As many as 42,000 people were killed in various disasters in the last 45 years in Nepal. The data was made public at a function organised by Byash Municipality, National Society for Earthquake Technology
More than half a dozen Red Pandas were found dead in Jagarkot’s Nayakwada and Rokaya villages in the past five months. Principal at Lipsa-based Birendra Aishwarya Higher Secondary School Gorakh Bahadur
Hundreds of families have been displaced from their homes in Jhapa, Kohabhara VDC, after the rain-swollen Ratuwa River entered human settlements inundating the houses and submerging the lands. With
Sixteen people were trapped in a flooded coal mine in central China on Thursday, state media reported, the latest accident to occur in an industry that claims thousands of lives each year. The mine in
Across the mid and far western hill and mountain districts, the population suffering from food insecurity is estimated to be around 0.49 million in the first quarter of the year 2012. “The number has
A research team led by Nepali Scientist Bhakta Bahadur Raskoti has recently discovered a new species of orchid at Langtang National Park. The finding was made public in a scientific article published
Six persons were killed and more than 200 rendered homeless in Bajura as a torrential rain wreaked havoc in the area yesterday night. Four persons were killed and as many injured in Badhu VDC last night
Results of a new research shows that hundreds of millions of forest people in various countries, including Nepal, have, in the last 20 years, quietly gained unprecedented legal rights to land and resources
Beijing’s public toilets must not exceed two flies, according to new standards handed down by zealous officials striving to clean up China’s notoriously filthy loos. The unusual rule applies to lavatories
A coordinated plan of five ministries to accelerate the reduction of maternal and child under-nutrition in the country is taking pace, officials said. National Planning Commission has recently prepared
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)-organised international conference on Himalayan glaciers concluded in the capital today. The five-day gathering, ‘Cryosphere of
