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Study begins on resolving inundation problem in Biratnagar
Study begins on resolving inundation problem in Biratnagar Mayor Nagesh Koirala says the Biratnagar metropolis will seek a scientific solution to the perpetual...
Road works on 12-km Baglung section in limbo 
Road works on 12-km Baglung section in limbo  It has been a decade since the contract for blacktopping the 142km Baglung section of...
Nepali Congress submits list of selected HoR members under PR
Nepali Congress submits list of selected HoR members under PR The 32-member Congress PR list includes 29 females
UML picks 32 names for PR seats in federal parliament
UML picks 32 names for PR seats in federal parliament The UML forwards names of 22 women instead of 18 under PR quota for the...
Baglung locals pool resources to build trekking trail
Baglung locals pool resources to build trekking trail The 725-metre trekking path connects Shantichowk in Kothekhola Rural Municipality to Tripureshwor Mahadev Mandir
Melamchi water supply resumes
Melamchi water supply resumes The project had first started distributing the Melamchi water in Kathmandu on March 28 last...
Auto dealers hit the streets in protest of vehicle import ban
Auto dealers hit the streets in protest of vehicle import ban NADA is holding a series of protests after the government overlooked their repeated requests to...
Foreign national killed in Chitwan collision
Foreign national killed in Chitwan collision Police say a motorcyle collided with a pickup van at Phisling along the Prithvi Highway...
Board’s uncertain fate can throw a spanner in Melamchi works
Board’s uncertain fate can throw a spanner in Melamchi works Employees threatened to halt the water supply to Kathmandu if the government did not pay...
Palpa mass food poisoning shines spotlight on wedding feasts
Palpa mass food poisoning shines spotlight on wedding feasts Health authorities say wedding feast organisers should learn from Palpa incident which sent 138 revellers...
Chandragiri Municipality to install 5,000 street lamps
Chandragiri Municipality to install 5,000 street lamps The local authority is also putting up CCTV and free Wi-Fi devices at several locations...
Two Humla border police posts shifted after mercury drops
Two Humla border police posts shifted after mercury drops There are altogether 13 police personnel posted at Hilsa, and 11 at Sunkhani    
More squatters apply for land titles in Chitwan
More squatters apply for land titles in Chitwan The land commission in the district has received additional 4,000 applications
Indicator-based classification system introduced to hotels, restaurants in Pokhara
Indicator-based classification system introduced to hotels, restaurants in Pokhara The rating of hotels and restaurants has been determined based on various 50 indicators, each...
Community schoolchildren get free health checks in Tokha
Community schoolchildren get free health checks in Tokha The Tokha Municipality has announced free health check-up facilities will be extend to more than...
Painfully slow progress makes Mid-hill Highway an object of international shame
Painfully slow progress makes Mid-hill Highway an object of international shame Construction started 15 years ago, but the national pride project has made only 64 per...
NC wins 111 out of 330 Provincial Assembly seats, UML 91
NC wins 111 out of 330 Provincial Assembly seats, UML 91 The Congress has emerged as the largest party in three provinces: Bagmati, Gandaki and Sudurpaschim
Squatters take to Kathmandu’s streets, demanding justice
Squatters take to Kathmandu’s streets, demanding justice With KMC Mayor Balen Shah offering no solution, it's unclear when and where the riverside...
Stigma around HIV/AIDS still big challenge in Nepal
Stigma around HIV/AIDS still big challenge in Nepal With just eight more years to 2030 goal of ending AIDS as a global health...
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