Currently, NDRF consists of 16 battalions drawn from paramilitary forces like BSF, CRPF, CISF, and ITBP and is trained to handle natural and man-made disasters such as earthquakes, floods, cyclones, ...

KATHMANDU, Feb 11: The Government of Nepal has contributed USD 11,000 to the World Health Organization (WHO) for its South-East Asia Regional Health Emergency Fund (SEARHEF), a vital funding mechanism ...

The World Health Organization South-East Asia Region on Monday thanked Nepal's Ministry of Health and Populationfor contributing Nepalese Rupees (NRs) 1,500,000, approximately USD 11,000, to the South ...

Funuru Sherpa, the ward chairperson and social worker from Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality-1, Solukhumbu, has ...

On February 2, an earthquake of 4.1 magnitude on Richter Scale occurred in the area at a depth of 5km. "EQ of M: 4.1, On: 02/02/2025 21:52:48 IST, Lat: 28.52 N, Long: 87.59 E, Depth: 5 Km, Location: ...

An earthquake of 4.0 magnitude on Richter Scale jolted Tibet on Sunday, a statement by the National Center of Seismology said. As per the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 16km, making it ...

Ahead of the 50th anniversary of the first (and so far only) successful expedition to conquer Everest via its fiendishly ...

Patna: The three-day international conference on "Advancements in structural and geotechnical engineering" (ASAGE'25), ...

China’s economic woes, and a general lack of trust exacerbated by corruption scandals, are driving a downward trend in ...

The Nepali rupee has hit an all-time low, with Nepal’s central bank fixing the exchange rate at Rs140.43 per US dollar on ...

This has been fuelled by the sudden, brutal and devastating suspension of USAID and America’s support to global development, ...

Israel and Hamas are in the midst of a six-week ceasefire during which Hamas is releasing dozens of the hostages captured in ...