Kathmandu : The tagadharis or those who wear the ‘Janai’ (the sacred thread) around their bodies from the left shoulder change the sacred thread today after having a haircut and a bath on the occasion of ‘Janai Purnima’, also known as ‘Rishi Tarpani’.
According...
Kathmandu : Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists (NEFEJ) has stated that its serious attention was drawn over some provisions of Civil and Criminal Codes that came into effect on August 17.
Issuing a press statement, the NEFEJ has mentioned that the provisions narrowing the essence of national...
Kathmandu : The Kathmandu Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has collected more than Rs 500,000 in penalty from those throwing garbage in a haphazard manner in the fiscal year 2017/18. The KMC collected the amount as fine after taking action against 181 persons from various places including Kalimati...
Kathmandu : A taskforce formed for the unification between Press Chautari Nepal and Press Centre Nepal has decided to name the integrated organisation as Press Organisation Nepal (PON). The taskforce meeting held on July 31 determined the name after giving the final shape to the interim statute of...
Kathmandu : At least 23 metric tons of solid waste was collected under various river clean-up campaigns and ring road clean-up drive. Four metric tons of waste was collected from Guheshwori Temple area as part of the Bagmati Clean-up Mega Campaign that reached the 272nd week. The drive saw...
Kathmandu : Main opposition Nepali Congress has welcomed that agreement reached between the government and the agitating Dr Govoinda KC on the reform of medical education. Organizing a press conference at party central office in Lalitpur today, Spokesperson of the party, Bishwo Prakash Sharma...
Kathmandu : A total of 36 district offices in Kathmandu have been removed with the local level units coming into operation following the implementation of federalism. According to Assistant Chief District Officer of Kathmandu Basudev Ghimire, the move was taken as the services being rendered by...
Chitwan : Seven persons were killed in a bus accident that occurred at Ichhakamana rural municipality-3, Tumlingtar. Deputy Superintendant of Police (DSP) Prabhu Prasad Dhakal confirmed that four men, two women and a child were killed in the road accident.
Five of them died on the spot and two...
Kathmandu : The Metropolitan Traffic Police Division (MTPD) has taken action against 57 taxis and private cars operating at Tribhuvan International Airport. The Division rounded up these many vehicles from July 20 to 23.
Action was taken against these taxis and private cars for cheating their...
Kathmandu : As much as 26 metric tonnes waste was managed in course of cleaning the rivers and the Ring Road area in the Kathmandu Valley today. The clean-up campaigners however said that the waste collected from the rivers and the Ring Road area has been deposited on the river side as it could...
