- Friday, 5 June 2026
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Efforts on to resume transportation along BP Highway
The landslides occurred at three places along BP Highway obstructed transportation on Monday night.
Both Houses of federal parliament meeting today
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel is presenting a proposal in the House of Representatives, seeking consideration on 'Alternative Finance Mobilization Bill, 2081'.
Heavy rainfall predicted in four provinces
The monsoon wind is active across the country at present.
Madhes province assembly passes budget amid House boycott from oppositions
The Madhes province assembly passed the budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2082/83.
Top leaders of ruling alliance including PM Oli hold meeting
A meeting was held among top leaders of ruling alliance—CPN (UML), Nepali Congress and Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal.
President Paudel calls for development of cine tourism
President Ramchandra Paudel has said that our attention should be focused on developing Nepal as an attractive destination for cine tourism.
National human settlement development policy in offing, says DPM Singh
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Urban Development Prakash Man Singh has said that work on formulating a national human settlement development policy has been taken forward to establish human settlements systematically. During a question-and-answer session concerning his Ministry in Monday's meeting of the House of Representatives, Minister Singh said that investment will be expanded on a priority basis in all 753 local levels for systematic human settlement development.
Chair Prachanda calls on government to immediately bolster disaster response
Addressing a session of the House of Representatives (HoR), the lower house of the Federal Parliament today, the former Prime Minister said that an inter-country disaster information-sharing system and international cooperation are necessary to mitigate the risks associated with glacial floods, increased river flows due to river blockages, and the Himalayan environment.
Minister Gurung urges for launch of NTV World by September 19
Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Prithvi Subba Gurung, has advised the Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) Nepal to make necessary arrangements to ensure that the NTV World channel begins operation by Asoj 3 (September 19). During his visit to Nepal Television at Singha Durbar today to inspect preparations for the launch of NTV World, the Minister said that the new channel will serve as a bridge connecting Nepal to the global community, promoting the country’s image internationally.
Bhanu birth anniversary celebrated in Thailand
Organized by Embassy of Nepal, Bangkok, Thailand to mark the 212th birth anniversary of pioneer poet of Nepal, Bhanu Bhakta Acharya, and the programme was inaugurated by Nepali Ambassador to Thailand, Dhan Bahadur Oli, by lighting the traditional lamp and garlanding the Acharya's image.
Minister proposes minimum monthly salary of 1,000 dirhams for Nepali workers in UAE
Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Nepal, Abdulla Saeed Mubarak Jarwan Al Shamsi, paid a courtesy call today on the Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security, Sharat Singh Bhandari. During the meeting, the two discussed matters concerning the welfare of Nepali migrant workers in the UAE. Minister Bhandari stressed the need to revise the minimum wage for Nepali workers, proposing a minimum monthly salary of at least 1,000 dirhams. He also called for mandatory provisions of accommodation and food allowances equivalent to 400 dirhams.
Mid-West University's budget approved
The 17th Senate Meeting of the Mid-West University that convened here today approved a budget of Rs 1 billion 367 million 721 thousand for the upcoming fiscal year 2082/83 (2025-26).
Fourth International Watercolour Festival to take place in Kathmandu on October 7-11
The Society President NB Gurung said that a festival is being organized at various locations in Kathmandu (Tokha, Tarakeshwor and Budhanilkantha Municipality).
Economic indicators turn positive: PM Oli
He claimed this via social site today, adding that national development projects have also started gaining momentum during this period.
Division Forest Office using drones to monitor forest areas
Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS)Chandrapur (Rautahat), July 14: The use of drones has eased the monitoring of the forests in Rautahat. The Division Forest Office of Rautahat, Sahiya sub-division forest office, has begun using drones to control poaching and timber smuggling. For the past three months, monitoring has been conducted in the forest areas using drones effectively. Binod Jethar, a forest officer, said since drones have been used for monitoring, smuggling of timber, forest products and river resources has been controlled. With the help of drones, monitoring of a 10-kilometer forest area has become easier, and it has significantly contributed to forest conservation, according to Jethar.He stated that the use of drones has made it easier to track smugglers. He informed that due to drones, the smuggling of river products in Dhansar River has also been controlled. Hundreds of bicycles are found going into the jungle under the guise of fire wood collecting. And they are found collecting Saal woods, and carried to various brick kilns in Rautahat by the smugglers. Hemant Prasad Sah, the chief of the Division Forest Office in Rautahat, informed that the drone is monitoring the forest areas of Sahia, Chocha, Dhansar, and Gaidatar in Rautahat. He mentioned that currently only one drone is used in monitoring the forest and they were planning to add more drones in the days to come.There are 30,170 hectares of forest area in Rautahat. Among them, 8,231 hectares are government-managed forests, 11,927 hectares are managed by partnership forests programmes, 1,052 hectares are managed under block forest management, 8,257 hectares are community forests managed by 43 groups, 51 hectares are religious forests managed by four groups, and 656 hectares are protected by private forests, he reported. He said that during the current fiscal year, more than 12 hectares of encroached forest land in various locations of the district have been cleared for tree planting. Meanwhile, the Division Forest Office, Rautahat, has also reported that it produced 818,078 seedlings of various species during the current fiscal year, according to Forest Officer Sah.
