15pc with no drinking water access in Tanahun

NepalBy Madan WaglePublished: 11:43 am Dec 30, 2021File Photo: Bijaybar Pradhan/ THT DAMAULI, DECEMBER 30According to the Tanahun Drinking Water and Sanitation Division, 15% of Tanahun district residents do not have access to drinking water.While...

Govt urged to decriminalise abortion

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 29Women rights activists have urged the government to decriminalise abortion so as to enable women to enjoy their reproductive health rights, of which abortion is one component.Legal Adviser to the Centre for...

Govt raising migrant workers' issues 'at bilateral, multilateral forums'

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 29Minister of Foreign Affairs Narayan Khadka has said that the government has been raising the issues of safe migration and protection of the rights and welfare of the Nepali migrant workers with...

Government adopts policy for promoting agroforestry

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 29The federal government has adopted a policy of encouraging local communities to plant trees of agroforestry species on private and public land in an integrated manner.It aims to contribute to the national...

Govt launches SDGs in Mithila Postal Stamp

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 29For the first time in the history of Philatelic and Postal Stamp Management, the Government of Nepal has issued 17 postal stamps portraying the SDGs in Mithila painting.Minister of Communications and Information...

Rain, snowfall affect life across country

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 29Continuous snowfall has thrown life out of gear in the mountainous districts, while incessant rain from last night has brought down temperatures considerably in the hilly and Tarai areas in the country.Apart...

One died, two injured in Bhaktapur car accident

KathmanduBy Rastriya Samachar SasmitiPublished: 09:49 am Dec 30, 2021A person died while two others sustained injuries after a car collided with a divider in Madhyapurthimi Municipality-4 on Wednesday night. Photo: RSS BHAKTAPUR, DECEMBER 30A person...

Continuous snowfall adds to the chill

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 29Incessant snowfall in many places in the mountainous and high hilly region of the country since Sunday evening has affected life.Heavy snowfall at Phungling in Taplejung district of Province 1 since Sunday...