Death toll up to 143 from Nepal earthquake

STORY: Death toll up to 143 from Nepal earthquake SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 4, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:20 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of sites hit by earthquake STORYLINE: The death toll from a strong earthquake that hit western Nepal on Friday night has risen to 143, Nepal Police said on Saturday. The number of the injured has increased to 166, Nepal Police said in a statement. The 6.4-magnitude quake hit Jajarkot and Rukum West districts at 23:47 local time on Friday night, with a depth of 10-15 km, according to the authorities. Nepal Police, Nepal Armed Police Force and Nepali Army participated in the rescue operation, as the government has prioritized the rescue and treatment of the injured. Nepal's provincial governments have announced relief packages for the quake-hit areas, while the Nepali Congress and the Rastriya Swatantra Party offered 5 million Nepali rupees (37,800 U.S. dollars) and two teams of doctors in aid, respectively. It took time for t

Maoist Center chairman takes office as Nepal's new PM

STORY: Maoist Center chairman takes office as Nepal's new PM DATELINE: Dec. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the inauguration ceremony STORYLINE: Pushpa Kamal Dahal, chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center), took office as the country's new prime minister on Monday afternoon. "President Bidya Devi Bhandari has administered the oath of office and secrecy to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal," Sagar Acharya, spokesperson for the President's Office in Kathmandu, told Xinhua. "Three deputy prime ministers and four ministers also took the oath today," he said. The three deputy prime ministers are Bishnu Poudel from the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist), Narayan Kaji Shrestha from the CPN (Maoist Center) and Rabi Lamichhane from Rastriya Swatantra Party, who also hold the separate portfolios of finance, physical infrastructure and transport and home affairs. Dahal, also known as Prachanda, was appointed the prime minis