Basanta Dhungana

After one year of the contract, only the first-floor slab of VIP Tower 1 has been completed, while the first floor of the second tower remains unfinished

There has been a notable drop in the number of tourists visiting Chitwan National Park. Compared to Fiscal Year (FY) 2023/24, the number of tourists decreased by 75,508 in FY 2024/25—a decline of 25 percent. FY 2023/24 had recorded the highest number of visitors to the park to date.

Bharatpur Metropolitan City has presented a budget of Rs 5.19766 billion for the upcoming Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26. 

At least seven people were killed and 25 others injured in a road accident in Chitwan on Saturday morning. 

In line with this policy, MBBS classes have commenced at Rapti Academy of Health Sciences (RAHS) and Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences (PoAHS). However, the MBBS programs at Bharatpur Hospital in Chitwan and Bir Hospital have been put on hold.

A truck overturned at Tuinkhola in Ichchha Kamana Rural Municipality-5, which blocked the Narayanghat-Mugling road section in both directions.  

The Daunne section of the Narayanghat–Butwal road corridor will remain closed during nighttime hours starting Monday, as authorities ramp up efforts to accelerate road expansion works in the hilly terrain.

The Chitwan District Court has acquitted three accused in the mysterious death case of Salin Pokhrel, a student of Ekata Shishu Niketan Boarding School in Ratnanagar Municipality-10.

According to Ashok Ram, 62 elephants have been killed in Nepal over the past 24 years, out of which 48 were electrocuted, 8 were shot, and 6 were killed by poachers. During this period, 35 elephants have been killed in Jhapa, Morang, Sunsari, and Saptari.

A large crowd of devotees has gathered at the Shiva temples in Devghat Dham on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri.