header banner

Society

Latest

SOCIETY

Seven roads in Kathmandu to go one-way starting Feb 19

According to a notice issued by KMC, the decision was made by the Building Management Committee of the metropolis on December 20. The new traffic rules will take effect from February 19. 
14 hours ago
SOCIETY

Makuna elephant death: Task Force completes on-site study

The Task Force, which included members Purushottam Sharma, Senior Monitoring Officer at the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Department and other experts, is expected to include safety measures and recommendations in its final report to prevent future incidents.
14 hours ago
SOCIETY

New DGs appointed in Customs and IRD

Minister of Finance Bishnu Paudel has made changes in the leadership of the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) and the Department of Customs. In a reshuffle involving 14 joint-secretaries, he has appointed new directors-general to these departments.
16 hours ago
SOCIETY

NEA begins repairing water pipe that burst in Babarmahal

The  Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has started repairing the bulk distribution system (BDS) pipe at Babarmahal which was burst on Wednesday while carrying out horizontal drilling for underground electrical wiring.
17 hours ago
SOCIETY

Shankharapur bus accident: 27 injured people discharged from...

Twenty-seven of the injured in the accident involving a bus (Ba 2 Kha 7958) of SS Academy in Chabahil on Wednesday afternoon have been discharged from the hospital.
17 hours ago
SOCIETY

Two Indian nationals arrested along with 318 gram of gold

According to Kathmandu Police Range, they were arrested along with 318 grams of gold while they were coming from Kankadvitta in a passenger bus (Ba Pra 01-002 Kha 0542).
17 hours ago
SOCIETY

Two arrested for setting fire to community forest in Parbat

According to the Parbat District Police Office, the suspects Subas Paudel, 26, and Ramesh Paudel, 31, both residents of Kushma Municipality-14, Bagal Thok were apprehended for igniting a fire in the Thuladhunga Community Forest in Arthur Dandakhark on January 12.
18 hours ago
SOCIETY

Kathmandu ranked world’s second most polluted city

Additionally, Kathmandu's Sankha Park ranked second after Pokhara, with Bharatpur in third place. Both have AQI of 182. The pollution level of Bhaktapur has been measured at 169, followed by Dhangadhi with 167; Ratnapark area with 163; Hetauda with 159, and Khumaltar with 159.
19 hours ago
SOCIETY

Teacher arrested for scalding students with hot spatula in T...

Sushma Shrestha, a teacher and accountant at Prabhat English Boarding Secondary School in Shantinagar, Bhimad Municipality-6, Tanahun, allegedly scalded three students of grade four with hot spatula on Tuesday for making noise.
20 hours ago
SOCIETY

Why does the Melamchi pipeline keep bursting?

A rupture in the Melamchi Drinking Water pipeline left Kathmandu’s Babarmahal area underwater Wednesday afternoon, creating significant problems for locals, commuters, and pedestrians traveling through. The area was chaotic for a while after the incident.
20 hours ago