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Police net several drug dealers, peddlers with narcotics (Photo Gallery)
Police net several drug dealers, peddlers with narcotics (Photo Gallery) Following a major operation, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) of Nepal Police arrested fifteen peddlers
TikToking motorcycle thieves arrested from Melamchi
TikToking motorcycle thieves arrested from Melamchi A police team deployed from the Minbhawan-based Kathmandu Crime Investigation Office nabs the perpetrators
New deal signed to conserve and harvest Yarsagumba
New deal signed to conserve and harvest Yarsagumba Yarsagumba is one of the valuable medicinal herbs that introduced Nepal to the world
CIAA files graft case against five, including former Baglung deputy mayor
CIAA files graft case against five, including former Baglung deputy mayor The anti-corruption watchdog has accused them of embezzling more than Rs 1.7 million
Shanker Dev Campus promised additional land
Shanker Dev Campus promised additional land Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has pledged to provide additional land for the development of...
Farmers' attraction to jute farming waning
Farmers' attraction to jute farming waning Lately, jute industries in the country have shut down due to various reasons.
Armyworm outbreak destroys corn crop in Tanahun
Armyworm outbreak destroys corn crop in Tanahun The armyworm started attacking when the corn plant has just started bearing fruits, making farmers...
Stage set for Nepal-India MoU on biodiversity conservation
Stage set for Nepal-India MoU on biodiversity conservation Nepal and India are all set to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on biodiversity...
Balen Shah and several other mayors visit controversial garbage-burning site
Balen Shah and several other mayors visit controversial garbage-burning site The airport side garbage incinerator could attract birds and pose aviation safety risks, say experts
Landslides obstruct highways in Chitwan, Palpa
Landslides obstruct highways in Chitwan, Palpa The landslides are still quite active owing to continuing monsoon rains, say officials
Forests Minister cancels Global Tiger Conference trip
Forests Minister cancels Global Tiger Conference trip Nepal increased its wild tiger population from 121 in 2010 to 355 in early 2022
Fugitive murder case defendant netted
Fugitive murder case defendant netted A joint team deployed from Province Police Office, Biratnagar, and District Police Office, Jhapa, arrested ...
Monsoon rains, landslides obstruct Kaligandaki corridor
Monsoon rains, landslides obstruct Kaligandaki corridor Kaligandaki corridor road obstructed for the past two days due to incessant rainfall
 Landslides block highways     
 Landslides block highways      Landslides and floods caused by monsoon rains have affected road transportation in western Nepal
Freed Kamaiyas in Kanchanpur await 'just' rehabilitation 
Freed Kamaiyas in Kanchanpur await 'just' rehabilitation  Over two decades into the abolition of the Kamaiya system (bonded labour), freed Kamaiyas are...
Garbage crisis: ‘Teku waste to be managed within two days’
Garbage crisis: ‘Teku waste to be managed within two days’ The solid waste collected from the Kathmandu Valley had been temporarily managed at Teku for...
Maoist students launch 'Save TU campaign'
Maoist students launch 'Save TU campaign' As part of the symbolic programme, the students want to open the university for 24...
Kanchanpur grapples with rising drug abuse
Kanchanpur grapples with rising drug abuse Youths carrying drugs such as brown sugar, hashish, and nitro vet are arrested on a...
The tale of Nepal-made Double Black and Jack Daniel’s
The tale of Nepal-made Double Black and Jack Daniel’s Are you a connoisseur of foreign whiskey, the import of which is currently banned in...
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