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16 punters held from different places

Seven women and three men have been arrested from Yunsan restaurant of Nakhipot, Lalitpur while they were gambling. District Police Office, Lalitpur also confiscated Rs 103 thousand from the den. Similarly, six gamblers were arrested from the house of…

Two killed in fire incident

Two members of the same family have been killed when a house at Huchlachok, Dharche rural municipality-1 of the district caught fire last night. Those killed in the incident are 75-year-old Kanchhi Gurung and her son Chandra Singh Gurung, 39, said Dep…

Kukur Tihar and Laxmi puja celebrated

Kukur Tihar, the second day of Yamapanchak, was celebrated across the country today. Kukur Tihar, the festival of dogs, is observed by garlanding dogs and providing them delicious foods. Dog is the faithful guard of human. Theologian Prof Dr Devmani B…

Four persons held on charge of wildlife smuggling

The Bardiya National Park has nabbed four people along with weapons for their alleged involvement in the smuggling of wildlife. A mobile team of Nepali Army deployed for the security of the National Park arrested four people along with 40 kilograms of…

PM to open Ghorasal-Polash Urea Fertilizer Factory tomorrow

DHAKA, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will open the country’s largest Ghorashal-Polash Urea Fertiliser Factory tomorrow constructed by Industries Ministry in Narshingdi district, 46km distant from the capital, to turn the country into a industrialized na…

Four buses set on fire in capital tonight

DHAKA, four passenger buses have been set on fire in Arambagh, Gabtali, Gulistan and Jatrabari areas in the capital within 40 minutes between 8.20pm and 9pm tonight.Fire service and civil defence’s media cell officer in charge Mohammad Shahjahan Shikde…