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Three hydel projects resume power generation after quake in Nuwakot, Rasuwa

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Nuwakot, May 23: Two hydropower projects in Nuwakot and one in Rasuwa that were closed after the April 25 earthquake have resumed power generation after carrying out the maintenance jobs. Trishuli Hydropower of 21 megawatt and Devighat Hydropower of 14 megawatt started power generation...

75 health offices destroyed by quake in Gorkha

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Gorkha, May 23: Of the 83 health institutions, office buildings of 75 health centres, health posts and sub-health posts have been damaged by the April 25 deadly earthquake in Gorkha district. Chief of District Public Health Office Mahendra Dhowj Adhikari said that treatment services...

Swiss government provides 4,000 tents to Khotang quake-hit

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Khotang, May 22: The quake-hit persons in Khotang have so far received some 4,000 sets of tents provided by the government of Switzerland. The Swiss government provided this number of tents to the persons rendered homeless in various places of the district at the...

UML recommends Sherpa for Tourism Minister

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Kathmandu, May 22: CPN (UML) has recommended lawmaker Kripashur Sherpa for appointment as the Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation, said office secretary at the party Krishna Gopal Shrestha. The post was vacant after Minister Deepak Chandra Amatya resigned from the post through party...

Psycho-social counseling to teachers

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Bhaktapur, May 22: A psycho-social counseling has been offered to teachers to reduce stress and mental pressure brought in by devastating earthquake. The counseling on quake-triggered stress and mental pressure was conducted at a programme organized by Institutional School Association Nepal in Bhaktapur on...

‘Monastery village’ Helambu turning into ghost settlemen

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Helambu (Sindhupalchowk), May 21: Helambu village, a typical settlement of the Hyolmo ethnic minority people in the district, has turned into a near ghost town as people of the village were displaced after the devastating earthquake that hit the country on April 25 and...

Quake mars the charm of Ganga Dashahara festival

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Dhunche, May 21: The Gosainkunda Fair that is observed on the occasion of Ganga Dashahara festival has been affected after the devastating earthquake on April 25 and many aftershocks damaged the roads and tracks to reach the shrine. All the hotels in Gosainkunda are...

Nepali youths in Korea send Rs 301,000 aid to quake victims

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Arghakhanchi, May 21: Nepali youths in Korea have collected Rs 301,000 under the coordination of Arghakhanchi-Korea Forum as relief to the earthquake victims. The Forum deposited the amount collected from the Nepali youths in the District Natural Disaster Rescue and Relief Committee, Arghakhanchi, today,...

One killed in tusker attack

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Inruwa, May 21: A person was killed in wild tusker attack at Haripur VDC of Sunsari district. The deceased is Prem Bahadur Magar, 65, of Haripur VDC-5, confirmed Sunsari Police. A wild elephant that went out from the wildlife reserve on Wednesday evening attacked...

Korea provides one billion in support

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Kathmandu, May 20: The South Korean government has provided a grant of Rs one billion for the rehabilitation and rebuilding effort underway in the aftermath of the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal. The Korean Embassy here stated that the Korean Foreign Ministry took...

Britain’s post-quake aid climbs to 33 million pounds

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Kathmandu, May 20: The United Kingdom on Wednesday announced an additional 10 million pounds to help provide 12 months of life-saving health services in earthquake devastated districts in Nepal. This latest package of support brings the UK response to the Nepal earthquake to more...

Ilam sends 11.3 million to PM Relief Fund

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Ilam, May 20: Over Rs 11.3 million has been deposited in the Prime Minister Natural Disaster Relief Fund from Ilam, a district in the eastern region, as assistance for the survivors of the recent devastating earthquake that badly affected 14 districts including the capital....

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