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Death toll from Pakistan heatwave tops 500

KARACHI, June 23, 2015 (AFP) – More than 500 people have died from a three-day heatwave in southern Pakistan, officials said Tuesday, as medics battled

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Parliamentary Committee directs govt to forward construction task only after geological study

Kathmandu, June 16: The Agriculture and Water Resources Committee under the Legislature-Parliament has directed the government to forward construction task in the quake-affected districts only after carrying out geological study.

Concessional loan to be provided to quake-damaged industries: Minister Basnet

Kathmandu, June 16: Minister for Industry, Mahesh Basnet, has said that the factories and industries, damaged by the quake, would be provided with concessional loan. At an inauguration of Footwear

CPDCC’s report to CA: deliberations from today

Kathmandu, June 12: Adding to the positive development in the constitution drafting process that came with the signing of 16-point Agreement by four major parties – the NC, CPN (UML), UCPN

3 more bodies recovered from landslide-hit of Taplejung

Taplejung, June 12. Police have recovered three more bodies buried by landslides in various villages of Taplejung district on Friday. According to DSP Shantiraj Koirala, Chief at the District Police Office,

Pedestrian killed in road accident in Siraha

Siraha, June 12: A pedestrian died after being hit by a tipper on the East-West Highway in Golbazaar municipality of Siraha this morning. The deceased of around 60 years old

PM Koirala urges donors to monitor on their relief operations

Kathmandu, June 8: Prime Minister Sushil Koirala has urged the donors to also help with monitoring the ongoing relief operations so as to ensure there are no irregularities. The Prime

Heritage sites to be opened to visitors from August 17

Kathmandu, June 3: The government is likely to open the historical buildings and monuments enlisted in the World Heritage Site list to the general public from August 17. The Hanumandhoka

Lawmakers call on all to contribute to the nation

Kathmandu, June 3: The lawmakers have called on all, from the President and the Prime Minister to the general public, to show the spirit of dedication and sacrifice by way

Dump truck carrying children crashes in Indonesia, 17 killed

MEDAN, Indonesia, May 28 (AP) — Police say a dump truck carrying children of plantation workers to school plunged into a ditch in western Indonesia, killing 17 of them. Local