Kathmandu. Kalimati Fruits and Vegetables Market Development Committee has determined the wholesale price of agricultural produce for today. According to the committee, large tomatoes (Indian) are priced at Rs 90 per kg, small tomatoes (local) at Rs 61 per kg, small tomatoes (Indian) at Rs 52 per kg, small tomatoes (Terai) at Rs 55 per kg, red potatoes at Rs 28 per kg, red potatoes (Indian) at Rs 24 per kg, and dried onions (Indian) at Rs 42 per kg. Similarly, local carrots are priced at Rs 60 per kg, Terai carrots at Rs 35 per kg, local cabbage at...
Parsa. Parsa police have arrested a fugitive defendant sentenced in a case of forced rape and homicide from Birgunj.Based on special information, a police team arrested Begam BK, 22, from Gurvakot Municipality Ward No. 2 of Surkhet, from Birtachok in Birgunj Metropolitan City Ward No. 4 on Tuesday morning. He was found walking suspiciously on the road.The arrested BK had previously escaped from the juvenile reform home in Birgunj during the Gen Z movement. The court had sentenced him to 8 years in prison and a fine of 4 lakh rupees for the cases of forced rape and homicide. He...
Kathmandu. The leader of the parliamentary party of the main opposition party Nepali Congress, Bhishma Raj Angdembe, has inspected the under-construction bridges along the Tamor Corridor road section. During the inspection, he expressed dissatisfaction with the construction company, stating that the bridge construction work is progressing at an extremely slow pace even though the road has been blacktopped. Mentioning that the problem of obstruction of vehicular traffic due to floods during the monsoon season has been recurring, he instructed to speed up the work. Leader Angdembe said,