Six persons arrested in two child marriage cases in Udayapur

GAIGHAT: Police have arrested six persons for their involvement in two different child marriage cases in Udayapur district. Two cases of child marriage had surfaced in the district recently with one reported on December 4...

Winter in Ktm valley gets colder with temperature dipping to 1.6°c; -7°c recorded in Jumla

KATHMANDU: As December is rounding up to end, winter is getting colder with temperature dropping significantly all over the country. The minimum temperature in Kathmandu valley was recorded at 1.6 degrees Celsius today. This is...

Heavy snow paralyses traffic in Japan, more expected over weekend

TOKYO: Heavy snow brought traffic chaos to much of northwest Japan on Friday, with hundreds of vehicles stuck on blocked highways. “The government will do its utmost to rescue anyone who is stuck in their...

Elderly man dies in shed fire in Saptari

RAJBIRAJ: An elderly man died after the shed where he was sleeping caught fire in Rajbiraj Municipality of Saptari district, on Friday morning. The deceased has been identified as Jhalahi Yadav (85), father of Mishri...

Record-breaking storm unleashes travel havoc on US Northeast

NEW YORK: A winter storm piled record-breaking amounts of snow onto parts of the US Northeast on Thursday and wreaked havoc throughout the region, killing at least four people in traffic crashes and hobbling...

Nepal Unveils ‘National Water Resources Policy’, The First of its Kind in History!

For the first time in its history, the Nepali Government has drafted a water resources policy intending to achieve multidimensional, equitable, and sustainable development of water resources for economic prosperity and social transformation. Energy, Water...

Keep calm and play on, officials not sweating on Sydney cluster

SYDNEY: Cricket Australia are monitoring an outbreak of COVID-19 in Sydney but do not consider the third test against India to be under threat, interim chief executive Nick Hockley said on Friday. Australian states and...

Cold takes lives of five in Siraha

SIRAHA: As many as five people lost their lives due to health complications following cold weather in Siraha district in last ten days. The deceased are Mohammad Abdul, 23, of Kalyanpur Municipality-8, Rabindra Yadav, 25,...