- Sunday, 9 November 2025
In a press statement today, the MCA-Nepal said, “following the successful completion of the foreign aid review, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Nepal Compact resumed work with renewed momentum and shared commitment from both governments.”
The development underscores the shared commitment of both governments to delivering on one of Nepal’s most transformative infrastructure partnerships, it has been said. After a competitive international bidding process, MCA-Nepal awarded the Lot 2 contract (Ratmate to New Damauli) to Angelique-Skipper JV and the Lot 3 contract (New Damauli to New Butwal) to WAIBA-SALASAR JV, according to the press release.
Combined, these contracts are valued at approximately US $154.5 million and will cover the design, installation, testing, and commissioning of 180 kilometers of high-voltage transmission lines, the MCA-Nepal said. MCA-Nepal Executive Director Khadga Bahadur Bisht and company representatives signed the agreements in the presence of MCC’s Acting Deputy Vice President, representatives from the MCC Resident Country Mission, officials from the U.S. Embassy, Nepal’s Ministry of Finance, and the Nepal Electricity Authority. “In signing these contracts, MCC reaffirms the United States’ investment in mutual priorities and Nepal’s development goals,” said Acting Deputy Vice President John Wingle.
“We are honored to work alongside our Nepali counterparts to improve the availability and reliability of electricity in Nepal and enhance regional power trade and integration,” the statement adds. Ghanashyam Upadhyaya, Secretary at the Ministry of Finance and Chairperson of the MCA-Nepal Board of Directors, appreciated the financial support from the U.S. Government to materialize the Government of Nepal’s plan to construct transmission lines and substations, and expressed continued government support for this program.
“This milestone is more than a construction contract; it’s a tangible symbol of the United States’ enduring commitment to Nepal’s growth and prosperity,” said U.S. Embassy Nepal’s Chargé d’Affaires, Jason Meeks. “Through this partnership, we are not only creating power lines and economic infrastructure but also accelerating Nepal’s long-term growth. The MCC compact is a cornerstone of cooperation between Nepal and the United States. We’re proud to be moving forward together to benefit all citizens of Nepal.” MCA-Nepal Executive Director Bisht added, “We appreciate the U.S. Government’s unwavering support and final approval to move the compact forward.
This milestone reflects the shared commitment of all stakeholders and the Government of Nepal to this National Pride Project. We remain focused on successful implementation through sustained collaboration.” The MCC Nepal Compact represents a landmark $697 million investment in Nepal’s long-term economic development, laying a foundation for increased private sector investment.
Through its Electricity Transmission and Road Maintenance Projects, the compact is designed to boost connectivity and unlock economic growth by strengthening critical infrastructure, enhancing cross-border energy trade, and improving Nepal’s transportation network.
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Kathakali Dance performed on the eve of Indian Independence Day
Birgunj, Aug 14: The Kathakali Dance was performed in Birgunj on Wednesday evening on the eve of the Indian Independence Day.
The performance was organized by the Embassy of India in Kathmandu and India’s Consulate General based in Birgunj.
Nine Indian performers from Kerala performed this very popular Indian dance, which is based on the story of the Mahabharat.
The event was attended by Minister for Sports and Social Welfare of Madesh Province, Pramod Jaiswal, Mayor of Birgunj Metropolitan City Rajesh Man Singh, Indian Consul General Devi Sahai Meena and others.
On the occasion, Minister Jaiswal said that the centuries old cultural and people to people ties between Nepal and India should be further strengthened and mutual goodwill and harmony should be established.
Likewise, Consul General Devi Sahai Meena recalled the remarkable contributions made by Nepal in the Indian Independence Movement.
He said India was committed to further strengthening the cultural ties between Nepal and India.
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02- Monsoon wind remains active in country’s western part
Kathmandu, Aug 14: The Weather Forecasting Division has stated that the monsoon wind has remained active in the western belt of the country compared to the eastern part.
The Division said that the Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces and the hilly region of the country will remain generally cloudy today and remaining other parts will be partly cloudy.
According to the Division, chances of light rain are there in some parts of Lumbini, Karnali, Sudurpaschim and Madhes provinces.
Likewise, the Division has forecasted the chances of heavy rainfall in one or two hilly areas of Gandaki, Lumbini, Sudurpaschim and Karnali provinces.
Tonight, the hilly region of the country will be generally cloudy and remaining parts will be partly cloudy. It said that chances of light rain are likely in some areas of Gandaki, Bagmati, Lumbini and Karnali provinces.
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03- ‘Local govt. responsible to control child domestic labour’
Bhaktapur, Aug 14: Stakeholders and experts have opined for the implementation of existing laws to control child domestic labour.
The local government should work proactively to end child domestic labour and ensure child-friendly local governance by implementing the existing laws, the speakers said at a programme organized here Wednesday by Children-Women in Social Service and Human Rights to release a report entitled “Life as Child Domestic Workers in Kathmandu”.
Organization’s founder chairperson Shanti Adhikari stated that the laws are formulated but the implementation part was weak, adding that the local government has a serious role to end child domestic labour.
Member Secretary of National Child Rights Council Indradevi Dhakal shared that several locals have worked to end child domestic labour since several initiatives including the child-friendly local governance, declaration of child-labour free local levels and other measures are being implemented.
Likewise, Director of National Planning Commission Shivanandan Paudel mentioned that the local levels should be robust and efficient to control child labour, as this was banned by the laws. He viewed that education and employment should be focused to prevent the children coming in this field.
On the occasion, key findings of the research “Life as Child Domestic Workers in Kathmandu” were shared. The organization stated that altogether 40 participants were present at the event including the representatives from the National Planning Commission, the National Child Rights Council, the Ministry of Education, civil society organizations, child rights networks, schoolteachers, media, ILO, child rights experts, and others.
“Discussions focused on the hidden realities of child domestic labour, the pathways that push children into domestic work, and the urgent need for policy and programmatic actions to protect children from exploitation,” according to the Children-Women in Social Service and Human Rights.
According to a study carried out by the UN Agency ILO, domestic child labour is defined internationally as children working in an employer’s house with or without a wage. Domestic child labours are employed to perform domestic chores such as washing dishes, cooking, cleaning the house, looking after young children, and other household activities, it stated.
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04- Post of medical officer remains vacant for years in Parsa prison
Birgunj (Parsa), Aug 14: The post of medical officer in the District Prison Parsa has remained vacant for several years. The district prison has one post for the doctor but a Health Assistant is providing the health care services at present.
The issue of doctor’s post remaining vacant for years came to the public notice only after an inmate, Rahul Sah Turaha, died on Tuesday while receiving treatment in Narayani Hospital.
The stakeholders have raised the issue of deployment of a doctor in the prison for regular health checkups of the jailbirds.
Chief of District Prison, Khimraj Bhusal, said that the Department of Prison Management has been written seeking deployment of a doctor as per the post here.
Currently, more than 1,300 jailbirds including foreign nationals are being housed in the Parsa Prison.
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05- Ridi-Tamghas road section obstructed
Gulmi, Aug 14: The Ridi-Tamghas road section of the Madan Bhandari Highway has been completely obstructed due to a landslide at Bakhre cliff of Rurukshetra Rural Municipality-3 in Gulmi district this morning following a continuous rainfall. The landslide, which brought down large rocks, has fully blocked vehicular movement, according to the District Police Office, Gulmi.
Vehicular movement on both sides has come to a standstill, leaving passengers and vehicles stranded. Efforts to clear the landslide depositions have been initiated, said Ganga Bahadur Saru, the Information Officer at the District Police Office. He added that the road obstruction will be cleared immediately after the rain is over.
Likewise, DSP Saru urged the general public and riders to use the alternative route until the obstructions were cleared there.
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06- Cash incentive given to farmers to enhance productivity
Gorkha, Aug 14: The Dharche Rural Municipality in Gorkha district has provided cash incentives to the farmers as a measure to increase agricultural productivity. In the last fiscal year 2081/82, the rural municipality distributed Rs 467,500 in grants on the basis of production.
The chief of the agriculture section of the rural municipality, Anil Nepali, said the farmers were provided with the grants individually and also in their groups.
The farmers received the incentive for growing cash crops and fruits, and rearing livestock. The recipient farmers grew Akabare (chilly), dragon fruits, potato, orange and banana. Also, the beekeepers were the beneficiaries.
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07- Chief Minister Singh meets officials from India’s Jal Shakti Ministry
Janakpur, Aug 14: A three-member delegation from India’s Jal Shakti Ministry called on the Chief Minister of Madhes Province Satish Kumar Singh this morning. According to the Office of the Chief Minister, the Indian delegation has offered its feedback regarding the underground water and its utilization measures in the districts of the Madhes Province. It is said that the Indian technicians will carry out a study in the near future about the availability of underground water in different parts of Madhes Province.
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08- Cases of banking frauds, financial crimes up in Kathmandu
Kathmandu, Aug 14: The District Police Range has received a maximum number of cases related to the banking frauds in the last fiscal year.
A total of 12,915 cases related to banking fraud and financial crime were registered in the Range in the last one year, according to the Chief of the Rage, Bishow Adhikari. The Range shared that the offences related to embezzlement of cooperatives’ money, cybercrime, cheque bounce and crypto currency have increased. The Range has received 35 cases in an average each day. Chief of the Range, Adhikari shared that a total of 140 cases of murder were received in the last fiscal year.
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Jaya Prithvi Highway reopens
Baitadi, Aug 14: The Jaya Prithvi Highway in Baitadi has resumed today, following the closure for 13 hours.
The highway was distributed by a landslide occurred at Sunarya rural municipality-6 in Baitadi.
According to the Baitadi Police, the highway was restored today. The landslide depositions were cleared off with the use of an excavator.
Police Inspector Balaram Pandeya said the continuous landslide hampered the restoration efforts, causing a delay in the reopening of the roadway.
With the resumption of the highway, vehicles and passengers who had been stranded along the route now are moving to their destinations, it is said.
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10- NC President Deuba urges for informed use of ‘digital’ platforms
Patan (Lalitpur), Aug 14: Nepali Congress (NC) President and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said the informed, responsible and proper use of the digital medium paves the way for digital future.
Inaugurating the programme ‘Use, Impact and Effects of Digital Platforms’, organized by the NC Information, Communications and Publicity Department at party central office, Sanepa, today, he further said all can contribute to the society and nation with the responsible use of digital medium.
“Digital medium has made each service and facility prompt and transparent. We all can contribute to the individual, societal and national development by positively using the medium”, the former Prime Minister noted.
Millions of people are getting connected to the digital platforms through mobile, internet, computer and social networking sites every day, he said, adding digital platforms are being used in different sectors, including education, health, banking, air and public services which matter most in our daily lives.
Lauding the proliferated use of information technology for delivering public services to the people in a fast, easy and transparent manner, Deuba claimed that the digital friendly schemes such as easy access to internet, mobile banking, online form, digital health service and digital education have gradually transformed the lives of the people.
“The Telecommunications Policy, Act and Regulations, formulated and issued on the initiative of the NC-led government has brought all Nepali citizens, especially those living in distant locations to the access of the technology. However, much have yet to be done in the technology sector”.
President Deuba asserted that NC has been ever standing for the societal transformation through innovation and technology. “NC is in favour of formulating the public policy for utilizing the digital platforms for boosting economic activities, keeping good governance, and promoting the innovations of diverse sectors including private sector”, he clarified.
He also took the opportunity to roll out massive citizen awareness campaigns to avert the harmful aspects of the technology.
“Such event can surely help drive the campaigns for promoting responsible and reliable use of technology”, Deuba added.
Also speaking on the occasion, NC Assistant General Secretary, Mahalaxmi Upadhyay Dina viewed that there are several things to learn on the utilization of the digital medium which she said has now become indispensable for human life.
Likewise, NC central information, communications and publicity department chief Miin Bahadur Biswokarma stressed the effective use of digital media and platforms in the present modern world.
He laid emphasis on imparting the party’s activities and messages to the community and society through digital medium.
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11- Vehicular movement resumes on Kaligandaki Corridor
Gulmi, Aug 14: The Kaligandaki Corridor, which had been completely halted since Wednesday morning due to landslide, has reopened today.
The landslide, triggered by incessant rainfall, had caused big rocks and debris fall onto the Rakshe road at Kaligandaki rural municipality-2 in Gulmi, leading to disruption in the vehicular movement along the Corridor.
The landslide debris was cleared off using excavator to resume the Corridor, one of the national pride projects, according to Ganga Bahadur Saru, Information Officer and DSP at the District Police Office, Gulmi.
However, the Ridi-Tamghas road in Gulmi along the Madan Bhandari Highway remains disrupted following another rain-triggered landslide this morning. Landslide hit at Bakhrebhir of Ruru rural municipality-3.
Efforts to reopen the disrupted road are hampered by the incessant rainfall and recurring landslide, added Information Officer Saru.
Gulmi and its surrounding areas have been experiencing light to moderate rainfall for the past three days continuously.
The local authority reported an alarming rise in water level in the Badigaad Stream and Kaligandaki River due to incessant rainfall.
The District Police Office, Gulmi has urged residents near river bank areas to remain highly alert and relocate to safer places in view of the risk of floods and landslides.
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12- Nepali cricket team to play five practice matches in Australia
Kathmandu, Aug 14: The Nepali national cricket team is set to play five practice matches against teams from the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and South Australia as part of their preparations for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier.
In a statement released today, the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) announced that the matches will take place from August 26 to 30.
Nepal will play two matches against ACT on August 26, followed by two against South Australia on August 28.
The first match each day will begin at 4:45 am, and the second at 9:45 am as per Nepali time.
Additionally, Nepal will face South Australia in a one-day match on August 30, scheduled to start at 5:45 am.
Prior to these fixtures, the Nepali squad will compete in the Top End T20 Series in Darwin, Australia, from August 14 to 24.
The matches are part of Nepal’s build-up to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier, set to be held in Oman this October.
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13- Vehicular movement restricted after water flow rise in Mahakali
Bhimdutta (Kanchanpur), Aug 14: Water flow has increased in the Mahakali River following incessant rain in Sudurpaschim region since last night.
The District Police Office, Kanchanpur informed that operation of large vehicles along the Sharada Barrage Bridge has been banned with the rise in the water current.
Water flow was recorded 126, 792 cu sec as of 11.00 am this morning.
Spokesperson at the District Police, Sagar Bohora said the water flow can further go up with rainfall likely to continue.
Restriction has been imposed on the operation of four-wheeler vehicles along the Banbasa Bridge on Nepal-India border.
Police informed that the movement of two wheeler vehicles and human via the bridge however is smooth.
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14 – Simalphanta folks exhausted from elephants menace
Kanchanpur, Aug 14: Residents of Simalphanta in Shuklaphanta municipality-7, Kanchanpur, have been living under constant threat of wild tusker rampage for the past two weeks.
According to locals, herds of elephants have been entering the human settlement before sunset, damaging crops and creating panic among villagers.
The elephants have already destroyed paddy planted in around four bigha of land, affecting more than 35 families.
“In previous years, the elephants had come only when the crops were almost ready for harvest. But this year, they’ve started arriving early. If this continues, there will be nothing left in our fields,” said local resident Keshab Dutta Joshi.
The threat has escalated to the point where the elephants are now approaching residential areas. “Last night, I opened the door and found an elephant just crossing the yard. If I had encountered the wild species, I might not be alive today,” Joshi added, expressing gratitude for narrowly escaping harm.
Most of the men from the village are currently in India for work, leaving the women to manage both household duties and guard the fields at night. “We need to work during the day to survive. At night, we stay awake to chase away the elephants,” said one of the local residents.
The elephants are reportedly entering by breaching mesh wire fencing along the banks of the Syali River. Locals have long been requesting the installation of electric fencing that gives harmless shocks to deter the animals, but their calls have gone unanswered.
“In the past, showing them fire would scare the wild animal away. But now, that doesn’t even work,” said Dansingh Kunwar.
The worst-hit areas are Colonies 1 and 2 of Simalphanta. Ward Chair Pratap Singh said that due to budget constraints, the ward office is unable to fund the installation of electric fencing. “It is too costly for us. We have requested support from the municipal and provincial governments, but no action has been taken yet,” he said.
All ten wards of the municipality, located in the buffer zone of the Shuklaphanta National Park, are affected.
With the arrival of the monsoon, rainwater accumulates in India’s Dudhwa National Park, prompting elephant herds to migrate towards Nepal via the Laljhadi Conservation Area.
Movement of wild elephants during the monsoon season is common in the region, often resulting in crop destruction and, in some cases, human casualties.
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15 – Lack of internet disrupts biometric verification of beneficiaries for social security in Darchula
Darchula, Aug 14: The renew of social security beneficiaries in several wards of Shailyasikhar municipality in Darchula district has been adversely affected due to absence of internet connectivity, people’s representatives reported.
The problem occurred particularly after the new provision put in place by government mandating biometric verification of beneficiaries, including senior citizens for renewing social security.
The local ward officers in the municipality have been struggling to provide services in the absence of reliable internet connectivity.
“Verification of biometric is impossible without internet,” said Sher Singh Khadayat, secretary of the ward no 1 in the municipality.
He shared, “Senior citizens visit the ward office hoping to renew their social security allowance but due to connectivity issue, we are unable to serve them.”
“On one hand, the ward office has been entrusted with responsibilities of another ward. On the other, there is no internet. The service-seekers only complain that we are not rendering them service. The local government also seems to be indifferent towards this issue,” bemoaned Khadayat.
Bhupendra Prasad Joshi, secretary of ward no 7, echoed similar concerns. He shared that the beneficiaries return home empty-handed. “We lack not only internet but also laptop and computers. People wait hours queuing only to leave disappointed,” he added.
Poor network for cellular phone has remained another pesky issue facing both the service providers and service-seekers here. “The condition of mobile network is also pathetic. We have to hang mobile phone up high in outdoor to receive mobile network,” he explained.
He claimed that the service delivery would be only effective after having computers, laptops and reliable internet service.
The ward office last year used mobile data for correspondence and for other communication related works. However, the amount (Rs 5,000) spent for using mobile data was never reimbursed and was marked as arrears instead.
“Under such circumstances, how can we conduct biometric verification?” he questioned. According to him, mobile data does not work well in ward no 4, 5, 7 and 8 of the Municipality.
People in the other wards are experiencing glitch in availing network. Much to the dismay of the ward office staffers, the mobile network does not reach inside the ward office.
He urged the local government to well equip the ward offices with computer, laptops and internet connectivity for effective service delivery.
Manorath Prasad Bhatta, secretary of ward no 2, admitted they have not been able to provide services on time due to lack of internet.
“When elderly people make effort to visit office, we are forced to return them without providing services,” he grieved.
Rajmati Khadayat, MIS Operator at the municipality, confirmed the absence of mobile data in several wards, particularly in 4, 5, 7 and 8.
“No function is possible without internet at this age. Hence, to make ward’s work more effective and upload the biometric details of beneficiaries, internet access and laptop should be provided immediately. Otherwise, the senior citizens will be deprived of social security allowance,” Khadayat cautioned.
Bhojraj Bhatta, Information Officer at the municipality, said that he has repeatedly raised the issue regarding internet problemto the concerned authority but to no avail.
According to him, problems relating to development of physical infrastructures are gradually being addressed, lack of internet; computer and laptop, however, still persists.
He pledged to draw the attention of the local government towards this issue in the upcoming executive’s meeting.
Mayor Bijay Singh Dhami said that they had requested Nepal Telecom to resolve the internet issue but the problem is still prevailing.
“The municipality is not in position to expand fiber internet to all wards. It is very costly,” he explained, adding that private internet service is also expensive.
The municipality is currently seeking alternative to reliable and cost-effective internet service, he said.
Mayor Dhami, however, confessed his ignorance about the lack of laptop and computers in ward offices.
He vowed to dispatch laptops immediately. He viewed that this issue could be addressed by the ward office’s employees themselves by purchasing the equipment from operating cost of the office.
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16- Parliamentarians call on govt to provide fertilizer to farmers
Kathmandu, Aug 14: The House of Representatives (HoR) members have drawn attention of the government to various contemporary issues, including providing fertilizers to farmers.
In the Zero Hour of the HoR meeting today, they expressed their concerns over the woes of farmers facing shortage of fertilizer at the time of paddy plantation.
“After working hard to plant paddy, there is now a shortage of fertilizers. The farmers, who had endured drought in the past, are suffering from fertilizer shortage. Why is shortage recurring every year? Why is not fertilizers managed on time?”, questioned Bhim Prasad Acharya.
Other parliamentarians such as Ram Kumar Rai, Ram Shankar Yadav andRam Krishna Yadav also emphasized timely and adequate supply of fertilizers.
Likewise, Ramhari Khatiwada said that number of cattle across the country had been dying due to lumpy skin disease. He called for necessary actions to prevent this infection.
Stating that several roads across the country appear to be in disarray with the onset of monsoon, Bhanubhakta Joshi demanded up-gradation of roads in rural areas.
Mahesh Kumar Bartaula highlighted Nepali women football team climbing 13 places to reach 87th in the FIFA’s latest ranking and expressed the view that sportspersons could make significant contributions if government creates enabling environment to that end.
Mahesh Basnet said since floods and landslides during the monsoon wash away bridges, bailey bridges would be suitable in those places to quickly resume transportation. He thus pointed out the need to produce engineers capable of building bailey bridges.
Madhav Sapkota pressed for immediate operation of Tatopani and Kerung checkpoints. Otherwise, he cautioned, there is a likelihood of facing price hikes during the upcoming festivals.
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18- Government endorses National AI Policy
Kathmandu, Aug 14: The government has decided to endorse the ‘National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy, 2082 BS. The Policy presented by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology before the government was approved by the August 11 Cabinet meeting.
Minister for Communications and Information and government Spokesperson Prithvi Subba Gurung shared this unveiling the decisions of the Council of Ministers today.
The meeting also decided to appoint Sandip Rai of Panchthar district as the new General Manager of the . The post had remained vacant for over a month after the then GM retired completing a four-year term at the office.
Similarly, as per the Cabinet decision, now motor vehicles are liable for charges while using the Nagdhunga expressway. As decided, the charge is Rs 65 for a car and van while coming to Kathmandu and Rs 60 while going outside, it is Rs 125 and Rs 80, respectively, for minibus and truck, Rs 260 and Rs 200 for bus and truck, respectively, and Rs 600 and Rs 250 respectively for heavy vehicles.
Similarly, the meeting granted permission to Madhesh Province Chief Minister Satish Kumar Singh for Switzerland visit from August 31 to September 6 to participate in a “Study Tour on Inter-Governmental Cooperation and Competition in the Swiss Federal System”.
The other decisions include the approval for the participation of Deputy Auditor General Bindu Bista to attend Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) event scheduled to take place in the Philippines from September 22–26 this year and receive a grant assistance of 90 million US dollars (approximately Rs 12.5 billion) from the South Korean government for the infrastructure development project of Gandaki Technical School.
As per the Cabinet approval, the minimum support price of the Mota (coarse) unhusked rice in the current fiscal year has been set at Rs 3,463.81 per quintal and Rs 3,628.33 per quintal for medium rice.
The meeting granted the permission to the Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation to participate in the “Global Infrastructure Cooperation Conference 2025” to be held in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from September 16–18 this year and the participation of the Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport in the Asia- Pacific Regional Road Safety Conference set to take place on September 9-11 in Manila of the Philippines.
As per the meeting decision, the Minster for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation will be representing the country in the Forty-Second ICAO Assembly to be held from September 23 to October 3 in Montreal of Canada.
The meeting also endorsed the proposal to add 725 temporary posts of officer-level for various bodies under the Minister of Labour, Transport and Social Security for the fiscal year 2082-83 BS (2025-26).
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19- Four VCs including of BPKIHS, KAHS take oath before PM Oli
Kathmandu, Aug 14: The newly appointed vice-chancellors (VCs) of four health science academies took the oath of office and secrecy today before Prime Minister and Chancellor KP Sharma Oli.
The oath-taking ceremony was held at the office of the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers in Singha Durbar where Prof Dr Bikram Prasad Shrestha (BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences), Associate Prof Dr Pujan Kumar Rokaya (Karnali Academy of Health Sciences), Prof. Dr Buddhi Prasad Paudel (Patan Academy of Health Sciences) and Dr Bharat Khatri (Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences) took the oath.
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20 – MEC 21st Senate: seats for various levels determined
Kathmandu, Aug 14: The 21st Senate of the Medical Education Commission has finalised the allocation of seats for various levels of medical education including an increase in the number of seats at the PCL degree under the Council of Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT) for this academic calendar.
The Senate held today under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers decided this on the recommendations of the Commission’s Seat Determination Committee.
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21 – Bajura flood update: 11 houses swept away, seven houses damaged
Bajura, Aug 14: The flood occurred in the Bichyya River on Wednesday night at Himali rural municipality-1 in Bajura district has swept away 11 houses.
According to the District Police Office, Bajura, the flood damaged seven houses while 17 houses were at high risk of flood. The farmland and shop of local residents in ward no 1 also have also sustained damages in the disaster.
The ward no 1, 3 and 5 of the rural municipality have endured most damages from the disaster, said Police Inspector Dev Bahadur Chaudhary.
A team of police from Kawadi Police Post reached the flood-hit places to collect data.Likewise, houses belonging to Nawaraj Buda, Devilal Chadara, Birbal Chadara, Ajay Chadara, Heusara Lwar, Angabir Chadara in ward no 5 were washed away by the flood, shared Inspector Chaduhary.
He further informed that flood caused damages to public offices, healthcare centers, schools and other public infrastructures such as suspension bridge among others in ward no 1.
A team led by Govinda Bahadur Malla,Chairperson of Rural municipality has already reached the flood affected areas to assess the scale of damage and take stock of those affected by the disaster, said Kul Bahadur Thapa, Chief Administration Officer.
The executive meeting will decide on the relief and rehabilitation for those hardest hit by flood, said Chairperson or Malla.
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