Six people were killed in a road accident at Jyamire of Nilkantha municipality in the district on Tuesday. Three died on the spot while three others during the treatment. The accident took place when a truck (Ga 1 Kha 8012) heading to Dhadingbesi from Mandali lost its control due to
The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has decided to hold an international conference coming November to share Nepal’s achievements and experience of reconstruction after the 2015 earthquake. The international conference organizing committee is chaired by NRA Chief Executive Officer, Sushil Gyawali. Even a five-member secretariat has been formed under the coordination
Former Chair of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Dr Davidson L. Hepburn is scheduled to participate in world peace welfare international marathon in Pokhara. The marathon is being held on February 15. The marathon is organized by former players’ forum. The forum chair Tej Gurung shared the
The submission of the Terms and Reference (ToR) related to construction of Sunkoshi III hydropower project has reached the final phase. Two consultant companies are due to submit their ToR reports to the Department of Electricity Development within a week. Department’s engineer Subash Thapaliya shared that one Nepali company and
A national seminar on old age homes kicked off here Tuesday. Inaugurating the seminar organized by the National Senior Citizen’s Federation, Chief Minister of Bagmati State, Dormani Poudel, said the senior citizens’ homes must be well managed. Only mushrooming centres for old age people is not good, its effective management
Princess Astrid of Belgium has visited cultural and historical places in the district on Tuesday. She was welcomed by the Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai and Bhaktapur municipality mayor Sunil Prajapati at Bhaktapur Durbar Square. Minister Bhattarai briefed her about the cultural and archeological sites in
In a session of State Assembly of Gandaki State today, a bill relating to the establishment and operation of Gandaki State Academy of Science and Technology was presented. State minister for industry, tourism, forest and environment Bikash Lamsal tabled the bill. Speaking in the special hour of the meeting, SA
A total of 108 Chhaugoths in three rural municipalities in Doti district have been demolished with support of police and locals. Chhaugoth– a poorly ventilated hut managed for menstruating women–are made to stay for at least the first five to seven days. Those demolished chhaugoth are from Badikedar, Jorayal and
Minister for Finance Yuba Raj Khatiwada has said that the country’s economy was moving ahead on robust, straight and stable track. At a programme organized on the 53rd anniversary of Agricultural Development Bank in the capital city today, Khatiwada said that nation’s economy was on prideful state. Saying that country’s
Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Basanta Kumar Nembang, has said that federal transportation law is being formulated at coordination of federal, states and local levels to make transport sector systematic. Inaugurating the Bhimdatta Bus Park at Bhimdattanagar of Kanchanpur today, Minister Nembang stated that three-tier of governments have been
