Sachin Goswami, the 8-year-old son of Biru Goswami, of Jharmganj Tole, Kishanganj, India, drowned in the swimming pool of Hotel Woodland, located near the airport in Bhadrapur Municipality-8 on Sunday evening.
The price of gold has decreased by Rs 1,400 per tola (11.66 grams) in the domestic market today. According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers'
Houses in Lete hill, Thasang Rural Municipality-3, Mustang, on the Beni-Jomsom-Korala section of the Kaligandaki Corridor, and the snow-capped Dhaulagiri Mountain seen in the background on Monday morning.
Member of Parliament (MP)Yogesh Gauchan Thakali has been elected as the youth committee chairman of the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD).
Israeli Ambassador to Nepal Shmulik Ari Bash has said that he is working to ensure the safe return of Nepali student Bipin Joshi, who was kidnapped by Hamas.
The Yari Naka Customs Office and surrounding areas are at Hilsa in Namkha Rural Municipality of Humla district, on the Nepal-China border. The office, which was closed due to extreme cold on December 25 last year, has now reopened after four months.
Kathmandu, April 28: Three people have died and two others have sustained injuries after they were struck by lightning in separate incidents in Kaski and Gorkha districts. The incidents occurred on Sunday. Two workers were killed when lightning struck them while at work in course of construction of the Triveni Lake trekking route at Pode of Annapurna Rural Municipality-11 in Kaski district. The deceased have been identified as Bharat Pubir Rai, 44, of Silichong rural municipality-2 and Mahesh Rai, 18, of the same area, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police Basanta Kumar Sharma, information officer at the District Police Office, Kaski. He said remaining seven of the nine people engaged in widening, laying stairs and constructing railings of the trekking route located at an altitude of 3,800 meters above sea level, are safe. Similarly, 42-year-old Raju Khanal of Bakrang, Sahid Lakhan Rural Municipality-1 died after being struck by lightning, said Police Inspector Dhruba Prasad Sharma, the Information Officer at the District Police Office, Gorkha. Khanal was seriously injured when lightning struck him while he was sitting at home at around 7.50 pm on Sunday. Khanal was brought to the Province Hospital, Gorkha for treatment, but doctors declared him brought dead, police inspector Sharma said. Similarly, Sukamaya Ale, 50, and Bipana Ale, 18, were injured in lightning strike at Chiangli of Palungtar Municipality-7 on Sunday evening. Both the injured are undergoing treatment at Old Medical College in Chitwan.(RSS)
The World Day for Safety and Health at Work is being observed throughout the globe including in Nepal today.
The Westerly and local wind, combined with the moisture-laden wind entering from the Bay of Bengal have their influence in the weather system of the country at present, the Meteorological Forecasting Division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology said.
Nepal has won 12 medals including one gold, six silver and five bronze medals in the South Asian Youth Table Tennis Championship.
Tea worth Rs 3.57 billion has been exported till April 13 of the current fiscal year 2024/25, starting July 16, 2024.
Four hundred and two climbers from 53 countries have taken permits as of April 27 for climbing Mt Everest, the world's tallest peak, in this spring climbing season this year, the Department of Tourism said. Seventy-four among them are women.
Three people were killed and two others sustained injuries when a jeep (registration plate Lu 1 Ja 2377) met with an accident at Siddheshwar, Rainadevi Chhahara Rural Municipality-1 in Palpa district last night.
Associate Professor Dr Ajay Thapa was appointed the Registrar of Pokhara University (PU).
The House of Representatives approved the amendment made to the banking crime (second amendment) bill, 2080 by the National Assembly on Sunday.