Seventeen people have been killed in a coal mine blast in northern China, the government said Saturday, in the second major industrial accident to hit the country this week.
The early morning explosion destroyed more than 10 dormitories at the Liugou coal mine near Linfen city in the northern province of Shanxi, the State Administration of Work Safety said on its website.
Despite the tiger population dwindling worldwide, some good news is flowing in from Chitwan National Park (CNP) where the number of adult tigers rose to 125, a jump of 34, as compared to a count conducted about two years ago.
Despite the tiger population dwindling worldwide, some good news is flowing in from Chitwan National Park (CNP) where the number of adult tigers rose to 125, a jump of 34, as compared to a count conducted about two years ago.
Altogether there are 155 adult tigers in the country now, a government report released on Thursday revealed.
With a view to increasing the competitiveness, productivity, quality and market access of Nepal's agricultural sector through crop diversification, commercialisation of farming and high value crops, the country's development partners have proposed three projects which are expected to be implemented within the next fiscal year.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Agriculture D
The government, finally on Tuesday officially declared the elimination of leprosy, once a major public health problem in the country. With this declaration, Nepal has become one of the countries to achieve this universal goal.
In 1999, the World Health Assembly passed a resolution to eliminate leprosy by the year 2000.
People who often need to run helter-skelter to answer the call of nature during a public event in the Capital have a small thing to cheer: Kathmandu Waste Management Service (KWMS) is going to bring one more mobile toilet into operation for such occasions in the Valley.
"The new mobile toilet will be stationed at programme venues in the Valley," said KWMS Executive Director Bashu Upreti.
Nepal on Sunday reported its first swine flu fatality.
A 29-year-old woman suffering from the disease died of various complications on Wednesday evening at Bir Hospital, according to a doctor at the state-owned hosptial.
The victim's identity has been kept secret on her family's request.
