KATHMANDU, April 29: Gyan Bahadur Magar, Chargé d̍Affaires at the Embassy of Nepal in South Africa, handed over relief food materials to Cathy Matamela, Deputy Director of the Department of Social Development of the Government of the Republic of South Africa, amidst a brief ceremony held at the embassy today.

KATHMANDU, April 29: The cleaning staff members of the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) have been found to be allegedly involved in gold smuggling.

Bird flu detected in Hetauda

Published On: April 29, 2022 05:00 PM NPT By: Republica

BAGMATI, April 29: Bird flu (H5N1) has been detected at a poultry farm in Hetauda, the capital of Bagmati Province. The detection has led to the destruction of 3,453 chickens, 580 eggs and 50 kg of bird feed at the farm operated at Nagaswoti of Hetauda Sub-metropolis-7.

KATHMANDU, April 29: The government is preparing to introduce an Advertising Code of Conduct in a bid to regulate the advertising industry rather than controlling it. Dr Baikuntha Aryal, secretary at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, said so while inaugurating a two-day training on capacity building of human resources for advertisement management.

KATHMANDU, April 29: Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) Director General Pradeep Adhikari has warned domestic airline companies not to make money by giving hassles to the people.

KATHMANDU, April 29: The Ministry of Home Affairs has sent the Police (11th Amendment) Rules 2014 and Armed Police Force (Second Amendment) Rules 2015 to the Ministry of Finance for approval, proposing that Nepal Police and Armed Police Force personnel can retire after a service period of just 16 years.

Fines for traffic rule violation can now be paid using QR code

Published On: April 29, 2022 01:35 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 29: People no longer have to wait in lines for hours or wander to search the designated bank to pay fines for violating the traffic rules. The Kathmandu Metropolitan Traffic Police Office now has gone digital to collect fines from violators through QR code.

Hearing on NRB governor's case to continue today

Published On: April 29, 2022 08:15 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 29: As the hearing on a case filed by Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Governor Maha Prasad Adhikari against the government's decision did not complete at the Supreme Court on Thursday, the hearing on the petition has been scheduled for Friday as well.

KATHMANDU, April 28: Four Nepali tourists kidnapped by six Pakistani nationals for ransom have been freed by Istanbul police, following an early morning raid on a house the abductees were kept for three days, according to a news report published by Hurrieyet Daily News.

Vice-Chancellor Joshi suspended

Published On: April 28, 2022 04:51 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 28: The Bagmati Province government has suspended Vice-Chancellor of Madan Bhandari Academy of Health Sciences, Prof Dr Bishwo Raj Joshi.