1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (369+ words) KATHMANDU, Sept 13: The devastating Bhotekoshi flood has damaged 7,570 private buildings across five districts and displaced 32,963 people from 8,317 families, according to a joint assessment by the National Planning Commission and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority. The severe flood…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (394+ words) KATHMANDU, Sept 10: A group of human rights activists and civil society figures has urged Home Minister Sudan Gurung to withdraw his recent remarks against journalists and issue a public apology. Issuing a statement, the group said Gurung’s remarks made on…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (191+ words) KATHMANDU, Sept 9: Nepali Congress (NC) lawmaker Arjun Narsingh KC has urged the government to work in the spirit of the Gen Z movement, saying the protests aimed not merely at changing the government but at bringing broader changes in governance…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (385+ words) KATHMANDU, Sept 9: Nepal’s vulnerability to money laundering has been assessed at a ‘medium-high’ level, with weak enforcement of laws and policy frameworks undermining progress despite the existence of adequate legal provisions. A government report published on Wednesday revealed that systemic…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (645+ words) KATHMANDU, Sept 8: A year ago, the Gen Z generation took to the streets, questioning not just the government but the old way of running the state. The government’s ban on social media was the immediate trigger, but rising unemployment, nepotism,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (127+ words) KATHMANDU, Sept 6: Bearing in mind of an increasing risk for water-borne diseases in the floods-affected areas, the government has dispatched vaccines and drugs against cholera to Rasuwa. It is said 21 thousand doses of cholera vaccines received from the support of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (670+ words) LAGOS, Sept 1: In Nigeria, surviving a suicide attempt can mean facing not only the trauma of the ordeal but also the threat of prosecution. Laws dating back decades, including some inherited from the colonial era, criminalise attempted suicide -- and, advocates…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (149+ words) KATHMANDU, Aug 30: The Prithvi Highway is currently blocked due to a landslide that occurred at Krishnabhir of Dhading. The Kathmandu Valley Traffic Office shared information that the landslide took place after the Trishuli River eroded the highway, posing a severe…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (263+ words) BIRATNAGAR, Aug 25: Import and export activities through the Biratnagar border have been halted since Monday after clearing agents working at the Jogbani Customs Office on the Indian side went on a pen-down strike. The agents stopped work in protest against…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (809+ words) KATHMANDU, Aug 25: Scientists have identified new genetic mutations in malaria parasites that may be making commonly used malaria drugs less effective, raising concerns over the growing threat of drug-resistant malaria. A study led by scientists at Brown University examined the…...