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Bheri Corridor road reopens after landslide clearance

Bheri Corridor road reopens after landslide clearance

Dolpa, September 6 The Jajarkot-Dolpa section of the Bheri Corridor has reopened after a dry landslide blocked the road at Chhipredaha in Dolpa on Sunday morning. According to DSP Anil Raj Giri, the road was reopened after the landslide…

Palpa records 231 dengue cases in less than two months

Palpa records 231 dengue cases in less than two months

Palpa, September 6 Palpa has recorded the highest number of dengue infections among the 12 districts of Lumbini Province, with 231 cases confirmed in less than two months of the current fiscal year. According to the District Health Office…

As families disappear, children face a growing trafficking risk

As families disappear, children face a growing trafficking risk

Nine-year-old Prabha (name changed) is a third-grader from Uttargaya Rural Municipality-5 in Rasuwa. Before August 26, her days were ordinary. She went to school, played with her siblings and spent time with her family. Her father worked…

Senior Maithili litterateur Revati Raman Lal dies at 83

Senior Maithili litterateur Revati Raman Lal dies at 83

Janakpurdham, September 6 Senior Maithili litterateur Revati Raman Lal (PhD) has died at the age of 83. He died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Janakpurdham on Saturday evening, according to his family. Lal, who held a PhD in…

21,000 doses of cholera vaccine sent to Rasuwa

21,000 doses of cholera vaccine sent to Rasuwa

Kathmandu, September 6 A total of 21,000 doses of cholera vaccine have been sent to Rasuwa in view of the risk of a cholera outbreak following the devastating Bhotekoshi flood on August 26. The vaccines, received with support from the…

2027: Radda pledges Katsina’s support for Tinubu’s re-election

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2027: Radda pledges Katsina’s support for Tinubu’s re-election

Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, assures President Bola Tinubu of the state’s full support for his 2027 re-election bid. Read more on the grassroots mo Read More…

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Congress prepares to postpone lower-level conventions

Congress prepares to postpone lower-level conventions

Kathmandu, September 6 The Nepali Congress is preparing to postpone its ward-level conventions for its 15th General Convention by one week. The issue of rescheduling the lower-level conventions will be discussed at a meeting of the party’s…

Nepal raises Rasuwa flood compensation at South Asian parliamentary forum in Bhutan

Nepal raises Rasuwa flood compensation at South Asian parliamentary forum in Bhutan

Kathmandu, September 6 Nepal has called for stronger regional cooperation to address the impacts of climate change, including compensation for losses and damages suffered by countries that contribute little to global emissions. The issue…

Switzerland provides advanced drone to support search and rescue inside tunnels

Switzerland provides advanced drone to support search and rescue inside tunnels

Kathmandu, September 6 Switzerland has provided Nepal with an advanced drone to support ongoing search and rescue operations inside hydropower project tunnels following the Bhotekoshi flood in Rasuwa. The semi-autonomous drone, provided at…

209 international flights affected after volcanic eruption in Indonesia

209 international flights affected after volcanic eruption in Indonesia

Kathmandu, September 6 Flight operations at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport have been affected by ash from the eruption of Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano. Indonesia’s Ministry of Transportation said 209 flights, including…

CJP activist's home 'pelted with stones' after Swatantra Bhardwaj's arrest

Times of India

CJP activist's home 'pelted with stones' after Swatantra Bhardwaj's arrest

A minor CJP activist reported her house was surrounded and pelted with stones. This incident occurred several hours after influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj was arrested. Bhardwaj faces charges for an alleged attack on the activist's father…

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