They are ‘troubled’ by City police’s use of force on Wednesday against street vendors.

Over 1000 solar lights installed in the Kathmandu Metropolitan City have been already replaced; the rest will be replaced within two months.

The infant has been rescued and both the mother and the baby have been taken to the Nepal Medical College in Sinamangal for treatment.

A 26-day-old child of Sabina Shrestha from Kavre was allegedly ‘stolen’ from the hospital.

Issuing a notice on Wednesday, the metropolitan office asked all those occupying the area to leave.

The bodies of a woman and two girls were recovered from a house earlier on Wednesday. Shortly afterwards, a man was found hanging from a tree near the house.

The city office has started segregating biodegradable and non-degradable from ward 27. Degradable waste is also being used to produce biogas, which the metropolis aimed to produce electricity and use in cooking.

A team led by Deputy Mayor Sunita Dangol has started monitoring waste management practices of health facilities. The move aims to prevent the practices of mixing up hazardous medical waste with household waste.

The condition of the injured is normal, police say.

Samples of all kinds of milk, packaged and those delivered by farmers, will be tested.

Officials say the 32 wards of the city will be divided into eight sectors and waste materials will be segregated in the respective blocks.

Officials hope microchipping the dogs will help pet owners locate their animals when they get lost.

It is not wrong to take action against irregularity, but it should be done with proper planning and study, says urban planner Suman Meher Shrestha.

Officials say they are doing regular market inspections, while consumer rights activists say they need to be stricter.

Disposal of the truckloads of collected cables has emerged as a new headache for the civic body.

Of them, three are from the same family. Cut injuries have been found on the victims’ heads and various parts of the body, police said.

Rijal was undergoing treatment for severe Pneumonia at Tokha-based Grande International Hospital for the past five days.

Police have arrested the alleged assailant, Shyam Sapkota, who styled himself as a pro-royalist and anti-MCC activist.

The identity of the man, who appears to be in his 40s, is yet to be ascertained.

Rate of road accidents has remained unchanged in traffic-clogged Kathmandu over the past few years, even as traffic police claim they have tightened surveillance for rule violations.