A total of 14 militants were confirmed dead as fighting planes struck a Taliban hideout in the beleaguered Darqad district of Afghanistan's northern Takahr province, according to an army statement released here Tuesday. Three more militants sustained injuries due to...

The District Police Office Nawalparasi arrested two cadres of Netra Bikram Chand 'Biplav' Group. They were arrested on Thursday evening. Police nabbed Group's Nawalparasi district member Ganesh BK, 35, and Gvinda BK, 26, from Madhyabindu municipality-10, Majhuwakhola. Arjun Ranabhat, Deputy...

A crocodile was found in a public pond at a village in eastern Saptari while fishing. Fishermen found the crocodile weighing around 6-7 kilograms in the pond at Hanumannagar Kankalini municipality-8, Joginiya. They informed the police once the crocodile was...

Since a deadly typhoon battered wide swathes of Japan last weekend, with the death toll rising to 77, government officials are starting to better gauge the full scope of the damage left in the wake of the devastating storm. Typhoon...

Ncell Private Limited has launched a new scheme ‘Mero Plan’ for its prepaid customers under which Ncell customers can now enjoy data, voice and SMS services at discounted rates. Under this scheme which is coming into effect from Wednesday (September...

A new trekking route connecting two tourism destinations, Panchakot and Dhorpatan, has been identified in Baglung. The trekking route is expected to explore and promote other tourism potentials of the region. In the first phase, sketch has been drawn to...

Nine people have been affected with dengue in Tanahu district, the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division said. The disease was seen in one person in the district on August 9 and the number of infected has reached nine so far....

A woman was killed and at least 18 were injured in a road accident occurred today after a bus hit a three-wheeler at Jamunkhadi of Kankai municipality-1 in Jhapa. The District Police Office, Jhapa has confirmed the death of scooter...

The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday that the Ebola virus death toll in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has risen to 1,965 and the outbreak continues at a 'substantial but stable transmission intensity' for the past 10 weeks....