On May 3, Nepal Police had suspended Dhungel, who was then in charge of Chandranigahapur Area Police Office in Rautahat.

The City has earmarked a budget of Rs10 million for the games to be held from December 1 to 10.

Heritage lovers and conservationists have long decried the authorities’ inaction to reclaim Tundikhel ground which is shrinking due to encroachment.

Conservationists and locals are hopeful that the court will give a fair judgement to restore the encroached space of the historic shrine.

Forty-six-year old Manish Kunwar Khadgi was detained in connection to the death of Arun Chitrakar of Kathmandu Ward No. 19.

The arrestee has been identified as Satyanarayan Prasad, 57, of Betiya District, India.

This is the second week of the three-month-long ‘Occupy Tundikhel’ public campaign to reclaim open spaces from encroachers.

Botanists say city is planting saplings on as if they are planting trees in forests that don’t need much care.

The grass-and-mud embankments built to shield Xi Jinping from the derelict state of the Tinkune grounds have allowed illicit activities to flourish, police and locals say.

Acting on a tip-off, police raided a house in Maharajgunj for operating an illegal gambling den.

The dispute between the department and the contractor erupted after the department refused to accept the bridge, terming the structure as substandard.

Officials say they are not monitoring the health of goats, buffaloes and pigs, or inspecting butcher shops in the metropolis this year.

According to the Department of Livestock Services, this year 55,000 to 60,000 goats are expected to be consumed in Kathmandu Valley.

The body of 56-year-old Kamala KC, who hailed from Badganga Rural Municipality in Kapilvastu district, was found by her neighbours.

Sanitation experts and even city officials themselves say there is nothing substantial behind the declaration.

Thousands of people come to Pashupatinath Temple to worship Lord Shiva, and then find solace from one of the dozens of palm readers standing by to tell them everything about themselves.

Large-scale construction projects in the Capital have seen hundreds of trucks entering Kathmandu during the night, leaving a dusty mess behind.

Each chip, the size of a rice grain, contains a unique identification number that can identify the animal and its owner.

The authority has hired a company to complete the project within 10 months.

Campaigners oppose the road department’s plan to cut over 2,000 trees along the stretch.