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Property worth Rs 2 billion damaged in natural disaster incidents in four months

KATHMANDU, Aug 21: Property worth more than two billion rupees has been damaged in the incidents of natural disaster in four months across the country.

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Fire guts down 9 houses in Jhapa

DAMAK: Nine houses in Dumse of Damak-5 in Jhapa were turned to ashes in a fire that broke out due to short circuit in the wee hour on Monday morning.

One dies‚ 4 injured in lightning

NUWAKOT: One person died after lightning struck him at Kalibas VDC in the district on Thursday morning. The deceased is Chut Bahadur Mijar (40) of Kalibas VDC-3, Thantibhanjyang. The lightning fell

Minor quake hits Eastern Nepal, no casualties reported

KATHMANDU: A 4.5 magnitude earth quake hit eastern Nepal on Thursday morning sending panics among people instantly. National Seismological Center confirmed the quake and said that its epicenter was in

Over 13 houses buried in Dhankuta landslide, over 100 displaced

DHANKUTA: Some 13 houses were buried in a landslide that took place near Mulghat of Dhankuta on Friday evening. Landslide triggered by incessant rainfall swept away houses in Mahabharat, Budhimorang

NSC says Friday’s earthquake had its epicenter in Jiri, not China

KATHMANDU:  The National Seismological Center (NSC) has denied that the epicenter of Friday nights earthquake was in China as reported by the American Geological Society. NSC said that the earthquake

A picture from Google's Emergency Public Alert shows the epicenter of the 4.9 Richter Scale earthquake on the map (red spot).
Earthquake in Tibet, tremors felt in Kathmandu also

KATHMANDU: An earthquake scaling 4.9 on the Richter Scale was measured in Western region of Tibet on Friday night, 11.35 NST. The repercussions were felt till Kathmandu which forced most

Solo river sweeps 2 fishermen in Solukhumbu

SOLUKHUMBU: Two brothers of Salyan VDC-1 in the district have gone missing in course of fishing in a local river on Wednesday. They were swept away by the Solo River