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Electricity worth Rs 5.92 billion exported to India in Ashoj
Kathmandu, Oct 25: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) exported electricity worth over Rs 5.92 billion in the month of Ashoj (mid September to mid October). Although the August 26 flood disaster had affected the hydropower production, causing a brief disruption in power export, it was increased in Ashoj. Executive director at NEA, Dirghayu...
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Authorities intensify setting up bailey bridge at Syafrubensi
Rasuwa, Oct 25: Authorities have speeded up a process to install a bailey bridge at Syafrubensi. The bailey bridge would be a motorable facility. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) and the local administration are coordinating to set up the bridge. Chief district officer Kamal Prasad Pande, and...
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Police take action against 470 vehicles operators on Saturday alone
Kathmandu, Oct 25: The Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office has initiated enforcement proceedings against 470 vehicles for traffic rule violations within the Kathmandu Valley on a single day. According to official records from the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office, 470 vehicles that contravened traffic regulations...
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Riyadh airport resumes flights following Houthi attacks
Riyadh's international airport said flights would resume on Sunday after a two-week closure following strikes from Yemen's Houthis on the Saudi capital, though the Iran-backed group warned of more to come. The Flight Radar monitoring site showed a plane taking off from Riyadh airport early Sunday, heading to the Saudi...
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6 killed, 12 injured in express bus crash in Myanmar's Mandalay region
Six people were killed and 12 others injured in a road accident in Myanmar's Mandalay region on Saturday, according to the Myanmar Fire Services Department. The accident occurred at around 6:05 p.m. local time on a downhill section of the Pyin Oo Lwin-Mandalay road in Pyin Oo Lwin township, when an express...
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5 killed in Philippine market fire
Five people have been confirmed dead after a fire in a public market in Sorsogon City, in southern Luzon, Philippines, on Saturday night, local media reported Sunday. Based on initial reports, the fire broke out between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. local time on Saturday and quickly spread throughout the market....
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British PM calls for "honest discussion" on restoring free movement with EU
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has called for an open, evidence-based debate on the possibility of restoring free movement between Britain and the EU, as his government considers options for closer ties with the bloc, local media reported Saturday. "I think you have to have a very factual, quite...
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Israel to close all land crossings with West Bank on election day
Israel said Sunday all land crossings with the West Bank will be closed on the day of next week's election, as it pledged a harder line on militancy after Palestinian gunmen killed two soldiers in the territory. The announcement came a day after Israeli forces pushed into the occupied West Bank city of Hebron and...
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Tamang Heritage and Ruby Valley Footpath reopened for tourist access
Kathmandu, Oct 25: The Tamang heritage trail situated in Rasuwa district and the Ruby valley trail located in Dhading district have been made accessible to tourists. Following damage sustained by the footpath due to flooding in the Bhotekoshi River in Rasuwa on August 26, the route has been reopened for tourist use following the construction of a...
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Pedestrian dies in road accident
Udaypur, Oct 25: A pedestrian has succumbed to injuries sustained in a collision with a scooter at Sangam toll located in Triyuga municipality-11 in the district. Ram Bahadur Karki, a pedestrian, was struck by a scooter (State 3-02-012 P 4822) while traveling on foot. The incident occurred on Saturday evening at Sangam Toll in Triyuga-11,...
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Kojagrat Purnima being observed today
Kathmandu, October 25: Nepali Hindus are commemorating the Kojagrat Poornima (full moon day) today, marking the concluding day of the fifteen-day Bada Dashain festival through veneration and reverence to Mahalaxmi, the deity of wealth and abundance. The Bada Dashain festival reaches its formal conclusion today with the observance of...
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Nepal announces initial camp list for U-19 Asia Cup
Kathmandu, Oct 24: Nepal has announced an initial team in preparation for the upcoming U-19 Asia Cup. The 28-member squad announced on Saturday by the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) includes Nitesh Patel, Chandan Ram, Vansh Chhetri, Niraj Yadav, Nischal Chhetri, Ashish Luhar, Sushil Rawal, Shubham Khanal, Abhay Yadav, Sachin Bhatta,...
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NPL-3: Rutherford joins Sudurpaschim Royals, Hunain Shah signs for Janakpur Bolts
Kathmandu, Oct 24: West Indies batter Sherfane Rutherford will represent Sudurpaschim Royals in the third edition of the Nepal Premier League (NPL), while Pakistan fast bowler Hunain Shah has signed with Janakpur Bolts. The Sudurpaschim Royals announced Rutherford’s signing on Saturday, expressing confidence that the experienced left-handed...
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Two people injured as three vehicles collide with each other at Jamune,Tanahu
Damauli (Tanahu), Oct 24: Two people were injured when three vehicles collided with each other today on the Prithvi Highway at Jamune, Ward No 2 of Myagde Rural Municipality in Tanahu district. A Scorpio jeep bearing the number plate Ba 19 Cha 1477 going from Damauli to Pokhara and an EV microbus with the number Ga 1 Ja 9008 coming from the...
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Several dead in clashes between rival Ethiopia regional armies
Several people have died during clashes between the armies of southern Ethiopia's Somali and Oromia regions in recent days, against a backdrop of territorial disputes, sources told AFP on Saturday. Fighting erupted on Tuesday after a Somali regional flag was hoisted in Moyale, a city near the border with Kenya jointly administered between...
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North Korea's Kim makes unannounced visit to Chinese border city
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears to have arrived on an unannounced visit to the Chinese border city of Dandong, a government source in Seoul and South Korean media said on Saturday. Kim crossed via a major border bridge that only officially opened last week -- 12 years after its completion -- deepening economic ties between China and...
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Seen and heard at France protests
AFP has deployed reporters, photographers and video journalists in cities across France to document massive cost-of-living protests expected to take place nationwide Saturday. Here is a round-up of what they are witnessing as police and security forces seek to prevent a repeat of the violence, burning and looting that erupted on the sidelines...
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Five activists detained in West Bank return to Italy
Five Italian activists detained by Israeli forces in the West Bank returned to Italy on Saturday, Italy's foreign ministry said. The five were detained on Thursday while accompanying Palestinian farmers who were collecting olives. Israel said the activists were in an area where there had been no prior authorisation from security forces...
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NCP launches 'National Awakening Campaign'
Kathmandu, Oct 24: The Nepali Communist Party (NCP) has launched its 'National Awakening Campaign' that the party said aims to safeguard national independence, transform the party and build a foundation for socialism. The campaign that kicked off Saturday will continue till upcoming December 11. According to NCP Coordinator...
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Adaptation Fund approves three climate projects for Nepal
Kathmandu, Oct 24: The Adaptation Fund has approved three climate adaptation project proposals for Nepal, paving the way for initiatives aimed at strengthening vulnerable communities, promoting nature-based solutions and improving early warning systems for floods and landslides. The proposals were approved at the Fund’s 47th Board Meeting...
