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The Japan government has provided a total of 12 recycled fire engines to the five provinces, Koshi, Lumbini, Madhesh, Bagmati, and Gandaki, under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) of the Government of Japan, on Monday. Kikuta Yutaka, Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, signed two grant contracts amidst the special signing ceremony held at the Embassy of... Read More

Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane has vowed full implementation of the agreement government made with usury victims. A four-point agreement was reached between the two sides. One among the agreement points is the formation of a probe commission. Reaching the talks venue, DPM Lamichhane said government was aware about the plights and rights of usury victims. Although... Read More

Rescuers recovered more bodies as waters began to recede after flash floods and landslides caused by torrential rains on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, which have killed at least 26 people and left 11 missing, officials said Monday. Monsoon rains and rising rivers have submerged nine districts and cities in West Sumatra province since Thursday. Late Friday, a major mudslide caused a... Read More

A spike in UFO sightings in the 1950s and 60s was caused by tests of advanced US spy planes and space technology, a Pentagon report has concluded. Officials also said there was “no evidence” that the US government had encountered alien life. Most sightings of UFOs were ordinary objects from Earth, according to the report submitted to Congress on Friday.... Read More

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has said good governance can be made meaningful only by delivering services through the ‘paperless and faceless’ system in the coming age. Addressing the scientists’ conference entitled ‘AI for Prosperous Nepal, Employment for the Future’, here today he stressed on the need of giving priority to the use of technology for providing public services.... Read More

A two-kilometer trekking route has been constructed to reach the famous Pathibhara Temple through Mayam in Fungling Municipality-10. The trekking route has been constructed by using stone slabs from Chuchche Dhunga to Dhahelo in Mayam. The construction work was made possible with financial investment of Pathibhara Area Development Committee. Chairperson of Consumer Committee Kumar Lecharbo said that 2,172 meters of... Read More

Minister for Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs, Dhanraj Gurung, has demanded additional time to conclude a bill related to transitional justice. During a meeting of the Law, Justice, and Human Rights Committee under the House of Representatives held on Sunday, Minister Gurung stated that although the bill was being prepared to address transitional justice, some more days were required to... Read More

The story follows the journey of Gueva Ba, a former welder from Senegal, who attempted to reach Europe by boat multiple times before hearing about a new route to the United States through Nicaragua. Ba paid approximately $10,000 to travel to Nicaragua via Morocco, Spain, and El Salvador. Despite being deported along with 131 compatriots after two months in detention,... Read More

Turmeric worth Rs 20 million has been sold this year from Siddhipur village located in Chaudandi Gadhi Municipality of Udayapur. The farmers of Siddhipur have been involved in commercial turmeric farming since 1992. Out of 50 households in Siddhipur, 30 household are cultivating turmeric commercially, said Netra Bahadur Pulami Magar, a farmer of Siddhipur. Though turmeric cultivation started in the... Read More

An eight-member team of icefall doctors along with two kitchen staff, a garbage management staff, and a base camp manager, left for Mt Everest base camp from Namche Bazaar today. The team will fix and maintain the Khumbu icefall route for climbers attempting Mt Everest, Lhotse, and Nuptse in the spring 2024 climbing season. The team includes BC Manager Tshering... Read More