September 29, 2024

161 rescued by helicopters, monsoon disasters result in 107 deaths

Kathmandu: A total of 161 people affected by landslides, floods, and inundations have been safely rescued by helicopters as of Sunday morning.

Home Ministry Spokesperson and Joint Secretary Rhishi Ram Tiwari reported that 83 individuals have been res…

First year class of KU to begin Oct 20

The class of first year honours courses under 2023-24 academic session will begin from October 20.

The decision was taken at a view exchange meeting with the teachers at the Shaheed Tazuddin Ahmed’s conference room today, said a KU press release.

Se…

25 stranded in Sri Lanka Island rescued

All 25 individuals who were stranded on Sri Lanka Island at wards 6 and 9 of Barahakshetra municipality due to the Saptakoshi River flooding have been rescued.

They are the residents of Thakurbari of Barahakshetra and rear buffaloes as a means of liv…

5 held while trying to enter India thru Dinajpur border

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) today detained five Bangladeshi nationals including two women and a child from Dinajpur frontier while trying to enter India illegally.

‘The BGB personnel under Dinajpur Battalion (42 BGB) detained five people…

All roads to Kathmandu from Hetauda closed

All the roads leading to Kathmandu from Hetauda are closed as they are disrupted due to flood and landslides triggered by incessant rains since Thursday till Saturday.

The Hetauda-Kathmandu road section, the Kanti Highway, the Bhimphedi-Kulekhani-Sis…

GP contributes TK 24.44cr to labour welfare fund

Mobile phone operator Grameenphone has

contributed Taka 24.44 crore to Bangladesh Labour Welfare Foundation Fund,

reaffirming its commitment to worker welfare and responsible corporate

practices.

This contribution represented 10 percent of the com…

Emergency meeting of UML central office

Kathmandu: The CPN (UML) has called an emergency meeting of its central office. Members of the party’s disaster management and volunteer department will also attend the meeting called by party general secretary Shankar Pokharel, according to Secretary…