Three die as boulder falls on moving jeep

GAIGHAT, JANUARY 23At least three persons died and three others were injured when a boulder fell on a moving Bolero jeep at Asine of Siddhicharan Municipality, Okhaldhunga, today.Police said the boulder fell on the...

Dom community hit hard due to excessive cold

RAJBIRAJ, JANUARY 23Excessive cold has adversely affected the lives of the landless Dom community living at Malleth in Rajbiraj Municipality, Saptari.The Dom people living on the side of the road have been facing difficulties...

Cornet survives Halep and heat to reach maiden Grand Slam quarter-final

MELBOURNE, JANUARY 24Alize Cornet survived stifling heat to outlast former world number one Simona Halep 6-4 3-6 6-4 in a battle of attrition at the Australian Open on Monday, advancing to her first Grand...

Child asphyxiated, parents in serious condition

NepalBy Rastriya Samachar SamitiPublished: 10:32 am Jan 24, 2022Photo: THT logo BHAKTAPUR, JANUARY 23A three-month-old child has suffocated to death in a rented apartment at Dadhikot in Suryabinayak Municipality, Bhaktapur.Two others were seriously affected. "The...

Kanchanpur DAO bans movement through Gaddachauki border transit point

NepalBy Rastriya Samachar SamitiPublished: 12:41 pm Jan 24, 2022The movement of people from India through the Gaddachauki border transit point has been halted in view of the increasing infection of the Omicron variant of...

MFD forecasts moderate rainfall in western Nepal, light rain in remaining parts

KATHMANDU, JANUARY 24The western side of Nepal is likely to receive more rain as weather in Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudur Pashchim Provinces remains generally to mostly cloudy today.Similarly, the other provinces, where the...

25 schools selected for environment protection grant

KATHMANDU, JANUARY 23The Department of Environment has selected 25 schools for conducting environment protection programme for the running fiscal 2021-22.Of the selected schools, 11 are from Bagmati, six from Province 1, three from Gandaki,...

300 health workers test positive for Covid-19 in Gandaki in three weeks

NepalBy Rasriya Samachar SamitiPublished: 11:20 am Jan 24, 2022As many as 300 health workers, including doctors and nurses have tested positive for coronavirus in just three weeks in Gandaki province. Photo Courtesy: Paschimanchal Regional...