Eastern hill districts are ill-equipped to fight growing fire incidents

2023-05-26T04:35+0200kathmandupost (en)

All family members of Prem Nemwang, residents of Nawamidanda in Panchthar’s Phalgunanda Rural Municipality, went to work in the fields on May 11 leaving his disabled son Man Kumar at home. Thirty-two-year-old Man Kumar, who cannot walk, would often be left at home when the family members are busy in the fields.

Thunderstruck in Nepal

2023-05-19T07:58+0200nepalitimes (en)

Three people who had gone yarsagumba picking in Darchula were struck by lightning on Saturday evening. The injured were airlifted to hospital by the Army. On Monday, a family of four was injured when lightning struck them as they slept in their home in Dailekh.

Met office predicts low rainfall and temperature rise ahead

2023-05-05T05:21+0200kathmandupost (en)

Nepal is most likely to witness below-average rainfall in the upcoming monsoon season, according to a forecast by the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. The department’s Climate Section, which forecast weather conditions on Thursday for four months between June 1 and September 30, said that....