The lockdown has greatly affected the families living in squatter shanties, but the city spokesperson claims not all of them need help.

People from the media, banks, government agencies, and essential service providing agencies are seeking passes to operate vehicles during lockdown, officials say.

The confiscated masks will be available in the market for sale at regular prices in a week’s time, said the chief district office.

Despite repeated incidents, acid is easily available in the market, police say.

Tourist arrivals by air to Nepal dropped 21 percent year-on-year in February to 77,064 individuals, according to the Department of Immigration.

The teacher forced 34 students to cut their hands using sharpener blades.

City had implemented the new technology on the traffic islands located on New Road and in front of the City Hall, spending Rs1.4 million donated by Nabil Bank.

Boring water system cannot generate 32.1 million litres of water for the pond, officials say.

The Pashupatinath Temple Trust had given permission to two Indian citizens to decorate its premises with imported flowers, which was done at the cost of Rs20 million.

Mayor says the initiative is a learning opportunity for authorities who plan to implement similar projects in other wards.

More than a million devotees are expected to visit the Pashupati temple tomorrow to celebrate the festival.

The High Powered Committee for Integrated Development of the Bagmati Civilization says it’s not aware of the monkeys, ward chair wants to cage the free-roaming animal

The police managed to confiscate around Rs1.8 million from the arrested persons.

There’s no school management committee and the city authority responsible for operating the school has yet to draw up guidelines to run the historic institution.

The Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal has owned up to the blast.

Potholes were not fixed, garbage lay strewn, and air pollution levels were left uncontrolled--Kathmandu was not the city authorities had promised it would be.

Conservationists say they just wanted to draw authorities’ attention to the importance of public spaces but Bidya Sundar Shakya calls the movement a politically motivated stunt.

While the family of Leela Devkota stands to receive up to Rs10 million in compensation, police say they will continue to pursue a vehicular homicide case against Prithvi Malla.

On Saturday morning, a 38-year-old woman was run over by a car with four passengers who were returning after a night of heavy drinking.

Police arrest the driver and a second man, both of whom were under the influence of alcohol.