Lifestyle

Two-day Vitamin 'A' campaign launched

The government has launched a two-day nationwide programme to administer Vitamin 'A' supplements and de-worming tablets.   Under the campaign that will run today and tomorrow (Tuesday), 2.7 million...

NHRC urges govt to pay heed to children's health

NHRC urges govt to pay heed to children's health

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the government to pay heed to children's right to health and ensure alternative arrangement to their education.  Issuing a press release...
Three local levels announced fully literate

Three local levels announced fully literate

Three local levels of the district have been announced fully literate. The latest to join the fully literate club of the district is Thulung Dudhkoshi rural municipality. At...
Taplejung fire survivors get relief materials

Taplejung fire survivors get relief materials

Nepali Congress central working committee has distributed relief materials to the survivors of fire at Dovan and other places in the district. Sixty households from Dovan and five households...
Singer Dolma appointed goodwill ambassador for WWF

Singer Dolma appointed goodwill ambassador for WWF

Famous spiritual singer and conservationist Ani Choying Dolma has been appointed goodwill ambassador for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).  This appointment means to spread eastern culture and civilisation and...
Opium farming destroyed in Jajarkot

Opium farming destroyed in Jajarkot

Police in Nalgadh Municipality in Jajarkot district destroyed a large quantity of opium cultivated in almost 60 ropani of land. The District Police Office, Jajarkot, said that poppy...
Kalikot residents in dark for nearly a year

Kalikot residents in dark for nearly a year

It's been over 10 months that the residents of Kalikot have been spending nights in dark, due to abruption of power supply. The power supply was disrupted after the...
Surkhet fire destroys nine houses

Surkhet fire destroys nine houses

Nine houses have been burnt down in a fire at Sisneri village in Barahatal Rural Municipality-9 in Western Surkhet. In the blaze that took place on Thursday, eight houses...
Unity among nationalist forces essential: Chair Thapa

Unity among nationalist forces essential: Chair Thapa

Chairperson of Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Kamal Thapa, said unity among nationalist forces was imperative to curb corruption and authoritarianism. Chairperson Thapa said it during an orientation organized for...