Over 300 tourists stranded in Lukla as bad weather affects flights

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Solukhumbu : Over 300 tourists, mostly foreigners, have been stranded in Lukla of Solukhumbu district as the airline companies could not conduct flights from and to Tenzing Hilary Airport due to bad weather. Imanath Adhikari, chief of the Lukla office of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, says the weather conditions have not favoured the…

Samajwadi Party will neither celebrate nor protest Constitution Day

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Kathmandu : The Samajwadi Party Nepal, which is also a member of the current ruling coalition, has decided not to participate in any events to be organised on the occasion of Constitution Day. The party has also clarified that it will not conduct any programme against the constitution on the day. The party is in…

Israa Ghrayeb: Palestinian woman’s death prompts soul-searching

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Palestin :  When a young woman was admitted to Al Hussein hospital with a fractured spine and bruises on her body and face, doctors began to treat yet another case of traumatic injury. Everyone here was used to young patients arriving with devastating wounds. The hospital is located close to the Palestinian city of Bethlehem,…

Andhra Pradesh boat capsize: At least 12 dead and 30 missing

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 India : At least 12 people have died and 30 are missing after a tourist boat capsized in the Godavari river in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The boat was carrying around 60 people and was on its way to a popular tourist spot on Sunday when it collided with a large rock….

Oil prices soar after attacks on Saudi facilities

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Saudi : Oil prices surged after two attacks on Saudi Arabian facilities on Saturday knocked out more than 5% of global supply. Brent crude jumped 10% to $66.28 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate rose 8.9% to $59.75 in Asian trading. Prices pulled back slightly after US President Donald Trump authorised the release of US…

27 suffering scrub typhus

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Amargadhi  : Twenty seven persons have been detected with scrub typhus here. Lab In-Charge at Dadeldhura Hospital, Ishwori Prasad Bhushal, informed that among 28 patients, 27 were founded suffering from the disease. They were found in ten days while checking the patients suffering fever. A total of 128 fever patients underwent treatment at the Hospital…

Nepal for peace, security: Minister Gyawali

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Kathmandu  : Minister for Foreign Affairs, Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, has said Nepal is in favour of peace, security and abidance of international laws in relation to the use of seas. Minister Gyawali said this while addressing the Fourth Indian Ocean Conference held in the Maldives on Tuesday under the theme of ‘Securing the Indian Ocean…

Lukla-bound Sita Air plane makes emergency landing in Kathmandu

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Kathmandu : A Sita Air flight to Lukla, also known as the gateway to Everest, has made an emergency landing in Kathmandu after one of its engines on board failed. The plane (9N-AJAH), made an emergency landing at around 8:45 am after the pilot reported that an engine on the aircraft had failed, said TIA…

CIAA summons 58 persons for statements on Lalita Niwas land scam

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Kathmandu : The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority has summoned 58 persons to give their statements on the Lalita Niwas land scam. Issuing a public notice on Wednesday, the anti-corruption constitutional body told them to come to the commission office within next seven days. Most of the summoned ones include landlords who…