FALEBAS (Parbat), July 1: The Early Warning System (EWS) is to be installed in two big rivers of the district with high chance of risks to different settlements due to growing water current in rivers in rainy season.

KATHMANDU, June 30: It has been revealed that very few industries are applying for Nepal Standard (NS) Mark -- the quality assurance certification issued by the government to different products.

KATHMANDU, June 30: Lack of access to finance and acceptance are hindering the growth of social entrepreneurship in Nepal, according to the experts.

KATHMANDU, June 30: Bankers have revived calls for scrapping five percent interest spread that NRB imposed on bank and financial institutions (BFIs) in Fiscal Year 2013/14.

KATHMANDU, June 30: Dr Fixit, the waterproofing expert from the house of Pidilite Industries Ltd, organized a series of awareness campaigns aimed at educating applicators and engineers about the importance of waterproofing

KATHMANDU, June 30: The Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD) under the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DoHM) has warned that there will be heavy rainfall in the eastern and western regions of the country.

KATHMANDU, June 30: All confiscated body parts and trophies of endangered animals from across the country have been sent to Tikauli and Kasara of Chitwan district for DNA barcoding.

MARSEILLE, July 1: Portugal likes to leave it late at this European Championship, whether Cristiano Ronaldo is having a good game or not.

KATHMANDU, June 30: The World Bank has objected to the government’s revision of the housing grants tranches, stating that such revision is against global best practices in post disaster reconstruction and build back better.......

GORKHA, July 1: Around 200 households of Kerauja VDC in Gorkha district have been displaced after their settlements were threatened by landslides triggered by heavy rains this week. The VDC, which lies in northern part of.......

KATHMANDU, June 30: Janapremi College of Kaushaltar, Bhaktapur, on Thursday handed over volleyball kits to the women's volleyball team of Nepal Police Club.

KATHMANDU, June30: Innovative College on Thursday achieved second win in a row in the men's fixture of 12th Women's and 13th Men's National Club-level Basketball Championship being held at the Dasharath Stadium covered hall.......

KATHMANDU, July 1: A National Examination Board (NEB) has just come into existence, following approval of the eighth amendment to the Education Act.

RASUWA, July 1:Landslides have been occurring in Rasuwagadhi area on the Nepal-China border since last week.

MYAGDI, July 1:More and more farmers in Myagdi are insuring their livestock following its launch by District Agriculture Development Office (DADO), Myagdi.

KATHMANDU, July 1: Disputes over jurisdiction between Social Welfare Council and National Reconstruction Authority on approval of reconstruction works to be done by the International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs).......

LONDON, July 1: Former London mayor Boris Johnson, runaway bookmakers' favorite to become Britain's prime minister, abruptly pulled out of the race on Thursday in a shock announcement less than a week after leading the campaign.......

KATHMANDU, July 1:A squad of Nepal Police on Wednesday arrested two fraudsters allegedly involved in defrauding two aspirants seeking jobs abroad by promising them lucrative jobs in Portugal.

KATHMANDU, July 1:As per the requests made from Nepal Army, the cabinet meeting has decided to purchase three helicopters--one medium and two light--for the disaster response and rescue operations.

GORKHA, July 1: Some villages in Gorkha are reeling under acute shortage of food, though there is plenty of rice stored in a warehouse at the district headquarters.