Kathmandu, 18 May:  So far 241 climbers have scaled Mt Everest till the sixth day of expedition of this climbing season. Liaison Officer of Department of Tourism Tilakram Pandey said that a total of 65 persons including 31 foreigners reached the top of Mt Everest on Friday. On Thursday, 25 persons …

Kathmandu, 18 May:Bird flu has been detected in fowls in Chitwan, according to National News Agency (RSS). Bird flu (avian influenza H5N1) has been found in the chicken reared by Rajan Chaudhari and Laxman Chaudhari of Surtani, Khairahani Municipality-9 in the district. Chief of the National Bird Disease Research Laboratory, …

Kathmandu, 18 May: Transportation and Physical Planning Minister Raghubir Mahaseth has transferred director general of the Transportation Management Department, Roopnarayan Bhattarai to the Ministry. On 16 May, the Minister had asked to sign the transfer latter to the Secretary. When the Secretary of the Ministry denied to sign on the …

Kathmandu, 18 May: Communist Party of Nepal unified on 17 May has none member secretariat, 45 member standing committee and 441 member central committee. Until unification national convention, KP Oli and Pushpakamal Dahal will remain as the chairmen. Both will enjoy excessive power in the party, however, Oli will look …

Kathmandu, 18 May: The experts’ team has prescribed Nagidanda in Kavre district can be the best place to construct domestic airport. The team has submitted its report to Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Rabindra Adhikari on 17 May. To reduce the traffic pressure of aircrafts in the Tribhuvan International Airport …

Kathmandu, 18 May: Home Ministry has sent circular to all the district administration offices in the country to send the list to the Ministry within a week of those construction contractors who have done negligence in construction of buildings, roads, bridges. When the construction contractors were found delaying in completing …

Kathmandu, 18 May: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) chairman Kamal Thapa has said that if youths will move forward in an organised way, party can achieve its political agendas. According to Nepal Samacharpatra daily, addressing a workshop organised by Rastriya Prajatantrik Yuba Sangathan on “Party’s position at present context and role …

Kathmandu, 18 May: The CPN-UML and the CPN-Maoist Centre have formed a nine-member ‘high command’ committee under the joint leadership of KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal to lead the unified party , all media of today have reported it. According to them, Bishnu Poudel will be made the General …

Kathmandu, 18 May: Many buildings have been constructed in the name of ‘Bhajan Mandali’ and ‘Lord’s Gospel’ in more than a dozen places in Rolpa, reports Republica daily. The authorities that used to keep records of temples do not have any information about such organisations. Needy, Dalits and indigenous communities …

Kathmandu, 18 May: Vice-president Nanda Bahadur Pun attended a reception organised to mark the 204th Constitution Day of Norway yesterday. Also present at the function hosted by Norwegian Ambassador to Nepal Lasse Bjorn Johannessen were Ministers, former Prime Ministers, MPs, heads and officials of constitutional bodies, political party leaders, industrialists and …