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President mourns Morocco earthquake casualties

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today expressed profound shock and sorrow at the casualties caused by Friday’s terrible earthquake in Morocco.In a condolence message, the Head of State prayed for eternal peace of the departed souls and for speedy recov…

Drukair’s commercial flight at Pokhara Int’l Airport

Kaski, Sept 9: Drukair, Royal Bhutan Airlines of Bhutan, has made commercial flight at Pokhara International Airport, for the first time today.An aircraft of Drukair with crew members and three passengers landed at Pokhara International Airport at 6:4…

Wild elephants destroy paddy planted on around 20 bighas

Kanchanpur, Sept 9: Wild elephants straying from the Shuklaphanta National Park have destroyed paddy planted in around 20 bighas of land at Garjmuni and Khajuwa of Shuklaphanta Municipality-5 in Kanchanpur district. A herd of wild elephants coming fro…

Gautam and Kandel feted with Jaycees Year Honour

Balewa(Baglung), Sept 9: The Baglung Jaycees has feted two individuals for their exceptional contribution and achievement in education and technology field. Pratikshya Gautam, student at the Dhawalagiri Multiple Campus, and Tek Narayan Kandel, IT prof…

151 Illegal Bangladeshi Migrants Deported From Libya

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), yesterday said, it repatriated 151 illegal Bangladeshi migrants from Libya.“This week, IOM assisted 151 migrants to safely return home to Bangladesh, through the VHR (Voluntary Humanitarian Return) p…

International Literacy Day today

Kathmandu, Sept 8: International Literacy Day is being observed today. This Day is celebrated across the world since 1967 at the call of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (U NESCO). This year’s International Literacy Day …

Four killed in Habiganj road accident

Four people were killed and two others injuredas a CNG run auto rickshaw plunged into a ditch in Chunarughat upazila of thedistrict last night.The deceased were Rubel Mia, 50, hailed from Ladia village, Jasim Mia, 20, aninhabitant at Sharer Kona villag…