No police posts in eastern hilly districts Dharan: Ninety-five per cent of police posts in 16 eastern hilly districts have either been merged with the Area Police Office (Dharan) or moved to safer locations ever since the insurgency began. As a result, police presence has been confined to the... Travel 14 Jun, 2005
Maoists running drug ring: SSB Himalayan News Service Biratnagar, May 14: A security official in India has claimed that the cadres of CPN-Maoists are engaged in drug smuggling to make up for the financial crisis in their party.DIG of Sima Suraksha Bal (SSB) of India, Hemchandra... Travel 15 May, 2005
Crime rate has dropped in border areas: ERPO Himalayan News ServiceBiratnagar, April 26: With the Special Service Bureau’s increased activities, the crime rate has dropped at the Nepal-India border in the past. Eastern Regional Police Office (ERPO), Biratnagar, said criminal activities like... Travel 26 Apr, 2005
Detained leader hospitalised Himalayan News ServiceBiratnagar, March 15:National Assembly member and Morang district president of the Nepali Congress, Ashok Koirala, who was in security custody for the past month, has been admitted to the ICU section of the Kosi Zonal Hospital.... Travel 15 Mar, 2005
In decline The highway blockade is already causing shortages like those of petroleum products in the Kathmandu Valley. As a result, some products like vegetables have risen in price. A number of districts are reported to be feeling the greater pinch as... 22 Feb, 2005
