- Monday, 16 May 2022
Indian PM arriving Lumbini tomorrow leading 11-member delegation
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be arriving here tomorrow, leading an 11-member delegation in course of his official visit to Nepal. He will be arriving here at the invitation of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba.
N-PABSAN urges govt. not to give holiday in schools on Sunday
National (PABSAN), a non-profit making organization of private schools in the country, has appealed to the government to revoke the decision to give two days of holiday in a week (Saturday and Sunday) in schools.
Seven fresh cases, 16 recoveries in 24 hours
In 1,148 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of seven persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its regular update on Friday.
Supercentenarian Gopi Maya cast her vote
By Amar Raj Naharki, Tanahun, May 13: A supercentenarian person has cast vote in the ongoing local level election.Gopi Maya Pokhrel, aged 113 years old, of Sepa Bagaicha in Bhanu Municipality-5, Tanahun, cast her vote at Mahadevata Basic School polling center Ka.Bishnu Prasad Neupane, returning officer at the polling station, informed that the supercentenarian cast her vote with help from her grandson.Her voting has given a good message that the future of the people depends on the way they participate in voting and that no one should miss the opportunity to vote, observed Neupane.Gopi Maya's grandson Bharat said that he assisted grandma in voting because she had an eyesight problem. In her citizenship certificate, the birth date of Gopi Maya is mentioned as 1909 August 21.
A passenger landed plane at Florida airport after pilot became incapacitated
Morgan made the key decision to guide the aircraft to the area's biggest airport, helping the passenger-turned-pilot position his aircraft 8 miles out from Palm Beach International, "just so he could just have a really big target to aim at."
Sixty-four industries to face music
Department spokesperson Mohan Krishna Maharjan said that action would be taken against these industries invoking the Prevention of Black Marketeering Act for producing foodstuff and water harmful to the health of consumers.
Lumbini International Convention Center to be inaugurated
Equipped with advanced facilities, the convention cum meditation center has been built under the national pride project of the Lumbini Development Master Plan.
Two die in truck accident
Two persons died in a truck accident that occurred at Annapurna Rural Municipality-4, Narchyang in Myagdi last night. Truck owner and driver died when the truck (Ga 2 Kha 658) met with an accident while returning from Nilgirikhola Hydropower Project, the District Police Office Myagdi shared.
Director of Great Stupa of Universal Compassion honoured
Lumbini-Kapilvastu Global Campaign felicitated director Green for correcting the wrong information that Buddha was born in India and mentioning the correct information that Buddha was born in Nepal.
Two days a week-holiday comes into effect
According to the information published in the Gazette, Saturday and Sunday will be public holidays. The office hours for the remaining five days will be from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm. It will be an hour less during the winter season.
'Development will gain pace after local-level election'
Addressing the assembly jointly organised by CPN (Maoist Centre) and CPN (Unified Socialist) at Jorayal rural municipality of Doti, Minister Ale mentioned that the five-party alliance was formed to develop the country.
War in Ukraine, Friendship in Mt. Everest
A pleasant sight of mutual respect can be observed between the two female climbers from Russia and Ukraine, currently practising the ascent of Mt. Everest at base camp 1 and camp 2, even though both countries are presently at war.
Youth killed in a lethal attack
A youth was killed in a lethal attack at Bharatpur metropolis-7, Krishnapur last night.
