Mudslide kills 8, buries 5 houses in Nepal
World | July 23, 2019 17:23 ISTEight people were killed in a mudslide in two remote Nepal mountain villages on Tuesday.
Eight people were killed in a mudslide in two remote Nepal mountain villages on Tuesday.
The floods and landslides caused massive destruction especially in eastern parts of the country in the second week of July and according to initial estimates of the Department of Roads, the cost of recovery of structures and rehabilitation will be around Rs 220 million, The Kathmandu Post reported on Monday.
Five Buddha statues have been vandalised by unknown people near Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha in southwest Nepal, police said.
Over 3366 people have been rescued so far from the 31 flood-hit districts. Earlier, Bed Nidhi Khanal who is the chief of the emergency operation Centre had predicted that the death toll is likely to rise.
At least 17 people were killed in floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in Nepal on Friday, home ministry officials said in Kathmandu.
The "Commercial Coffee Farming Survey Report" published by Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) of Nepal this month, was conducted for the first time in the Himalayan country, reports Xinhua news agency.
The Tanhu district is believed to be the birth place of Vyas who is said to have authored Mahabharata in Vyas cave situated in the area.
"Considering the high importance, we will include subjects like yoga, ayurveda, medicinal herbs and natural treatment in the school curriculum," says Minister for Education, Science and Technology Giriraj Mani Pokharel
"We have been supplying 40 MW of electricity to Nepal since April. As Tripura has surplus electricity, we are exporting power to Nepal besides Bangladesh," Dev Varma, who also holds the power portfolio, told the media.
The bill was the final straw in the systematic erosion of indigenous Newar culture and rights by the state. Some critics have termed the bill as the Cultural Revolution of the Communist government.
The main objective of the programme was to highlight the importance of yoga in daily life and to bring peace and harmony across the nations and among people, a press statement issued by the Embassy said.
India had carried out one of its best evacuation operations from a war-like zone in 2006, when it brought back home around 2,300 people, including some from Sri Lanka and Nepal
Chief of the Dang District Administration Govinda Prasad Rijal told Xinhua news agency the part of the under-construction Samrat Cement Factory collapsed at 1 a.m. The deceased Indians were from Jharkhand, officials said.
There were 60 pilgrims inside the bus which was pushed some 20 metres into the forest after being rammed from behind by the truck, the officer said.
India on Monday extended a financial aid of 1.6 billion Nepalese rupees to Nepal to help 50,000 people in Nuwakot and Gorkha districts rebuild their houses damaged in the devastating earthquake in 2015.
Nepal PM K P Oli was present for PM Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony.
An official release said that Oli, who had attended Modi's swearing-in ceremony on Thursday, congratulated Modi on his party's electoral victory in the general elections.
The deaths rising at Mount Everest is not solely because of overcrowding said, Nepal government. Other factors such as adverse weather conditions could be one of the prime reasons that are contributing to the same.
A series of bombs exploded at different parts of the capital city on Sunday, killing four people and injuring seven others. Police said they suspect that the outlawed group that once split from the ruling Communist Party was responsible for the blasts as its members have been protesting the arrests of their supporters.
Cash had collapsed near a portion of the trail called the "Hillary Step", an elevation of approximately 8,770 metres.
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