Author: Himalaya Post

Kathmandu- The Bagmati cleanup mega campaign scheduled for coming March 6 and 13 is to be focused in the Pashupati area with a view to providing clean environment to religious visitors on the occasion of Mahashivaratri. A meeting of the Bagmati cleanup mega campaign on Wednesday took the decision to focus its 408th and 409th weekly programme in Pashupati. Cleanup campaigner Kishor Singh Shahi told that, the sanitation campaign will be placed at Pashupati area on two Saturdays, one before and another after the Mahashivarattri, in view of big inflow of revelers from home and abroad on the occasion. Both the cleanup programme will begin from Suryaghat of Pashupati area to the Aryaghat dam. Former chief secretary of the Nepal government Leelamani Poudyal was also present in the meeting....

Taplejung- Loss amounting to Rs 400 million has been reported in the fire incident that took place at Dovan Bazaar of Taplejung. A taskforce formed under the coordination of Chief Administrative Officer of Meringden rural municipality, Dambar Angdambe, for the collection of official details of the loss has disclosed that the inferno caused the loss amounting to Rs 398.77 million. The fire had completely destroyed houses along with nearby shops, cardamom store and other physical structures. Angdambe said that the Nepal Telecom had faced the biggest loss of Rs. 10 million when its tower and other structure were completely destroyed. It took a long time to assess details of loss triggered by the fire incident, Angdambe added. The taskforce entrusted with the responsibility for gathering details of loss after the fire incident came up with their assessment last night. The fire that took place on Tuesday had destroyed 49 houses....