settlements

PM Benjamin Netanyahu announced a series of punitive steps against the Palestinians, including plans to beef up Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Thursday with U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.

Indigenous Newar community of Kathmandu has supported initiatives of KMC to remove illegal settlements.

Proposal has been forwarded to shift eight settlements identified as at high risk of disaster to safer places.

Water from Bishnumati and Dhobikhola may reach the coastal settlements and roads.

The flood in Chaju River in Kamal Gaonpalika-5 of Jhapa has intensified the erosion around the area

Minister for Urban Development Ram Kumari Jhankri has said the Ministry was preparing to introduce a new act on urban infrastructure so that well managed settlements could be developed.

The Kaligandaki River has been losing its pristine feature for some years- all because of anthropogenic activities.

The district administration office has asked the settlements on the banks of the Marsyangdi river to be highly cautious against flooding.

Scores of settlements have been inundated in Parsa district due to the incessant rainfall in the areas since Tuesday night.