Nepal

BP Koirala Institute plans palliative care in all 14 Koshi districts

The BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences has unveiled plans to expand integrated palliative and hospice care services to all 14 districts of Koshi Province, with a focus on taking specialised care to patients’ homes.

Nepal

One employee removed, ward Office locked indefinitely in Dhading

Administrative services at the Siddhalek Rural Municipality-7 ward office have been brought to a complete halt after local residents locked the office indefinitely in protest against the removal of an employee.

Nepal

Police raid Rautahat snack shop, find 125 packets of marijuana

Police have arrested the operator of a snack shop in Gaur Municipality-3, Rautahat, after allegedly finding 125 packets of marijuana at the premises.

Kathmandu

After Indian envoy, Chinese Ambassador meets PM Shah in Singha Durbar

Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Monday called for further deepening Nepal’s historic ties with China and expanding cooperation in areas of mutual interest during a meeting with Chinese Ambassador Zhang Maoming.

Nepal

Training in Korean cuisine, hygiene begins for trekking cooks, field staff

A training programme on Korean cuisine and food hygiene for cooks and field staff working in Nepal’s trekking sector began on Monday, as the number of Korean tourists visiting Nepal continues to grow.

Opinion

Every war has an address, but its consequences reach beyond borders

Every war begins in a particular place, for reasons such as political decisions, historical grievances, or strategic calculations. Yet its consequences rarely remain confined to the territory where the war took place.

Nepal

Rs 3.78 crore paid, less than 10pc of 15-bed hospital built in Bajura

A 15-bed hospital under construction in Budhiganga Municipality, Bajura, has remained largely stalled despite the contractor receiving Rs 3.78 crore, with less than 10 percent of the project completed long after its original deadline.

Kathmandu

PM Shah meets Indian Ambassador Srivastava at Singha Durbar

Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Balendra Shah at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers in Singha Durbar on Monday.

Nepal

House fire in Rautahat causes property damage worth Rs 1.86 million

A house was destroyed in a fire after an electrical short circuit in Dudhiawa of Fatuwa Bijayapur Municipality-10, Rautahat, on Monday morning.

Kathmandu

20 emerging Nepali entrepreneurs selected for U.S. Embassy accelerator programme

Twenty emerging Nepali entrepreneurs have been selected for the U.S. Embassy’s Entrepreneurship Skill Building Program – Capstone Accelerator, a three-day residential advanced accelerator programme aimed at helping founders strengthen their businesses and prepare for growth.

Business

Small investment, extra income: Beekeeping gains ground in Ramechhap

With income from conventional farming becoming increasingly difficult to sustain household expenses, farmers in Ramechhap are turning to beekeeping as a low-investment source of additional income.

Business

Rautahat checks 17 LPG dealers as gas shortage deepens

The Rautahat administration launched surprise inspections of 17 LPG gas dealers on Sunday amid a nationwide shortage of cooking gas, finding reduced supplies in the district but no evidence of black marketing so far.