Kathmandu : Meteorologists have claimed that the monsoon effects in the country are on the decline. However, they have said a few places of the country are likely to suffer heavy rainfall in next couple of days. Meteorologist Samir Shrestha says the monsoon’s low pressure line is moving southward gradually, and it will decrease the…
Kathmandu : Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres has offered UN assistance to Nepal, India and other flood-affected countries in the region. “The UN stands ready to work with the authorities in the affected countries as they respond to the humanitarian needs resulting from this ongoing monsoon season,” his deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said…
Kathmandu : The main opposition party Nepali Congress and Madhesh-centric Rastriya Janata Party Nepal have jointly filed a motion of urgent public importance demanding that the House of Representatives postpone its scheduled businesses and discuss how to respond to the crisis caught by recent floods and landslides. Minendra Rijal and Pushpa Bhusal of Nepali Congress…
Kathmandu : Nepal Police says the number of people killed in landslides and floods in various parts of the country since Thursday night has reached 65. The police headquarters revealed the data updated. According to the law enforcement body, total 25 persons are injured and they are undergoing treatments at health facilities located in their…
New Delhi : The launch of India’s second lunar mission has been halted less than an hour before the scheduled blast-off, due to a technical problem. The countdown stopped 56 minutes before the launch after a “technical snag was observed in launch vehicle system,” India’s space agency said. The satellite had been scheduled for launch…
Kulekhani : Preparation is being made to open sluices of the Kulekhani reservoir in view of the alarming water current and level following incessant rain. People living in and around Bhimphedi, Indrasarobar, Bagmati rural municipality, Nunthar, Chandrapur, Canteen of Rautahat, different areas of Sarlahi and Hariharpurgadhi of Sindhuli have been urged to keep high alerts…
Dhading : Movement along the Prithvi Highway has been disrupted due to landslide since early this morning. Sand and soil have been piled up on road from Galchi rural municipality-6, Bairanibazaar to Maheshdovan bazaar in Dhading, throwing vehicular movement out of gear. Some vehicles have also been stuck in to the muddy sand mound on…
Germany : A heatwave affecting much of Europe is expected to intensify further after Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic recorded their highest-ever June temperature on Wednesday. Some countries, including France and Switzerland, expect temperatures above 40C (104F) on Thursday. Meteorologists say exceptionally hot air drawn in from northern Africa is to blame for the…
Japan : Leaders from the Group of 20 nations (G20) will meet in Osaka from Friday in what is likely to be its most important summit since the global financial crisis. When the G20 met in Washington one month after the Lehman Brothers crash in 2008, they were focused on a mammoth task: how to…
America : Ten Democrats have clashed in the first TV debate of the race to oust President Donald Trump from the White House. Liberal firebrand Elizabeth Warren, who has been gaining momentum, took centre stage at the heated forum in Florida. Candidates sparred over healthcare and immigration, and a couple of underdogs gulped much-needed political…
