Light to moderate rain forecast  

The weather will be partly to generally cloudy in the hilly areas of the country today with chances of light to moderate rain at some places due to the influence of the westerly low pressure system.     Meteorologist at the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Samir Shrestha said there is also possibility of light snowfall at some places in the high hilly and mountainous region.  

India Facebook is full of fake news and dead bodies

The researcher's report was part of a cache of internal documents called The Facebook Papers, recently obtained by New York Times and other US publications. They show the social media giant struggling to tame the avalanche of fake news, hate speech, and inflammatory content -"celebrations of violence", among other things - out of India, the network's biggest market.

Japan's Princess Mako marries college sweetheart

Japan's Princess Mako, the emperor's niece, has married her commoner college sweetheart on Tuesday and left the royal family after a years-long engagement beset by the scrutiny that has left the princess with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

29 local levels of Karnali basin implement drinking water, sanitation projects   

Twenty-nine local levels of Karnali river basin from Karnali, Sudurpaschim and Lumbini Provinces have implemented a project relating to clean drinking water and sanitation.    

Sick one denied plane ticket to reach better health facility   

A sick person from Kharpunath Rural Municipality-1 of Humla district has been denied plane ticket to fly to better health facility.    

UNESCO representative calls on Education Minister

During the meeting that took place at the Ministry, issues ranging from the building of school infrastructures to COVID-19 implications on the education sector in Nepal were discussed between the two.

Phutuk festival of Walung community commencing from today  

The cultural festival, Phutuk, celebrated by the minority Walung community of Taplejung, has commenced. This cultural festival is observed for 10 days from the day of Panchami of the Kojagrat Purnima of the Hindu festival of Dashain till the new moon of the Tihar (the Hindu festival of lights), as per the lunar calendar. It formally started from today.     The cultural festival, Phutuk, celebrated by the minority Walung community of Taplejung, has commenced. This cultural festival is observed...

Canadian citizen busted for pedophilia   

Police arrested a foreign national from Pokhara on the charge of sexually abusing children.   

Grant contract signed for reconstruction of houses after one year   

A grant contract has been signed after one year for the reconstruction of private houses so as to rehabilitate the survivors of monsoon-induced disasters in Annapurna Rural Municipality of Myagdi district.    

Ward Chair Adhikari passes away

Ward Chair of Tarkeshwor Rural Municipality-4 of Nuwakot Ram Mani Adhikari has passed away. The 77-year-old was undergoing treatment after being infected with Corona Virus at Manmohan Hospital in Kathmandu.   

Child feared drowned, man found dead  

A child has gone missing in Bhuji river in Bobang of Dhorpatan Municipality-7 in Baglung district. Jeevan, five-year-old son of Dil Bahadur BK of Dhorpatan-7 Dharabot, who went to play with a friend in Bhuji river on Saturday evening, has gone missing.     

Moving bus catches fire   

A bus caught fire in Gajuri Bazaar of Gajuri rural municipality-1 on the Prithvi Highway this morning. The bus (Na 6 Kha 1471) heading to Kathmandu from Surkhet caught fire all of a sudden as it was in motion, said Deputy Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office, Jageshwor Bhandari.    

Japan's Princess Mako celebrates 30th birthday ahead of marriage

Japan's Princess Mako celebrated her 30th birthday on Saturday, marking the last birthday she would have as a member of the imperial family before she marries her boyfriend next week.

Women carry body to the pyre

Breaking the social norm that a woman should not carry the dead body and perform cremation rituals, women here have carried the body of a deceased person to the Damaulighat, the confluence of the Setimadi river. Women affiliated to the Vedavyas Senior Citizens' Ashram at Chapaghat in Byas Municipality-5 took the mortal remains of Jagat Bahadur Adhikari, 86, to the Ghat for cremation.

Dengue cases on rise in Myagdi

The number of patients suffering from dengue, caused by mosquito bites, has been on the rise in Myagdi district. According to Beni Hospital, a day earlier only two patients were diagnosed with dengue but the number of dengue infections reached 44 as of Friday. Information officer at the hospital Prakash Subedi said, “A day earlier, an eight-year-old boy of Jaljala Rural Municipality-3, Parbat, and 46-year-old man of Beni Municipality-4 were found to have been infected with dengue.” Later,...

Investigation demanded on damage of access road   

Political parties and their sister organizations have demanded the investigation of the breach of blacktopped access roadway which was under construction along the Mahakali River. They demanded investigation citing the public complaint that low quality construction materials were used to build the access road.    

Educational development essential: Chair Yadav   

Chairperson of Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal, Upendra Yadav, has said educational development is must to modernize society.    

One nabbed with Rs 8 million without verified source  

Police nabbed Chitra Bahadur Pun Magar, 36, of Galkot municipality-10, currently living at Koteshwor of Kathmandu, with the amount on Wednesday night.    

Family of tusker-killed Karki couple to receive Rs 2 million   

The Shuklaphanta National Park is set to provide relief amount to the family of Karki couple who lost their lives to tusker attack.     Dhwaj Bahadur Karki, 55, and his wife Mathura Karki, 45, of Shuklaphanta municipality-12, Dilashaini tole were killed in tusker attack.   

When a cobra became a murder weapon in India

Public prosecutor Mohanraj Gopalakrishnan called the case a "milestone in police investigations in India when prosecutors could decisively prove that an animal was used as a weapon of murder".