At least three people died in a road accident that occurred at Sankhu in the capital city early this morning.
A massive fire has occurred in the RMB Plastic Packaging House at Bosigaun in Chandragiri Municipality-10, Kathmandu. The fire broke out last night in the factory run by Pushpa Shrestha and Ramesh Podar.
Gandaki, March 7: The Lions Club International Foundation has provided health equipment worth Rs 8 million to Dhaulagiri Eye Hospital, Baglung. Club's Director Bal Krishna Burlakoti handed over the equipment necessary for eye treatment to Chairman of Netra Jyoti Sangh Baglung chapter Bindu Sagar Rajbhandari and announced the beginning of the assistance project. Director Burlakoti said the assistance was received to provide quality eye treatment services to the local people Baglung, Parbat, Myagdi, Mustang, Gulmi and Arghakhanchi districts. Likewise, he promised to extend additional support in the future for upgradation of Dhaulagiri Eye Hospital, one of the large health facilities for eye care services in Gandaki Province. The hospital has also been conducting surgeries on a regular basis in association with Himalaya Eye Hospital, Pokhara. (RSS)
Minister for Forest and Environment Ain Bahadur Shahi Thakuri met with his Brazilian counterpart Marina Silva in New Delhi, India.
Minister for Forest and Environment Ain Bahadur Shahi Thakuri said that Nepal represents the voices of countries that are impacted by the climate change risks.
A Buddha Air aircraft that left Janakpur for Kathmandu has landed without one of the two front wheels.
Chairperson of Maiti Nepal, Anuradha Koirala, has said the women in entertainment sector were facing rising cases of violence.
An international theatre festival is being held in Itahari, Sunsari starting Friday.
General Secretary of the CPN UML, Shankar Pokharel, has said political stability could be achieved only through a stable government.
Newly appointed Non-residential ambassadors of six different countries to Nepal submitted their letters of credence to President Ram Chandra Paudel at a special ceremony held at the Office of the President at Shital Niwas, today.
During a press conference organized at OAG on Thursday, Auditor General Toyam Raya said all sides concerned should be aware to implement the points mentioned in the OAG's annual report. "Auditing must be effective; law must be abided, so enforcement of recommendation is imperative," he said, adding that the local level's arrears were decreasing as the analyses of last six years showed. But, the federal arrears were growing.
During a discussion with the officials of the Ministry of Urban Development and Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation held separately in the lead up to the development of upcoming fiscal year's budget, the Finance Minister asked to give emphasis on mega projects considering the role and responsibility of the province and local governments.
According to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, an agreement to ensure the promptest appointment of Russian and US ambassadors was reached at the February 18 Russia-US talks in Saudi Arabia.
The US secretary of state has said that In contrast to the previous administration, President Donald Trump wants to be a “peacemaker” and end the hostilities
The five ordinances tabled by the Government have been endorsed by the National Assembly on Thursday. The NA follows suit of the House of Representatives that passed the Ordinance on Wednesday.