Kathmandu, April 8 The 10th Health Insurance Day is being celebrated today by organising various programmes. The Day is being observed with the theme – ‘State Investment, Citizens’ Contribution: Health Insurance Joint Campaign’. The health insurance programme is an important social security initiative introduced by the government under the concept of providing financial protection by […] The post 10th Health Insurance Day today appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, April 8 A government authority has recorded over 7,500 disasters in the last year. As many as 13,504 households were directly affected by the disasters. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) informed that the country witnessed a total of 7,547 events, causing huge loss of human lives and property. The natural […] The post 13,504 households directly affected in 7,500 disasters in a year appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, April 7 Bird flu has been detected at 23 places in the month of Chaitra this year. Director General at Department of Livestock Services, Dr Umesh Dahal, confirmed this. The first case of bird-flu was detected on March 20 (Chaitra 6) for the first time in Sundarharaicha municipality and Urlabari municipality of Koshi Province. […] The post Bird flu detected at 23 places in a month appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, April 6 Onlinekhabar.com is publishing its list of “50 Influential Women of the Year 2026” today. The list, which is traditionally released on the eve of International Women’s Day (March 8), is set to be published later this year due to the recently held general elections (March 5) and related national responsibilities, according to […] The post Onlinekhabar to unveil third edition of ’50 Influential Women’ today appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Tourist arrivals in March 2026 declined by one percent compared to 2025. The drop could have been larger.  However, a 21 percent increase in arrivals from India and other SAARC countries helped prevent a significant overall decline. According to the Nepal Tourism Board, the country welcomed 120,516 tourists in March 2026, compared to 121,687 in […] The post Tourist arrivals dip as war and rising costs hit Nepal tourism sector appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Mustang, April 6 Twenty-one sheep were killed in a snow leopard attack at Chumjung village of Lhomanthang Rural Municipality-4 in Upper Mustang. The Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) Office in Lhomanthang shared that 21 sheep and Himalayan goats died, and seven were hurt in the snow leopard attack. A barn of livestock farmer Ghyacho Gurung […] The post 21 livestock killed in leopard attack in Mustang appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Attariya (Kailali), April 6 The Janak Education Materials Centre’s provincial office at Dhangadhi has sold and distributed a total of 301,000 school textbooks across the Sudurpaschim Province for the upcoming academic session 2083 BS. According to Nirmal Kumar Yadav, the Chief of the provincial office, the school textbooks for the upcoming academic session are being […] The post Janak Education Materials Centre sells over 300,000 textbooks in Sudurpaschim appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, April 5 An earthquake has been recorded to have taken place near Mijuredanda in Kaski district. According to the National Seismology and Research Center, Lainchaur, an earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale struck near Mijuredanda in Kaski district at 8:34 am today. Earlier, on April 1, an earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter […] The post Earthquake recorded near Mijuredanda in Kaski appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, April 5 More than seven thousand ‘applications (apps)’ and ‘websites’ (URLs) related to online betting have been shut down. During the implementation of the government’s decision related to governance reforms, the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA), in coordination with the Internet service providers, blocked websites and apps. According to NTA Deputy Director Surya Prasad Lamichhane, […] The post More than 7,000 online betting apps and websites closed appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Janakpurdham, April 3 An Armed Police Inspector has been arrested from Lalgarh in Dhanusha district on charges of accepting a bribe of Rs 40,000. The arrested official has been identified as Inspector Okil Adhikari. According to the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), a team from its Bardibas regional office apprehended him […] The post Armed Police Inspector arrested in Dhanusha for allegedly taking Rs 40,000 bribe appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.