KATHMANDU (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - On a Sunday morning, dozens of police officers in combat gear stand guard at a petrol station in Kathmandu’s Lalitpur neighborhood. Outside, nearly a hundred cars,
LALITPUR: A walk in and around Patan Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is not so pleasant of late, with stench drifting across and piles of garbage creating an eyesore, all thanks to a halt
At least nine persons have been killed in landslides triggered by heavy rain in two districts of Nepal. Six persons were killed yesterday due to landslides in Sindhupalchowk district, 75 kms east of
Nine persons have died in floods and landslides in Sindhupalchok, Lalitpur and Chitwan districts within the past 24 hours. Six persons were killed and two others went missing in separate incidents at Papaldanda,
Total land acquisition costs for the Kathmandu-Tarai Fast Track are likely to exceed Rs 2 billion by the time the much-touted highway is completed. The government has acquired nearly 90 percent of the
A mass drug administration program is to be undertaken in 40 districts of the country beginning February 8 under the Elephantiasis Control Program. The program would be conducted in two phases. In the
The Department of Roads has so far reconstructed a total 40 kilometres of roads in the Kathmandu Valley in course of the ongoing road-widening works. Secretary at the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure
The amount of lead used in paints by Nepali companies is mostly unsafe and poses a serious threat to children’s health, according to a recently launched report. The report published by the Centre for
Lalitpur Sub-Metropolitan City has allowed Nepal Adarsh Nirman Company to operate an asphalt plant at Bagdole without carrying environmental impact assessment. Around 200 locals from the area about six
If everything goes as planned, Nepal will have its largest landfill site in three years. Solid Waste Management Technical Support Centre today said developing the site at Bancharedanda of Nuwakot district
