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M4.4 earthquake strikes Sikkim, tremors felt in eastern Nepal

Sikkim, August 9: An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter Scale struck Soreng, Sikkim, early this morning. The tremor was recorded at 06:57 IST, according to the Indian...

Protests at UN Office: In photos

Protests at UN Office: In photos

Kathmandu, August 8:  The Human Rights and Peace Society held a demonstration outside the United Nations office in Pulchowk on Thursday afternoon. The protestors called on the UN to utilize...
Badigad landslide: Three children still missing

Badigad landslide: Three children still missing

Balewa (Baglung), August 8: Whereabouts of three children who went missing in the landslide that occurred in Badigad rural municipality-10, Arupata on Tuesday morning is still unknown. A joint...
Turkish Airlines plane 'overshoot' at TIA

Turkish Airlines plane 'overshoot' at TIA

Kathmandu, August 8: An aircraft belonging to the Turkish Airlines from Istanbul has overshot in course of its landing at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu. According to flight...
Medical entrance exam excludes 'NG' graders

Medical entrance exam excludes 'NG' graders

Kathmandu, August 8: Students who got 'NG' (Non Graded) in their Class 12 examinations will be excluded from the integrated entrance examination organized by the Medical Education Commission. This affects...
Heavy rainfall likely to occur in four provinces

Heavy rainfall likely to occur in four provinces

Kathmandu, August 8: The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has predicted cloudy weather and rainfall at different places of the country today as well.    There is an influence...
Thick fog suspected in Air Dynasty helicopter crash

Thick fog suspected in Air Dynasty helicopter crash

Kathmandu, August 7: The Air Dynasty helicopter crash is suspected to have been caused by adverse weather conditions. Shivapuri Rural Municipality Chairman Gobinda Thapalia told Ratopati that, based on the...
Aviation Tragedy: 23 fatalities in 15 days

Aviation Tragedy: 23 fatalities in 15 days

Kathmandu—Just 15 days after the Sourya Airlines accident on July 24, another aviation tragedy has struck Nepal. On Wednesday, the Air Dynasty helicopter, flight 9N AJD, crashed in Suryachaur, Shivpuri...
Prithvi Highway reopens to one-way traffic

Prithvi Highway reopens to one-way traffic

Kathmandu, August 7: The Prithvi Highway, which had been blocked due to landslides, has now reopened to one-way traffic. The road was obstructed starting at 7:40 a.m. when a...
Latvian arrested at TIA with 6 kg cocaine

Latvian arrested at TIA with 6 kg cocaine

Kathmandu, August 7: Police have detained a foreign national at Tribhuvan International Airport with 6 kg of cocaine.  The individual, identified as 51-year-old Ivars Valters from Latvia, arrived in...
Injured of Badigad landslide airlifted to Kathmandu

Injured of Badigad landslide airlifted to Kathmandu

Baglung: Three individuals injured in a landslide in Badigad Rural Municipality have been airlifted to Kathmandu by an army helicopter. The victims—19-year-old Rima Pun, 31-year-old Sita Thapa, and...