'Children, youths prone to mental health issues'

KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 7Children and young people could experience the impact of COVID-19 on their mental health and well-being for many years to come, UNICEF warned in its flagship report published yesterday.According to 'The State...

Diarrhoea claims three lives in Kapilvastu

BHAIRAHAWA, OCTOBER 7Three people have died and 380 have fallen ill due to diarrhoea, which has spread in eight villages of three wards of Krishnanagar Municipality, Kapilvastu.According to District Health Office, many people are...

Cabinet expansion gets delayed

KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 7The much-awaited expansion of the Sher Bahadur Deuba Cabinet was pushed further today, as the five-party ruling alliance failed to prepare the list of leaders who could be inducted into the Cabinet....

Nepal's Covid-19 tally hits 800000-mark with 667 new cases

KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 07Nepal's coronavirus caseload reached 800,282 on Thursday with 667 more people testing positive for the infection in the past 24 hours.Meanwhile, the total...

Home Minister inspects flood-hit areas in Manang

MANANG, OCTOBER 7Home Minister Balkrishna Khand today inspected the flood-affected areas in Manang.During the visit, Chief District Officer Rabindra Prasad Acharya briefed the Mini...

Pasang Nurbu makes fastest ascent on Mt Dhaulagiri

KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 07A Sherpa climber from Sankhuwasabha has created history in mountain climbing making the fastest ascent of Mt Dhaulagiri in the autumn season.According to Thane...

Private sector demands endorsement of MCC

KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 7The Private sector business associations have called for the endorsement of the Nepal-US Cooperation Project Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). In a joint...

Wild elephant Makuna's death relieves locals

GAIGHAT, OCTOBER 6Locals of Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve Centre and its surroundings felt relieved after the wild elephant - Mukuna - was electrocuted. Makuna was found dead in the...