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Heavy rain forecast in three provinces as Tarai cities remain hot

Nepal is set for another wet day, with heavy rain forecast in parts of three provinces and squally winds possible in Madhesh as the monsoon continues to influence the country.

File - A worker fumigates a resident area to prevent the spread of the dengue fever and other mosquito-borne diseases in Kathmandu, Nepal September 06, 2019. Photo: Reuters

Baglung Municipality emerges as dengue hotspot with 459 cases

Baglung Municipality has emerged as the main centre of a growing dengue outbreak, accounting for 459 of the 646 cases recorded in the district over the past two months, according to the Health Office, Baglung.

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Rotary golf fellowship raises $3,500 for global polio eradication drive

The Rotary Club of Himalayan Golfers (RCHG) has raised around US$3,500 through the Nepal legs of the Virtual Rotary World Golf Fellowship 2026, generating a total impact of US$10,500 through the Rotary International-Gates Foundation matching arrangement.

Lawmaker Ranju Darshana of RSP speaking during the House of Representatives meeting. Photo Nepal Photo Library

Lawmakers demand death penalty for rapists

Members of Parliament from across the party lines in the House of Representatives today called for reforms in laws, including capital punishment for rapists after the rape and murder of three-year-old Garima Chaudhary in Bara.

Workers arranging paper at the newly established Nepal Pulp and Paper Industries Pvt. Ltd. in Ramnagar Itatar, Gaushala Municipality–1, Mahottari. The industry, which has an investment of over two billion rupees, has provided employment to more than 300 people. Photo: Pradeepraj Onta/RSS

Nepal's formalisation machinery is there: Now make it work

Nepal does not suffer from a shortage of formalisation policy. What it needs now is a way of making the many institutions it has already built work together as one, and a clearer sense of what would make ordinary workers and small enterprises want to step into those systems on their own.

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From 35 To 7 Minutes, Nagdhunga Tunnel Transforms Uphill Commute

Nagdhunga Tunnel just changed the Kathmandu-Dhading commute. What once took up to 35 minutes now takes just 7, and a month after opening to emergency vehicles only, private cars, jeeps and vans are finally allowed in, free of cost on trial.

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Police officer arrested in Bara for leaking video in Garima case

A police officer involved in the investigation into the murder of three-year-old Garima Chaudhary has been arrested for allegedly making public a sensitive video of an accused person’s statement.

Udayapur District Hospital. Photo: Shyam Rai

Doctors resign as superintendent pushes discipline in Udayapur

Three contract doctors have resigned from Udayapur District Hospital within a week of a new medical superintendent taking charge and launching a drive to improve discipline and services.

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Shree Kumari Chhen, New Kumari Niwas restored with Indian aid

Shree Kumari Chhen and New Kumari Niwas in Patan, Lalitpur, have been restored with a post-earthquake reconstruction grant of around Rs 50 million from the Government of India.

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