The Daunne road section in Nawalparasi (West) along the East-West Highway has been completely blocked since Wednesday morning.
Kathamndu, July 9: Ten highways in the country have been completely blocked due to floods and landslides.According to the Police Headquarters, the Koshi Highway in Sankhuwasabha, Mechi Highway in Panchthar, Pasang Lhamu Highway in Rasuwa, Kanti Highway in Makawanpur, Darwang Road in Myagdi, East-West Highway in Nawalparasi, Bheri Corridor in Dolpa, Jajarkot-Dolpa-Bheri Corridor in Rukum (West), and Jaya Prithvi in Bajhang have been blocked.Meanwhile, the Banepa-Nala-Bhaktapur, the Kaligandaki Corridor in Baglung, the same section in Gulmi, and the Shahid Highwayin Rolpa, which were blocked due to floods and landslides, have been reopened to one-way traffic.
Nepal’s second largest and historic Sal (Shorea robusta) tree has been identified inside the protected forest area of Dhanushadham in Dhanusha district.
Police have arrested a 28-year-old Bishal Tamang of Panauti-11, Kavrepalanchok, from Lokanthali, Madhyapur Thimi municipality-1, Bhaktapur district.
District Administration Office has urged denizens to remain on high alert in line with avoiding destruction.
The Martadi–Kolti road section in Bajura district has been rendered impassable following recurring landslides triggered by monsoon rains. Heavy rainfall from Friday evening to Saturday morning caused a major landslide at Jilli, in Badimalika Municipality-7, blocking the Martadi–Kolti route, the District Administration Office of Bajura, said.
According to the Police, 32-year-old Chattu Mukhiya of Ramgopalpur Municipality-5, Kanchanpur district, died after being electrocuted.
The Surkhet–Jumla section of the Karnali Highway has remained blocked for the past three days after a landslide damaged the retaining wall beneath the road at Galje in Kalikot district.
The counting of the endangered Finn's Weaver, popularly known as sunaulo top chara in the local language, found only in Shuklaphanta National Park in Sudurpaschim Province, is currently underway. The park office and Bird Conservation Nepal (BCN) are conducting the annu
A girl has died from dengue in Jhapa, the first such death in the district this year, while cases of dengue, kala-azar, and scrub typhus are rising in Bardiya as the monsoon season increases the risk of disease spread.
Chairman of the CPN (Unified Socialist), Madhav Kumar Nepal, has said unity in communist movement is essential for building equitable society where everyone's rights are protected and promoted.
The Majhi youth of Ramechhap are working to preserve their mother tongue, customs and culture.