Once-over 1,000 ha swept awayBANKE: The Rapti river has swept away about 700 hectares of land in Phattepur and 300 hectares in Holiya VDCs of Banke, locals said. Bijay Yadav of Holiya VDC said, “The flooded river has begun causing soil erosion.” Another... Travel 03 Sep, 2006
Maoists ban felling of trees in Bara, Rautahat Birgunj, August 20:Maoists yesterday announced a ban on felling trees in forests in Bara and Rautahat districts from tomorrow. The announcement, made through a statement signed by the Maoist’s Bhojpuranchal deputy bureau head Mahendra Paswan Arvind,... Travel 21 Aug, 2006
Micro-project ushers in new life in Jharuwarasi Lalitpur, March 23:A small-scale project, which aims at providing water at the local level for drinking and irrigation purposes, is showing a new sign of life in a village of Jharuwarasi, south of Lalitpur.The Panchawati Micro-watershed at Panchawati... Horoscopes 23 Mar, 2006
Rapti river erodes 39 bighas of land Dang, September 22:Owing to absence of proportional development, the Rapti river has proved a curse for people in five VDCs to its south. The 10-km embankment built for the “Praganna Canal Irrigation Project” at a cost of Rs 840 million on the... Travel 23 Sep, 2005
Maidi lake awaits conservation Rup Narayan Dhakal Lekhnath, February 2:Concerned over the decrease in diameter of the Maidi lake, caused by soil erosion on the upper part of the lake, people of the Lekhnath municipality have called on the authorities concerned to initiate... Travel 02 Feb, 2005
Biz briefs Revenue collection upBHADRAPUR: Mechi Customs Office, Kakarbhitta collected Rs 759,144,000 revenue in the first eight months of the current fiscal year. During the same period, the revenue patrolling team of the Royal Nepalese Army, mobilised by the... 09 Jun, 2004
Narayangarh-Mugling road repair not likely to complete before monsoon Himalayan News ServiceChitwan, May 8:The repair and maintenance work of the damaged Narayangarh-Mugling road section has started. But with the monsoons barely a month away, it is almost impossible to expect the completion of the work before the rains... Travel 09 May, 2004
