KATHMANDU: A multiple-vehicle incident in the Tikauli forest in Bharatpur Metropolitan City-9 today injured at least 20 individuals. According to the Chitwan District Police Office, a college bus (Na 1 Ka 6131) travelling from Bharatpur to Tandi collided head-on with a Bolero (Na 2 Cha 8446), resulting in a multi-vehicle disaster. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Bijaya Raj Pandit, seven of the injured are in critical condition and are being treated at separate hospitals. Twelve of them are being treated at the Bharatpur Hospital, seven at the Medical College of Science Teaching Hospital, and one at the Chitwan Medical…
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Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has emphasized the urgent need for a comprehensive overhaul of airport security management, asserting that it serves as the primary gateway to national security. Addressing a pivotal discussion on ‘airport security management and government’s strategy’ at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, PM Dahal underscored the significance of robust security measures within airport premises. He stressed the importance of learning from past mistakes and ushering in a new era of enhanced vigilance. “We must engage in serious deliberations and assess the prevailing situation to prevent the recurrence of historical errors.…
KATHMANDU: MP Sunil Sharma, who was arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of police, has been accused of obtaining the +2 educational certificate. MP Sharma was detained on the charge of fraud related to his education certificate. MP Sharma, a member of the House of Representatives from Morang Constituency No. 3, was arrested in the matter of getting an educational credential, according to CIB sources. He was elected in the Mangsir 4 (Nov 20) election. He had stated in Parliament that Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha and Finance Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat should resign from the one quintal gold…
Ecuador-In a shocking turn of events, Fernando Villavicencio, a prominent candidate in Ecuador’s upcoming presidential election, was tragically shot dead on Wednesday. The incident occurred after a campaign event in the northern city of Quito, casting a somber shadow over the nation’s political landscape. Fernando Villavicencio, also a member of Ecuador’s national assembly, had just concluded an event and was preparing to depart when the assailant struck. Eyewitnesses recounted that a man approached Villavicencio as he was about to enter a vehicle and suddenly fired a fatal shot to his head. The candidate’s campaign team was left stunned by the…
KATHMANDU: The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is being observed today by organizing several programmes. The day is being marked across the country today by organizing diverse activities with this year’s slogan ‘Indigenous Youth as Agents of Change for Self Determination’. According to the National Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN), this year special emphasis has been laid on youth’s activism and empowerment. On the occasion, the Indigenous Commission has organized a programme at Baneswor today. Likewise, NEFIN has also hoisted a programme in the Nepal Academy this afternoon. In order to raise awareness of the needs of the indigenous…
Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha has said that the investigation into the 100 kilos of gold smuggling case will be completed by the Central InvestigationBureau (CIB). Minister Shrestha said this while answering the questions raised by MPs in the meeting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday regarding the gold smuggling and Lalita Niwas land case. He also recalled that the committee formed during the tenure of then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli had concluded that 7,000 to 9,900 kilos of gold had been smuggled into the country. This statement itself a clue that a lot of…
The Kathmandu Valley witnessed heavy rainfall, causing floods in the river and streams. The Weather Forecasting Division said the federal capital saw continuous downpour since last night. The Division has informed that Nepal will have rainfall for some more days as the low pressure range of monsoon is north of the average location (near Nepal). The heavy rainfall is caused also because of the monsoon wind and low pressure system around Bihar of India. Currently, there is light to moderate rainfall in Madhes, Bagmati, Lumbini and Gandaki Provinces. Meanwhile, the Division has issued alert, urging people not to go near…
Conjunctivitis infection has spread throughout the country in recent days. Most of hospitals across the country are getting an increasing number of people suffering from conjunctivitis. On an average, 50 percent of those visiting hospitals with complaints of eye infection are found suffering from conjunctivitis, said Dr Shailesh Kumar Mishra, the executive director of Nepal Netrajyoti Sangh. “The problem of conjunctivitis was only seen at the bordering areas close to India in the beginning. At present conjunctivitis is found spreading across the country,” he said, adding that if the data as of Monday at hospitals in the Sangh’s network was…
Kathmandu: The government has decided to permit the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) to mint 150 million pieces of Nepalese rupee 5 (five) denomination circulation coins. A meeting of the Council of Ministers held today at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (OPMCM) decided to give approval for coinage. Likewise, the meeting has decided to approve the National Cyber Security Policy, 2080, informed Minister for Communications and Information Technology and government spokesperson, Rekha Sharma. The cabinet has also decided to give approval for tabling the Banking Offense and Punishment (Second Amendment) Bill in the parliament.
The long-standing obstruction of the House of Representatives by the main opposition party, CPN-UML, is set to end as they have agreed to allow the parliamentary meeting to proceed on Tuesday. The CPN-UML had been demanding the formation of a high-level investigation committee to probe the issue of gold smuggling, which resulted in the parliament’s non-functioning. Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha will take the floor during the House session to address the pressing issue of gold smuggling that has been a major concern for the nation. The government’s response to this issue has been a subject…