Published: by . Leave a Comment on Fire in Bangladesh high-rise fully controlled after 19 died.
DHAKA: A fire in a high-rise office building in Bangladesh’s capital has been brought under full control with the death toll remaining at 19, fire officials said Friday. The blaze that burned for several hours Thursday had trapped people inside the building, some shouting for help from windows on upper floors and the roof. But fire […]
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Biratnagar : Stakeholders have insisted on the need for the concerned agencies to pay special attention on averting forest fire. Forest resource as natural heritage offers much benefits to human life so its proper care and conservation is a must, stakeholders stressed. Morang district has a total of 55,500 hectares of forest land, including private, […]
Published: (Updated: ) by . Leave a Comment on Six hospitals in ready position for summit.
Kathmandu : The Ministry of Health and Population has kept six different hospitals in a ready position considering the health of the delegates to the International Investment Summit 2019. The two-day summit is beginning here tomorrow. The Bir hospital, Civil hospital, Army hospital, Patan hospital, Bhaktapur hospital and TU Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj have been kept […]
Published: (Updated: ) by . Leave a Comment on Modi says India tests anti-satellite weapon in major breakthrough.
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India had shot down a live satellite in space on Wednesday with an anti-satellite missile, hailing the test as a major breakthrough in its space programme. Modi made the announcement in a television address to the nation. He said India would only be the fourth country to have used […]
Published: by . Leave a Comment on Kathmandu ranked 19th best tourism destination in world.
KATHMANDU: Kathmandu has been ranked 19th out of 25 world’s top destinations for the year 2019. One of the world’s largest travel sites, tripadvisor.com, has included Nepal’s capital city Kathmandu in the list of 25 best tourism destinations in the world for this year. “Nepal’s capital is surrounded by a valley full of historic sites, ancient […]
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DHANGADI: A local businessman was found dead on Wednesday, five days after he was reported missing, a police official said. The deceased body of Shyam Bhatta, owner of Prabhat Photocopy Centre, in Mahendra Nagar was recovered from the banks of Mahakali River in Tanakpur India, according to Kanchanpur Deputy Superintendent of Police Gyan Bahadur Bista. […]
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DOLAKHA: A 57-year-old man died when a hut caught fire in Bhimeshwor Municipality-4, Dolakha, on Saturday night. Police said Khadga Prasad Chaulagain of Sarkeswara died in the fire. Chaulagain was alone in the hut while other members of his family were asleep in their house some 30 metres away when the incident occurred. The family […]
Published: (Updated: ) by . Leave a Comment on 1 died on the spot and 2 injured in kawasoti truck collision.
NAWALPUR: A person died on the spot and two others sustained injuries after a truck rammed into another truck parked in Kawasoti along the East-West Highway of Nawalpur on Sunday morning. Police have identified the deceased as Anaram Rakhal (18) and injured as Sudip Rai (30) and Binod Lama (23), all three hailing from Dang […]
Published: (Updated: ) by . Leave a Comment on Rai and Magar won the title.
KATHMANDU: Rajiv Rai and Laxmi Magar won the titles of the 17th National MTB Cross Country Championship here at the National Martyrs and Peace Park on Saturday. Rai finished the 20-kilometre race in one hour and 31.32 seconds in the men’s section. Pratap Thapa was second in 1:31.39, while Okesh Bajracharya came third in 1:34.03. In […]
Published: (Updated: ) by . Leave a Comment on Achham police launch campaign against Chhaupadi.
Achham: The District Police Office, Achham, has launched an awareness campaign in a bid to educate the people about the law against Chhaupadi, a customary practice in which menstruating girls and women are deemed impure and banished into seclusion. Though the Civil and Criminal Code has criminalised Chhaupadi, it is still prevalent in various districts […]
