The local administration on Wednesday imposed a curfew in the vicinity of Simikot,Humla after a clash erupted among locals over the issue of constituting a management board in a local school, reports THT online. Humla District Administration Office clamped indefinite curfew from 12:30 in the afternoon after an unruly scuffle was ensued at Mansarobar Higher [...]

The rare wild male buffalo found only in the Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve is facing threat of extinction. This situation has arisen due to the negligence of the Reserve administration and the army unit deployed for guarding the reserve. As per a census conducted in 2004 by the Reserve administration, the number of male wild [...]

Higher Secondary Education Board has appealed to all stakeholders to help it conduct grade XI examinations, which begin tomorrow, in a peaceful manner. Two weeks ago, Nepal Community Higher Secondary Teachers’ Association had said it will not cooperate with the grade XII exams accusing the HSEB and the Ministry of Education of paying no heed [...]

Numerous strikes called on by various ethnicity across the country have hindered the government’s plan to promote Visit Lumbini Year 2012 by erecting milestones at the local level. “We have planned to install retro-reflective light radium prints in 108 locations of the country,” said Laxmi Bhatarai, official at the Lumbini Development Trust (LDT). “However, only [...]

A Nepal bandh called by various communal organisations representing Brahmins, Chettris, Thakuris, and Dalits on Thursday partially affected normal life in capital valley along with different parts of the country. The bandh has been enforced by the Joint Struggle Committee comprising Chettri Samaj Nepal, Brahman Samaj Nepal, Thakuri Samaj Nepal, Nepal Dashnami Samaj and Dalit [...]

Possibly the least urbanized country in South Asia, Nepal is also the fastest urbanizing nation in the region — and unless the government seriously manages urbanization better, the country could fail to attain economic efficiency from the process, a new World Bank study has warned. The findings of the study — Urban Growth and Spatial [...]

As four more bodies were recovered from the debris of Seti river flood-ravaged villages of Kaski district on Tuesday, the number of dead bodies recovered went up to 26. Security personnels deployed in search mission say at least 40 people are still missing. Authorities have ascertained the identities of only 18 bodies so far and [...]

Many villages have started providing homestay facilities to tourists after the government enforced the homestay guidelines. Locals in around two dozen villages in Gandaki and Dhaulagiri zones have started providing homestay accommodation for tourists. According to Tourism Office, Pokhara, homestay in three villages have been run privately while the remaining is promoted by local community. [...]

Police held three youth on the charge of their involvement in a gang rape case. They were arrested based on a complaint lodged by the victim. The arrestees are Kapil Yadav, 23, of Rampur Malhaniya-9, Dibakar Das, 20, of Rajbiraj-4 and Mohammad Anbarul, 20, of Rajbiraj-4 of Saptari district. Police said the victim woman had [...]

After their plea to the protesters on Saturday to end the general strike didn’t work, the major three parties on Monday once again urged the protesting groups of far western region to immediately call off their bandh (shutdown strike) and opt for talks on their demands. A meeting of the top leaders of the UCPN [...]