- Friday, 29 September 2023
Nearly 1,000 people die of dengue in Bangladesh
Nearly 1,000 people have died of dengue in Bangladesh in recent weeks, in what authorities say is the country's most severe outbreak of the disease yet. Extraordinarily wet monsoons have made it easier for mosquitoes that carry the dengue virus to breed in dirty and stagnant water.
Home Ministry commits to punishing those attacking health professionals
The Ministry of Home Affairs has said it been serious incidents of attack on some time on health workers at the health institutions in various districts, including Makawanpur, Kanchanpur, Lamjung and Kaski, among others.
PM Prachanda visits Mansarovar, Mount Kailash
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' visited the famous religious destination Mansarovar located in Tibet on Thursday.
Two go missing in Narayani River
Two persons have gone missing in the Narayani River at Devghat while taking a bath at around 7:00 AM today.
Plan of development tourism projects in shadow
The planning of the development of the physical infrastructure project from all three tiers of the government is moving forward. However, due to the lack of prioritization, plans are not coming into implementation.
Speakers call for increasing people's access to RTI
Heads of civil sector organisations have stressed that the State should not lag behind in the effective implementation of constitutional and legal provisions related to the right to information.
PM Prachanda visiting Mount Kailash, Mansarovar today
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', who is presently on an official visit to China since September 23, is scheduled to visit Mount Kailash and Manasarovar Lake today. He arrived Lhasa of Tibet on Wednesday.
How former Kumaris remember Indra Jatra
With the erection of the ceremonial pole 'Yosin', Yenya or Indra Jatra began in the capital on Tuesday. Although marked across Kathmandu Valley as well as in Kavrepalanchowk and Dolakha, the festival is most strongly associated with the city of Kathmandu, perhaps because the celebrations here are widely covered by the media and are also attended by the head of state, foreign dignitaries and high-ranking government and security officials.
Shift to cleaner energy push Southeast Asia to start sharing power
The urgency for Southeast Asian nations to switch to clean energy to combat climate change is reinvigorating a 20-year-old plan for the region to share power. Malaysia and Indonesia inked a deal in Bali, Indonesia last month to study 18 potential locations where cross-border transmission lines can be set up.
All services at Pokhara hospitals except emergency shut
All the services except emergency are closed in hospitals in Pokhara today in protest against the attack on health workers at Manipal Hospital.
PM arrives in Lhasa of Tibet
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' arrived in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, an autonomous region of China that borders with Nepal, today in course of his official visit to China.
World Tourism Day being marked today
On the occasion, the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Nepal Tourism Board, Department of Tourism and leading organizations of tourism sector are celebrating the day with several activities.
SKorea parades powerful weapons in Armed Forces Day
South Korea paraded thousands of troops and an array of weapons capable of striking North Korea through its capital as part of its biggest Armed Forces Day ceremony in 10 years on Tuesday, as its president vowed to build a stronger military to thwart any provocation by the North.
