Valley won’t get Melamchi water before mid-April next year

Published On: August 26, 2021 04:22 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 26: The Melamchi Drinking Water Development Committee has worked out a plan to find access to the water project site so as to restore damaged structures. The project had suffered significant damages from the June 15 devastating flood in the Melamchi River.

KATHMANDU, August 26: The government has launched a probe into the case of issuance of fake COVID-19 reports by hospital employees.

Airlines cartel in food transportation to rural areas

Published On: August 26, 2021 02:30 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 26: The government has been providing 1.5 million kilograms of rice annually through the Nepal Food Corporation (NFC) to the remote district of Humla in Karnali. Due to the lack of road networks, private sector airlines - Summit Air, Tara Air and Sita Air - have been involved in the transportation of rice.

Janagayak JB Tuhure is no more

Published On: August 26, 2021 01:48 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 26: Janagayak (people’s singer) JB Tuhure has passed away. He was 78.

BAGLUNG, August 26: COVID-19 tests are being carried out using Antigen Kits on random people walking in the streets of Baglung as prohibitory orders continue to be in place in the district. The tests are being carried out in every main street of Baglung starting Monday. All 93 people tested at the Loktantrik Chowk on Wednesday tested negative for COVID-19, according to Ram Prasad Khanal, Public Health Officer at Baglung Municipality.

SINDHUPALCHOWK, August 26: Local authorities concerned have launched COVID-19 vaccination drive against COVID-19 to 20,000 flood survivors of Helambu-Melamchi.

SINDHUPALCHOWK, August 25: At least two people were killed and 41 others injured as a passenger bus met with an accident in Sukute-Thokarpa section of the road in Sunkoshi Rural Municipality on Wednesday morning.

44 died of COVID-19 on Wednesday

Published On: August 25, 2021 05:01 PM NPT By: Republica

Nepal records 2,482 new cases and 1781 recoveries

Nepal Army soldiers beat up locals

Published On: August 25, 2021 04:57 PM NPT By: Maheshwor Chamling Rai

UDAYAPUR, August 25: Locals from Triyuga Municipality, Bhulke were thrashed by some soldiers of the No. 18 Brigade of Nepal Army on Tuesday. Two women and a man were injured in the attack when they had gone to collect fodder for their livestock.

Garbage piled up in Kathmandu Valley

Published On: August 25, 2021 03:25 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 25: The Kathmandu Valley residents are having a serious problem as the garbage collection in the valley has come to a halt since last Monday.