KATHMANDU: The Health Emergency and Disaster Management Unit has urged the health sector to strengthen preparedness and response measures and remain on high alert in view of the adverse weather forecast. The Unit issued a circular to the Provincial Health Emergency Operation Centres of all seven provinces, calling for effective preparedness and response measures. The […]

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Gold and silver prices rise in domestic market

Business & Economy

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Gold and silver prices rise in domestic market

KATHMANDU: Gold and silver prices increased on Wednesday, according to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association. The price of gold rose by Rs 900 per tola to Rs 283,200 on Wednesday, up from Rs 282,300 per tola on the previous day. Similarly, the price of silver increased by Rs 10 per tola […]

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Pakistan’s dengue crisis: 3,000% surge exposes a failing health system

Health & Wellness

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Pakistan’s dengue crisis: 3,000% surge exposes a failing health system

Pakistan’s dengue crisis has reached a scale that official figures alone may have failed to capture. A major study led by Aga Khan University estimates that the country’s dengue burden rose from around 100,000 cases in 2012 to 3.28 million in 2022 — an increase of more than 3,000 percent. The findings, published in PLOS […]

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Traffic accidents decline in Bagmati Province during Dashain

National (Nepal)

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Traffic accidents decline in Bagmati Province during Dashain

CHITWAN: Traffic accidents decreased across the 10 districts of Bagmati Province during this year’s Bijayadashami period compared with the same period last year, although the number of fatalities increased. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Ganga Bahadur Saru of the Nepal Police Highway Safety and Traffic Management Office in Ramnagar, 125 traffic accidents were recorded […]

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NRCS urges blood donations as stocks run dry

World News

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NRCS urges blood donations as stocks run dry

KATHMANDU: The Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) has urgently appealed to the public to donate blood after stocks of blood and blood components at its Central Blood Transfusion Service were depleted. The shortage comes amid a decline in blood donation programmes during the Dashain holidays, even as demand for blood to treat patients in hospitals […]

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Birgunj Customs Office exceeds monthly revenue target

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Birgunj Customs Office exceeds monthly revenue target

BIRGUNJ: The Birgunj Customs Office collected Rs. 26.7258 billion in revenue in the Nepali month of Asoj, exceeding its monthly collection target. The office had set a revenue collection target of Rs. 26.46 billion for the month. According to Chief Customs Administrator Krishna Prasad Mainali, fuel imports alone generated Rs. 2.29 billion in revenue during […]

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National (Nepal)

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Traffic accidents rise sharply in Jhapa

BHADRAPUR: Traffic accidents in Jhapa increased significantly in Asoj compared with the previous month, Bhadra. A total of 155 accidents were recorded in Asoj, leaving 13 people dead and 247 injured. According to statistics from the District Police Office, Jhapa, the district recorded 88 traffic accidents in Bhadra and 155 in Asoj, an increase of […]

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NPL: Sudurpaschim Royals to face Pokhara Avengers today

National (Nepal)

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NPL: Sudurpaschim Royals to face Pokhara Avengers today

KATHMANDU: Sudurpaschim Royals and Pokhara Avengers will face off in the third edition of the Nepal Premier League (NPL) on Wednesday. The match is scheduled to begin at 4:30 pm at the Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground in Kirtipur. Pokhara lost both of its encounters against Sudurpaschim in the previous two editions of the NPL. While […]

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Two Indian women arrested at TIA with 14 kg of cannabis

World News

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Two Indian women arrested at TIA with 14 kg of cannabis

KATHMANDU: Police have arrested two Indian women at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) with 14 kilograms of cannabis. The arrested women have been identified as Shabananu Yar Muhammad Sheikh, 46, and Sharifa Abbas, 35. A police team from the Narcotics Control Bureau’s branch office at Tribhuvan International Airport in Gaucharan arrested the two women on Tuesday […]

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Authorities urge tourists to avoid Mustang treks for three days

World News

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Authorities urge tourists to avoid Mustang treks for three days

MUSTANG: The District Administration Office in Mustang and Lomanthang Rural Municipality have urged tourists to avoid trekking in high-altitude mountainous areas from October 29 to 31 due to the possibility of adverse weather conditions. In a notice, the District Administration Office warned that moderate to heavy rainfall, accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and strong winds, is […]

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Israel election exit polls: Netanyahu, Eisenkot deadlocked as both blocs fall short of majority

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Israel election exit polls: Netanyahu, Eisenkot deadlocked as both blocs fall short of majority

JERUSALEM: No definitive winner has emerged from Israel’s general election, according to exit polls published by Channels 11, 12 and 13 on Tuesday night, which indicated that both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc and the opposing faction failed to secure the requisite 61-seat majority in the Knesset, The Jerusalem Post reported. The opposition bloc, encompassing […]

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Winter tourism picks up at Banke National Park

Business & Economy

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Winter tourism picks up at Banke National Park

BANKE: Winter tourism has begun to pick up at Banke National Park following the resumption of jungle safaris, which had been suspended during the monsoon season. Krishna Chaudhary, chairperson of Gavar Valley Community Homestay, said jungle safaris had reopened after dirt roads inside the park were repaired following the end of the rainy season. The […]

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