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Representational Image by Shafin Al Asad Protic from Pixabay Inaruwa, June 1 Three local governments in Sunsari district have decided to close all public schools due to extreme heat. All public schools in Inaruwa municipality have been asked to shut for a week from June 1 to 7, said the mayor Kedar Bhandari. He said the decision was taken to give respite to the students as the temperature in the area was rising in excess of 40 degrees Celsius. Similarly, Bhokraha Narsingh rural municipality has directed public schools to shut for six days from June 1 to 6, and schools in Itahari sub-metropolitan city have been asked to close for two days on June 1-2. Extreme heat in eastern Tarai districts is affecting the normal life of people. The post Extreme heat shuts public schools in Sunsari appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News . from OnlineKhabar English News https://ift.tt/t3wl1Sf Extreme heat shuts public schools in Sunsari https://ift.tt/szL4x0w

File photo for a representation only Over the past few years, the Nepali film industry has witnessed changes in areas ranging from cinematography to script and payments. In the course of time, many Nepali actors have also got opportunities to showcase their skills in foreign films including those produced in Bollywood and Hollywood. In an exhilarating turn of events, Nepali actors have received an abundance of enticing offers from acclaimed foreign projects. Several extraordinary achievements have ignited an electrifying buzz throughout the entire film sector, fuelling excitement and optimism for a prosperous future.  Some of the top Nepali actors who have been featured in foreign films are listed and introduced below.  Manisha Koirala   Manisha Koirala Manisha Koirala is the most successful name among Nepali actors who have worked in foreign films. Besides working in dozens of Bollywood films, she has also worked for Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Malayalam and K...

Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay Kathmandu, May 31 Two people died after a car collided with a bus in Banke. The accident took place near Rapti Sonari rural municipality on Tuesday afternoon when a car (Ba 13 Cha 8253) collided with a bus (Be 1 Kha 3335). The deceased have been identified as Dr Sanju Khati Khadka from Rupandhehi and Subas Adhikari from Gorkha. The two were rushed to Kohalpur Medical College where they breathed their last. Six people on the bus were injured in the accident. The bus driver has been arrested by the police. The post 2 dead after car collided with a bus in Banke appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News . from OnlineKhabar English News https://ift.tt/7Bq8jmG 2 dead after car collided with a bus in Banke https://ift.tt/fZqWnU1

Representational sketch Kathmandu, May 31 President Ram Chandra Paudel has approved the controversial citizenship bill. He approved the Bill to Amend the Citizenship Act on Wednesday, said a source at the Office of the President . The government, on May 12, requested Paudel to approve the citizenship bill, which was stuck as former President Bidya Devi Bhandari said the bill was against the nation . President Paudel, however, approved the Bill in accordance with Articles 61 and 66 of the Constitution upon the request of the Council of Ministers. The House of Representatives on July 22, 2022, endorsed the controversial citizenship bill . Former President Bidya Devi Bhandari has returned the citizenship bill endorsed by  both houses of the parliament , calling the legislative for a revision. The House of Representatives on August 18, 2022, endorsed the citizenship bill , rejecting the president’s call for reconsideration. Following the election of Ram Chandra Paudel as the ...

Pushpa Kamal Dahal is going to India on his first official visit. Kathmandu, May 31 Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is visiting New Delhi for a four-day official visit . Dahal and his team will depart for India on a regular flight of national flag carrier, Nepal Airlines, at 1 pm. Before leaving for India, Dahal will hold a press conference at Tribhuvan International Airport at 12.25 pm. In New Delhi, Dahal and his delegation will stay at Hotel Maurya on Sardar Patel Marg as arranged by the Government of India. There he will meet Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra and India’s India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Kumar Doval in two separate meetings. On June 1, Dahal will visit the Mahatma Gandhi memorial at Rajghat and pay tribute to the great Indian leader. Following that, he is scheduled to go to Hyderabad House, the state guesthouse of the Prime Minister of India where he will meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Following their meeting, Dahal and Modi wi...

Representation image Kathmandu, May 30 NMB Bank in Mahottari was robbed in broad daylight on Tuesday. SP Prakash Malla of the District Police Office, Mahottari, informed an armed group robbed the NMB Bank branch located in Mahottari rural municipality . Malla said the group took money from the bank’s cash counter. It is not clear how much money they looted. The post NMB Bank robbed in broad daylight in Mahottari appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News . from OnlineKhabar English News https://ift.tt/rsMB1ey NMB Bank robbed in broad daylight in Mahottari https://ift.tt/zxX3koy

Sketch to represent the death of a woman Kathmandu, May 30 A mother and son died after falling from a cliff in Dhading’s Benighat Rorang rural municipality-2 . Apsara Chepang, 19, and her two-year-old son Sajan died after falling from the cliff. Dhading police said the incident happened when Apsara went to cut grass on the cliff on Monday. Sajan fell first followed by Apsara who tried to rescue her son, said Dhading Police. Meanwhile, the body of 24-year-old Romi Shah Thakuri of Bhaktapur, who went missing while swimming in the Trishuli river last Saturday, was also found on Tuesday near Gajuri rural municipality. The post Mother and son fall to death from a cliff in Dhading appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News . from OnlineKhabar English News https://ift.tt/LRexJM1 Mother and son fall to death from a cliff in Dhading https://ift.tt/YJrpl7K

Representational image: An electric car Kathmandu, May 30 The government has increased customs duties on entry-level electric vehicles. The government has increased the customs and excise duty up to 15 per cent on entry-level electric cars, jeeps and vans, which are in high demand and are in use in Nepal. The Finance Ministry has reduced taxes on mid-ranged EVs while it has not significantly increased taxes on high-end EVs. This, experts say, is opposite to the government’s policy of increasing electricity consumption and moving towards zero carbon emissions . EV Capacity Customs duty – 2022/23 (%) Customs duty- 2023/24 (%) Excise duty – 2022/23 (%) Excise duty – 2023/24 (%) 50 KW 10 10 0 0 50 – 100 KW 10 15 0 10 100 – 200 KW 30 20 30 20 200-300 45 40 45 45 300 KW and above 60 60-80 60 60 Old and new tax rates on EVs. According to the new budget , the government has increased customs and excise tax on electric cars between 50 to ...

New York City honoured Tenzing Norgay Sherpa by naming the 75th Street and 41st Avenue Tenzing Norgay Sherpa Way. Photo: Vanessa O’Brien Washington DC, May 30 The 75th Street, Broad Way and Woodside in Queens Borough, New York State, USA, has been named after Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, the first man to set foot at the world’s highest mountain in the world. The City Council of District 25 of Queens , New York, last April, endorsed naming the road after the Sherpa legend in response to the proposal by the United Sherpa Kyidug and the USA Nepal Climbers Association. The campaign to name the street in honour of Sherpa was being carried out for the past six years. Earlier, the first South Asian Congresswoman Jennifer Rajkumar had succeeded in getting May 29 recognised as Mount Everest Day by getting a resolution passed on the same. Tenzing Sherpa’s son Norbu Tenzing Norge, Dame Tenzing Norge, representatives of the Nepali Embassy, leaders of the Nepali community and others participated ...

The 2022 Report on International Religious Freedom , published by the US Department of State, has garnered significant attention in the media. This influential report, released annually since 1999, has identified 17 countries as countries of particular concern (CPC). The report on religious freedom issued by the US government this year faced opposition from India and China, with both countries criticising the report and labelling it as biased. India’s External Affairs Ministry and China’s authorities have voiced their concerns regarding the report’s objectivity. Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the government of Nepal has also already sent a diplomatic note to the United States expressing its disagreement with the content mentioned about Nepal. So, what does the American report on religious freedom consist of that is significant in Nepal’s context? Is it biased? Hard on Hindus, soft on Christians The recently released report on religious freedom by the US ...

Bindabasini Kansakar sworn in by Speaker Dev Raj Ghimire Kathmandu, May 29 Bindabasini Kansakar from Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has taken the oath of office and secrecy. House of Representatives speaker Dev Raj Ghimire administered Kansakar’s oath of office and secrecy on Monday. Kansakar replaces Dhaka Kumar Shrestha as RSP’s lawmaker. Kansakar is an acid attack survivor . Last month, the  RSP announced  it removed lawmaker Shrestha from the party and wrote to the parliament about the action taken against him. The party also nominated Bindabasini Kansakar as its new lawmaker in Shrestha’s place. Shrestha was drawn into controversy after an audiotape in which he reportedly asked Rs 20 million from controversial businessperson Durga Prasai claiming he would be soon appointed the health minister leaked. The conversation, leaked by a news channel named  Kapurbot.com , is claimed to have taken place before the  cabinet expansion  on January 17, 2023, w...

Representational image. Photo by Medienstürmer on Unsplash Kathmandu, May 28 The number of foreign workers in Nepal obtaining work permits is on the decline. In eight months of the ongoing fiscal year 2022/23, 741 foreigners have obtained work permits in Nepal. In the same time frame, 795 people have renewed their work permits. In the fiscal year 2021/22, the number of foreigners obtaining work permits was 950. In 2020/21, the number of foreigners who obtained the permit was 1,090 while in 2019/20, 1,608 people took work permits. The post Number of foreign workers in Nepal on the decline appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News . from OnlineKhabar English News https://ift.tt/tOdTi6y Number of foreign workers in Nepal on the decline https://ift.tt/aM5NTJg

File Photo: A family in rural Nepal. Kathmandu, May 28 Over 15 per cent of Nepal’s population is below the poverty line. According to the Economic Survey 2022/23, 15.1 per cent of the population is below the poverty line, and a majority of them living in rural areas of the country. This is an improvement from 2018/19 when 17.4 per cent of the population was below the poverty line. The survey said 28 per cent of the population in rural areas was experiencing multidimensional poverty . In urban areas, that ratio was low as 12.3 per cent of the population faced multidimensional poverty. In Karnali, 39.5 per cent of the population faced multidimensional poverty while in Bagmati, only 7 per cent of the population faced multidimensional poverty. The post 15.1 per cent population below poverty line in Nepal appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News . from OnlineKhabar English News https://ift.tt/Brov4lP 15.1 per cent population below poverty line in Nepal https://ift.tt/8cKzo...

A site of the Melamchi Water Supply Project site was severely affected by a flood in June 2021. Kathmandu, May 28 The Melamchi Water Supply Project has started to look for alternative water sources for the project. The project, with consultants from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), has started searching for new water sources. The project is planning to construct the new headwork for the project in a geographically less challenging place. A massive flood in June 2021 severely damaged the infrastructure  of the Melamchi project. Rajendra Pant, the director and spokesperson of the Melamchi Water Supply Development Committee, says that an ADB team is looking for a new water source and is working on the design based on it. “We are looking for a water source in a place higher than the current one. Until the new source is found and is ready, we will continue to repair the old one and operate it,” says Pant. He says the project would have to construct structures at th...

L-R: Flags of Egypt and Nepal Kathmandu, May 28 Culture and Tourism Secretary Suresh Adhikari has expressed the commitment to providing necessary support for bilateral tourism development between Nepal and Egypt. During a discussion between the travel and tour operators of both countries held in Cairo, Egypt, he said that the government was ready for the development and expansion of the tourism sector, which is a priority sector for the country’s development. Likewise, Nepali ambassador to Egypt, Sushil Kumar Lamsal , said there was huge potential for partnership in the tourism sector between the two countries that have ancient civilisations adorned with cultural and natural beauty. The general manager of Egypt Tourism Authority, Ahmed Ali, said that the authority was willing to welcome Nepali travel agents on an informational tour. The senior manager of the Nepal Tourism Board, Sunil Sharma, and the general secretary of the Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents, Kumar Ma...

Nepali players celebrate after finishing 3rd in the CAVA Women’s Volleyball. Photo: Chandra Bahadur Ale Kathmandu, May 28 Nepal beat Uzbekistan three sets to one to finish third in the CAVA Women’s Volleyball at the National Sports Council Covered Hall in Kathmandu on Sunday. Hosts and defending champions Nepal, beat Uzbekistan to the bronze medal 20-25, 25-16, 25-15 and 25-13. The two had met in the final of CAVA Women’s Volleyball in 2021. Nepal were beaten in the semi-final by Asian volleyball giants Kazakhstan in a tight contest while India breezed past Uzbekistan on Friday. India and Kazakhstan will play in the final later today. The post CAVA Women’s Volleyball: Nepal beat Uzbekistan to finish 3rd appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News . from OnlineKhabar English News https://ift.tt/qgMNtdY CAVA Women’s Volleyball: Nepal beat Uzbekistan to finish 3rd https://ift.tt/Egt7Qkh

File: Controversial politician Resham Chaudhary prepares to take the oath as a lawmaker, in Kathmandu, on Thursday, January 3, 2019. Kathmandu, May 28 The government has recommended that Tikapur killing convict Nagarik Unmukti Party leader Resham Chaudhary get released from prison through a presidential pardon. A cabinet meeting held on Sunday morning made the decision, informs the government spokesperson Rekha Sharma. As per the plan, Chaudhary would be released on Monday on the occasion of Republic Day. On Friday, the President’s Office sent back a file in this regard sent by the Ministry of Home Affairs to the ministry, asking the ministry to forward it to the cabinet for a further decision. Chaudhary has been proven guilty of the  murder of some police personnel in Tikapur of Kailali in 2015 . He is serving his sentence at Dillibazar Prison in Kathmandu. On May 16, the  Supreme Court   upheld the decision  of the  Dipayal High Court  to senten...

Srichchha Pradhan was crowned Miss Nepal World 2023 by former Miss Nepal World, Priyanka Rani Joshi. Photo: Shankar Giri Kathmandu, May 27 Srichchha Pradhan, from Kathmandu, has won the title of Miss Nepal 2023 . She won the crown at the grand finale held at Sunrise Conference Hall in Godavari on Saturday. Pradhan is an Environment Science student. Similarly, Prasiddhy Shah was crowned Miss Nepal International while Raina Majgaiya was crowned Miss Nepal Earth. (L-R) Raina Majgaiya, Srichchha Pradhan and Prasiddhy Shah. Photo: Shankar Giri Various other awards were also handed out during the grand finale. Pradhan also won the Face of The Year while Majgaiya won the Miss Healthy Skin award and Shah won the Miss Popular Choice award. Miss Confident was awarded to Pragya Bajracharya while Grishma Adhikari won the Miss Glamour award. Aishworya Shrestha won two awards as she was dubbed Miss Intellectual and Miss Fitness Queen. Lastly, the Miss Multimedia award was given to Suha...

File Image about menstrual awareness. I woke up on a weekend morning with blood in my panties. I was embarrassed to tell my family. I knew what it was and what it meant, but for some reason, I could not stop crying. My brother was confused when I refused to tell him what was wrong and asked for my mom instead. My mom came and tried to calm me. She was repeating the phrase “Nani aba thuli bhai” (this girl is grown up now). For some reason, I felt like this was the end of childhood, like a massive responsibility on my shoulder. Later that evening, my whole family got to know about my period. They were all happy, but I was embarrassed and frightened in particular with my brother and other men around, even with all the education and kindness from my family. But as I grew up later, I realised menstrual awareness was a men’s responsibility too. So how can men play an instrumental role in menstrual awareness? To begin with, we should normalise fathers and daughters talking about menstr...

Those arrested in the case include Indrajit Rai, Bal Krishna Khand and Top Bahadur Rayamajhi. Kathmandu, May 26 Kathmandu District Court has started recording testimonies of arrested suspects of the fake Bhutanese refugee scam. Kathmandu District Court Judge Prem Prasad Neupane started taking testimonies of Keshav Dulal and Sagar Rai. The government attorneys have filed four criminal cases against 30 people involved in the fake Bhutanese refugee scam. Sixteen out of the 30 people involved in the case have been arrested by the police while 14 others are absconding. The post Fake Bhutanese refugee scam: Court begins recording testimonies appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News . from OnlineKhabar English News https://ift.tt/fz5RT2G Fake Bhutanese refugee scam: Court begins recording testimonies https://ift.tt/RD4jYL5

File photo for a representation only Kathmandu, May 26 The US Embassy in Nepal has resumed its Summer Movie Series. The series resumed on Thursday when the embassy screened Hollywood blockbuster Dune at QFX Labim Mall. With the resumption of the series, the US Embassy in Nepal says movies will be screened every fourth Thursday of each month. The movie screenings are free. US Embassy officials with Nepali filmmaker Ashok Sharma. As part of the cultural exchange programme, the embassy has been screening films on human rights, democracy, science, society, politics, etc. It has previously conducted a hip-hop dance-training workshop. The next movie being screened is Love, Simon scheduled for June 22. The embassy had stopped the summer movie series due to the coronavirus pandemic. The post US Embassy’s Summer Movie Series resumes appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News . from OnlineKhabar English News https://ift.tt/Wj8fIy3 US Embassy’s Summer Movie Series resumes htt...

Image for representation only Kimathanka, May 26 A 21-year-old girl has been hacked to death in Ghimiregaun in Khandbari municipality -1, Sankhuwasabha on Thursday. Yuna Darnal of Sabhapokhari rural municipality-1 was murdered by Nandaram Gadal, 23, of Sabhapokhari rural municipality, DSP Birendra Godar said. Police said that Gadal attempted to die by suicide after murdering Darnal. Gadal is currently receiving treatment at Khandbari District Hospital. Darnal and Gadal shared the room on Thursday, said Godar. The reason behind the murder is unknown. The post Girl hacked to death in Khandbari appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News . from OnlineKhabar English News https://ift.tt/oSq3ClF Girl hacked to death in Khandbari https://ift.tt/BAGLvfP

Image by Kerttu from Pixabay Rautahat, May 26 A 70-year-old man was shot dead in Rautahat. The deceased has been identified as Sheikh Taib of Karuniya, Dewahi Gonahi municipality . Taib’s body was found a kilometre from his house in the morning. He was at his house until midnight. Rautahat district police office said he was shot in the head. Investigations are ongoing said Rautahat Police. Recently, murder cases have increased in Rautahat. The post Man shot dead in Rautahat appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News . from OnlineKhabar English News https://ift.tt/IJzqBsw Man shot dead in Rautahat https://ift.tt/59r40oZ

POCO F5 Pro. Photo: Mi POCO has released its premium mid-range smartphone, POCO F5 Pro along with POCO F5. The phone is the rebranded version of Redmi K60 Pro continuing the F series after its successful X series including POCO X5 Pro 5G . POCO F5 Pro is completely the same as K60 Pro but just with POCO branding. Even though it is a rebranded version, the phone for the price range provides a power-packed performance and experience bringing back the old POCO vibe and flagship killer specs. Let’s see what the POCO F5 Pro offers. Specifications Dimensions Height: 162.78mm Width: 75.44mm Thickness: 8.59mm Weight: 204g Display type WQHD+ Flow AMOLED DotDisplay Display size 6.67-inch Resolution 3200X1440 (WQHD+) Refresh rate 120Hz Glass protection Gorilla Glass 5 OS MIUI 14 for POCO, Android 13 Chipset Snapdragon® 8+ Gen 1 Mobile Platform CPU Octa-core CPU 1x Arm Cortex-X2, Up to 3.0GHz 3x Arm Cortex-A710, Up to 2.5GHz 4 x Arm Cortex-A510, 1...

The SUV fell 400 metres from the road. Kathmandu, May 25 Five people died in a road accident in Rukum West on Thursday. The accident took place when an SUV (Lu 1 Ja 1747) fell around 400 metres from the road in Banphikot rural municipality -8. Karna Batha Magar, Deuchan Khatri, Shital Kusari, Rekha Khanal KC and Roshan KC died in the accident, informed DSP Nam Raj Bhattarai from District Police Office, Rukum West. Bhattarai said 15 people were travelling in the SUV. Four people are still critical and are being treated at Nepalgunj Medical College. The post 5 killed in Rukum West road accident appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News . from OnlineKhabar English News https://ift.tt/Gouc3FE 5 killed in Rukum West road accident https://ift.tt/brojQMC

File: Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal addresses a joint press conference with Indian PM Narendra Modi during his India visit, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on September 16, 2016. Kathmandu, May 25 Officials at the Prime Minister’s Secretariat and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have confirmed that Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal will go on an official visit to India from May 31 to June 3. The dates of the visit, however, are yet to be announced fully, and it has been learned that the foreign affairs ministries of both countries will issue a statement at the same time before this weekend. If the proposed itinerary is anything to go by, Dahal will hold a bilateral meeting with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on June 1. On the same day, he will pay a courtesy call on Indian President Droupadi Murmu. The next day, Dahal will go to Mumbai. According to the sources, Dahal wanted to visit India a few weeks earlier, but he deferred it owing to the fake Bhutanese refugee scam investiga...

File: Rato Machhindranath Bhoto Dekhaune Jatra Kathmandu, May 24 The government has declared a public holiday in the Kathmandu valley on Thursday on the occasion of the Bhoto Dekhaune Jatra festival. A notice issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs spokesperson Jitendra Basnet says the holiday would be observed in the Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur districts. To observe the festival tomorrow, an ornamented bhoto (vest) of Machhindranath will be displayed before the public and other dignitaries, which is believed to bring good luck to all. President Ram Chandra Paudel will also attend the event to be held in Jawalakhel of Lalitpur. Know more about the myth behind this interesting festival here. The post Bhoto Dekhaune Jatra: Public holiday in the Kathmandu valley on Thursday appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News . from OnlineKhabar English News https://ift.tt/Mzwb2Jx Bhoto Dekhaune Jatra: Public holiday in the Kathmandu valley on Thursday https://ift.tt/CxnsThb

Heritage tour bus service aims to promote tourist destinations in the valley. Photo: Shankar Giri Kathmandu, May 24 With the aim of promoting the major heritage areas in the Kathmandu valley, a heritage tour bus service has started from Tuesday. Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation and Nepal Tourism Board have started this service in collaboration with Sajha Yatayat . The bus service aims to connect UNESCO World Heritage Sites like Patan Durbar Square , Kathmandu Durbar Square, Narayanhiti Palace Museum, Pashupatinath Temple , Bouddhanath and Sway a mbhunath . The test ride of the service started on Tuesday from Patan Durbar Square and was inaugurated by Tourism Minister Sudan Kirati. Kirati believes this service will help promote major heritage areas in Kathmandu valley and added that it will be expanded after testing it. Sushil Pyakurel, Executive Chairman of Sajha Yatayat, informed two electric buses would be operated daily. According to the NTB, the heritage ...

Mahindra XUV 300. Photo: Mahindra Mahindra, after the release of the Mahindra XUV 700 , has brought another vehicle to Nepal, Mahindra XUV 300 . Continuing the XUV series, this car is a popular option in the price range in India and Nepal. Many reviewers claim it is the safest car in these two countries with a Global NCAP rating of five stars for adults and four stars for children. But is it so? How will it fare in the market? Let’s see what the new and bold XUV 300 delivers before making a conclusion. Specifications Variants Turbo petrol Turbo diesel Engine & transmission Engine capacity (cm3) 1197 cm3 1497 cm3 Max power kW (PS) @ r /min 81 kW(110.1PS) @ 5000 r/min 85.8 kW(116.6 PS) @3750 r/min Max torque (Nm) @ r/ min 200 Nm @ 2000-3500 r / min 300 Nm @ 1500-2500 r/min Transmission 6 Speed Manual 6 Speed Manual, 6 Speed AMT Brakes Front brakes Disc Rear brakes Disc Emission standard BSVI  Suspension, types & Turning radius ...