One more Covid-19 death reported in BPKIHS

KATHMANDU: A Covid-19 infected person who was undergoing treatment at the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) passed away on Tuesday. A 50-year-old from Rajbiraj Municipality-4 of Saptari died while receiving treatment at the...

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People say the future of the country is in the hands of the youth. It certainly is. What shape the nation will take after ten years from now solely depends on where the young...

Locals protest minor’s rape, murder

RAUTAHAT, NOVEMBER 24 Police opened fire on irate locals, who were protesting against the rape and subsequent murder of a minor girl from Shuvam Basti of Mahottari in Bardibas today. Sahid Alam’s six-year-old daughter was raped...

Schools reopen amid coronavirus scare

DHADING, NOVEMBER 24 Most of the schools that were closed well before the beginning of the new academic session in Dhading have resumed classes. Keeping in view of the protracted shutdown and its effect on the...

600 dead in Tigray massacre

GONDAR: A local youth group aided by police and militia killed at least 600 people in a “rampage” on November 9 in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, the national rights watchdog said on Tuesday. Volunteers gather...

Calls to protect civilians in Ethiopia as decisive battle looms

GONDAR, NOVEMBER 24 International pressure mounted today on the warring parties in northern Ethiopia to cease fighting and protect civilians in Tigray, whose leaders Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has given a deadline to surrender. Forces loyal...

Committees told to prepare annual disaster report

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 24 The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration has urged all local levels to prepare their annual disaster report and submit the same to the concerned agency as soon as possible. In response...

New guidelines for welfare of differently-abled, senior citizens

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 24 The Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens has developed ‘Guidelines on Implementation of Conditional Grants for Differently-abled Persons and Senior Citizens in Provinces’ for distribution of assistive devices to differently-abled persons,...