Authorities on Wednesday said bird flu virus was not detected in the dead chickens in Satherjhora-8, around 15 km south-west of the two bird flu outbreak sites in Sunsari.

Authorities have detected germs that cause diseases like diarrhoea and cholera in drinking water samples collected from rural and city areas in Banke district.

Various organisations have protested the government’s decision to construct a 30-km road stretching from Thori in Parasi to Triveni in Nawalparasi via the Chitwan National Park (CNP).

The Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Mana-gement Board (KVWSMB) has swung into action to control the illegal extraction of ground water in the Valley.

A draft of the proposed Nepal Food Safety Act has envisioned establishment of an independent food safety authority which will implement life, food and consumer rights as fundamental rights.

There was marked acceleration in the loss of glacial mass in the Everest area between 2002 and 2005 compared to the earlier years, a new finding shared by scientists on Sunday revealed.

All Nepal Peasants’ Federation has declared a war to prevent Monsanto from coming to Nepal.

India has agreed to provide an additional 100 Megawatt (MW) of electricity to Nepal to ease the acute power shortage in the country.

A census of snow leopard has started in Mustang district. Conservationists say this is the first time a snow leopard census is being conducted in the country.

The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) plans to launch projects to control river pollution in the Kathmandu Valley in the next two months.