PARBAT: District Forest Office, Parbat prohibited roadway construction using dozer in the forest area. The office took the decision on this effect after the rampant use of dozer for the road construction became main cause of forest destruction as the villagers intensified rural road construction without any plan. The forest office warned of taking back the forests handed over to communities after the villagers constructed rural motor roads rampantly. Meanwhile, the representatives of political parties, organizations associated to forest and stakeholders concerned were aware to save the comm...
Published On: 2011-06-25

RAJBIRAJ: Police used force in Saptari today to open traffic obstruction by a group of people who brought vehicular movement to a halt to protest the expulsion of four lawmakers. Protesters, burning tyres, disrupted traffic at Kalyanpur, stranding hundreds of vehicles plying on East-West Highway. Their act promoted police personnel to use force and resume traffic. A team of police force deployed by the District Police Office had earlier requested the agitators not to halt traffic. When they denied, police used force, said a local resident, Pramod Chalise. Earlier, the protestors hurled ston...
Published On: 2011-06-25

SALYAN: A man in Sinbang VDC of Salyan district murders his wife. Khadga Budhathoki, 35, attacked his wife Shova with a spade on her head while they were returning home working in the field on Friday evening. Critically, injured Shova died on the spot, according to her family source. Khadga attacked and killed his wife following the minor family dispute, the source said. He has been under police control for necessary investigation....
Published On: 2011-06-25

RAJBIRAJ: Saptari police on Saturday make public a youth who faked his abduction with the help of bogus kidnappers. Shree Prasad Ram (28) of Rayapur-5 was arrested for spreading rumour of his fake abduction to prevent his parents from being the shareholders of Rs 500,000 that he earned abroad. He staged his fake abduction drama so that he could tell his parents that the money was given to the fake abductors in ransom, police said. In his statement to police, Shree Prasad claimed he resorted to the move to save Rs 500,000 as his “alcohol addicted” father was trying to squander al...
Published On: 2011-06-25

NUWAKOT: A NRN who is working in the United States has set an example in Nuwakot district by investing in the development of education. Ratna Bahadur Tamang of Bhalche VDC-9 spends a portion of his income in the development of local community schools by opening an organisation named ‘Nepal Feed’. “When I was here I couldn’t acquire higher education. Therefore, I am investing in the education sector for future generation,” Tamang told RSS. Through his income Bhalche-based Primary School has recently recruited a teacher paying Rs 8,000 salary and a three-room bui...
Published On: 2011-06-25

SURKHET: A school in Abalching VDC-7 of Surkhet district has remained close since last eight days after the chairman of a school's management committee Uday Rana appointed his nephew as a school assistant. Local residents padlocked local Suryodaya Primary School taking the issue that the classes were affected in the school since then. Rana appointed Ghan Shyam Sawad dismissing the Durga Bahadur Sawad. Rana dismissed Durga Bahadur three months ago showing financial problem though he had been working in the school since long. He has yet to receive his salary of six months from the school. Dur...
Published On: 2011-06-25

TANAHUN: A woman died in a lightning at Byas Municipality in Tahanun district last night. The deceased is identified as Anita BK (21) of BP Bhanjyang. She died on the spot when the lightning struck her house. Her husband Tam Bahadur BK (30), who was injured in the incident, is undergoing treatment at Damauli Hospital. ...
Published On: 2011-06-25

CHITWAN: Around two dozens of shops were found selling date expired food items in Narayanghat of Chitwan district. It was found during the supervision of the markets following the tip-off. The expired and inedible food items were found during the monitoring of local market jointly conducted by Consumers' Rights Forum, Department of Commerce, Gharelu Office, and Foodstuff Inspection Unit. The date expired daalmoth, bhujiya, babalgum, kurkure, lays and other food items' packets were found sold, said Food Officer Navin Deuja. The samples of the food items have been collected from Jaya Mahaka...
Published On: 2011-06-25

CHITWAN: People belonging to trans-gender (third gender) voiced complaints for not easily obtaining citizenship certificate with VDC secretary refusing to issue recommendation letter. The VDC secretary denied issuing recommendation letter identifying them as third gender. They have been demanding to get citizenship certificate clearly mentioning third gender. Around 70 third gender people in Chitwan are interested to obtain citizenship certificate with their clear identity, said Human Alert Society Chitwan Programme Coordinator Dev Shrestha. The third gender people have already submitted a ...
Published On: 2011-06-25

PARSA: A teacher killed in a lightning that took place in Nirmalbasti VDC of Parsa on Friday night. Teacher Karna Bahadur Shrestha of the same VDC-7 died when lightning rocked his house. Seriously injured Shrestha breathed his last on the way to Narayani sub-regional hospital in Birgunj, police informed. Shrestha was the teacher of local Odhar secondary school. ...
Published On: 2011-06-25