Category: General
President expresses concerns over disaster-induced loss and damage
Kathmandu: President Ramchandra Paudel has expressed concern and grief over the loss of lives and properties due to incessant rain.
President Paudel telephoned Minister for Home Affairs Ramesh Lekhak and obtained detail information about the loss of …
All traffic via Koshi Barrage closed as water flow crosses alarming level
All traffic movement via the Koshi barrage bridge has been banned in view of rising threats.
With the flow of water crossing the alarming level, vehicular movement via the bridge has been brought to a complete halt.
There has been incessant rain in…
Tourism minister issues nine-point direction to rescue tourists in trouble
Kathmandu: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Badri Prasad Pandey has directed the authorities concerned to rescue the tourists facing problems in different parts of the country due to incessant rain.
An emergency meeting with the chief…
Disaster update: 87 dead, 72 missing
Kathmandu: The death toll from floods, landslides and inundation due to heavy rainfall for the last three days has reached 87 people till 8:30 pm Saturday.
Earlier, 66 people had died till 5.00 pm, according to the latest information. With the confir…
PM Oli urges precaution amidst natural disasters
Kathmandu: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has called on citizens to maintain precautionary measures against the natural disasters occurred due to persistent rainfall.
PM Oli, who is currently in the USA to attend the 79th Session of the United Nations …
Water level in rivers rise to danger level
Kathmandu: Incessant rainfall for the past few days has increased the water level in almost all the rivers from Arun in Sankhuwasabha in the east to Banaganga in Kapilvastu to the west to danger level.
A special flood bulletin issued by the Departmen…
Rain-induced disaster: Transport services disrupted in 63 places, all checkpoints to enter Kathmandu Valley obstructed
Kathmandu: As many as 63 places of 23 roadways across the country are fully blocked due to torrential rains that triggered landslides and floods, according to the Department of Roads.
As per the preliminary reports collected by the Department as of n…
National Cardiac Centre hosts free heart camp on World Heart Day
Kathmandu: The National Cardiac Centre (NCC) based in Basundhara, Kathmandu, marked the occasion of World Heart Day today by organizing a free health camp to raise awareness about cardiovascular health.
Celebrated globally on September 29, World Hear…