49 drivers face the music for operating vehicles unfit to ply the Valley roads.

Of late, the KMC has had to backtrack on several of its key measures, most recently on Thapathali squatter settlement.

The event saw students, teachers and volunteers clean up three hiking routes as part of the ‘Litter Free National Park’ campaign ongoing since October this year.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Raju Pandey, spokesperson at Bhaktapur Police Range, said the bomb threat turned out to be a hoax.

A bomb disposal squad of the Nepal Army has reached the spot.

Municipal police has charged 18 people from Thapathali squatter settlement with assault after staff injuries Monday.

Businesspeople and traders on Thursday closed shops in the area against the Kathmandu Metropolitan City’s decision.

Six employees working at warehouses were arrested during a raid carried out over alleged revenue evasion.

The Kathmandu Valley Development Authority has warned of charging the cost incurred during the demolition drive from the concerned individuals or organisations if they fail to remove such structures on their own.

At least 21 people were injured following a clash between the Kathmandu Metropolitan City Police personnel and squatters on Monday.

Kathmandu Metropolitan City met with stiff resistance as it tried to tear down Bagmati riverside squatter huts.

Ward-28 chairman receiving the memorandum on Sunday said his office will oppose the Kathmandu Metropolitan City’s plan.

Police said further investigation into the case was underway.

The office records a rise in road accidents while many traffic police personnel were away on election duty.

Airport authority said an internal investigation has been launched to find the truth behind the incident that affected flights for nearly an hour.

As of 8:30am on Monday, Ganesh Parajuli of the party has got 177 votes. Shyam Kumar Ghimire of CPN-UML is second in the race with 93 votes.

The boy breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Bhaktapur Hospital

Major boarding points such as Koteshwar, Jadibuti, Lokanthali, Kalanki and Balku remained packed with people catching buses to destinations outside the Valley.

Fear is that the ‘hasty and unilateral’ decision, if put into action, could damage local soil ecology and the aquifer.

As many as 34,096 families are residing on the banks of Bagmati currently, according to government data.