice, menstruating women and girls are confined to the Chhaugoth, an outdoor shed due to superstitious belief that if women and girls stay with their family members during menstrual time (four days), it would irate their family deities.
23 injured in Kavre bus accident
As many as 23 people have sustained injuries when a passenger bus met with an accident at Pauwa, Bhumlu- Rural Municipality-8, Kavrepalanchok district.
UML politburo meeting underway
The meeting is presided over by party Chairman KP Sharma Oli, said UML Publicity Department Chief, Rajendra Gautam.
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Inmates shifted after jail entry gate collapsed
Jailbirds have been shifted to other districts after the entry gate of Lamjung District Prison at Beshisahar collapsed. Last Wednesday, around 5:00 PM, the only gate to the west of the prison that allowed prisoners to enter was broken.
Labour permit within two minutes, over 800 thousand labour permit issued in a year
The Department organized a news conference and made public such information on Friday. Director General Kamal Prasad Bhattarai informed that of the total labour permit, 60 percent are new and 39 percent issued for the second or third time.
'Kimathangka checkpoint is significant'
Minister Khadka asserted that the government has accorded high priority to this checkpoint in Sankhuwasabha district given the viability of operating round-the-year. The Minister made this statement while inaugurating the office of Irrigation and Water Resources Management Project at Chainpur in the district recently.
Regulation of TRC Act to be formulated soon
Though the transitional justice related Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the Commission for Investigation of Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP) have received office-bearers, works have not progressed due to the inability to formulate rules as per the Act.
