Sajhamanch Archive

NEW DELHI : As many as 150 people were feared dead after a Himalayan glacier broke and crashed into an Indian dam early on Sunday, with floods forcing the evacuation of villages downstream. “The actual number has not been confirmed yet,” but 100 to 150 people were feared dead, Om Prakash, chief secretary of Uttarakhand […]

KATHMANDU :  The weather which was influenced by the impact of westerly wind from Thursday is improving from today.  The weather is improving from today as the system has already exited from the country. Weather at most of the places across the nation remained cloudy and rainfall took place from Thursday. Similarly, high-hilly and mountainous […]

KATHMANDU : The Supreme Court is scheduled to begin hearing on the writ petition filed against the appointments made in various constitutional bodies today. Earlier on Wednesday, Chief Justice Cholendra SJB Rana had administered oath of office and secrecy to 45 newly-appointed members of various constitutional bodies without any parliamentary hearing. Taking exception to the […]

KATHMANDU : Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has stepped up efforts to integrate the Quick Response (QR) code payment platforms under a single network system to facilitate the easy transactions and to maintain transparency in the digital payment mode. According to the NRB, it has prepared the draft of Standardization of Quick Response (QR) Code-QR Specifications […]

KATHMANDU : Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has demanded punishment against those involved in the murder of a teenager in Baitadi district. Police suspect that the 17-year old Bhagirathi Bhatta could have been murdered after rape. Taking to social media on Saturday, President Deuba has demanded a quick investigation into the murder and […]

KATHMANDU: Deputy Prime Minister and a key leader of the Oli-led faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), Ishwar Pokharel has said that their faction is the authorized group to get the election symbol ‘Sun’.  “The KP Oli-led group is sure to be recognized as the official NCP,” he said. Leader Pokhaerl argued that […]

DOTI : The District Health Office (DHO), Doti vaccinated 50 inmates against COVID-19. They were administered the vaccine in district jail, according to Information Officer at the DHO, Surya Bista. A total of 30 security personnel deputed in the jail were also vaccinated against COVID-19 on the occasion. The DHO has launched the campaign to […]

DOLPA : Dolpa, a mountainous district in Karnali Province, has witnessed heavy snowfall since Thursday evening. It is the first time the district is witnessing snowfall this winter. Usually, mountainous districts in Nepal receive snowfall from the beginning of Mangsir but this year most of such regions are yet to receive snowfall. Normal life in […]

KATHMANDU : Students and youths affiliated to the faction of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) led by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Thursday afternoon organized a  march-past at Putalisadak in Kathmandu on the eve of the mass gathering of the faction scheduled for Friday. The march-past was organized as a preparation for Friday’s showdown […]

KATHMANDU : Nepal is getting a total of 2,256,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines under the COVAX facility of the World Health Organization (WHO), the global health body said on Wednesday. In an interim distribution forecast published yesterday, the UN health agency said that Nepal is getting 2,56,000 doses of  AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine produced by the Serum […]