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Kulekhani reservoir sluice gates open, call for high vigilance

Sluice gates of the reservoir of the Kulekhani I Hydropower project in Makwanpur’s Indrasarovar Rural Municipality have been opened after the reservoir was full with rainwater. The gates were opened this morning.

Chief District Officer of Makwanpur …

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 …

Govt. has prioritized disaster response jobs, Minister Gurung says

Kathmandu: Minister for Communications and Information Technology Prithvi Subba Gurung has said that the government has accorded top priority to the job of search, rescue and relief operations in the wake of the ongoing monsoon-induced disasters.

Min…

All people have rights to get information: speakers

Speakers at a discussion here today said all people of the country have the rights to seek and receive information from the government entities (except those concerning national security) and private authorities with a view to ensuring transparency.
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Korean volunteers returning to resume work

Volunteers of Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and World Friends Korea (WFK) returned Bangladesh this evening after a temporary evacuation to Korea amid July-August mass upsurge.

A total of 29 volunteers including 15 general volunteers…

Govt dissolves textbook revision committee

The government has dissolved the textbook revision committee.

The Ministry of Education today issued an office order in this regard, signed by Secondary and Higher Education Division Senior Assistant Secretary Yanur Rahman.

The office order said, ‘…

Govt mulls blue network using Dhaka’s canals: Rizwana

Water Resources Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today said the government plans to create a blue network using Dhaka’s canals.

“The network will be established through the canals that are still possible to be recovered,” he told a workshop at the Forest…