Recurring landslides hit Lumbini tourism RUPANDEHI: An 11-kilometre stretch of Siddhartha Highway between Butwal and Jhumsa was obstructed twice last week by mudslides that occurred in Siddhababa on the border of Rupandehi and Palpa districts. Since the mudslides in the area are a recurring... 17 Jun, 2009
Minors' bid to end child marriage BAGLUNG: School children of Darling VDC in western Baglung have launched a campaign against child marriage. The students are holding awareness programmes against the social problem at the local level. The members of Nawajagaran Child Club (NCC) formed... Travel 16 Jun, 2009
Entrepreneurs close ranks to combat bird flu Rupandehi, January 21:In the backdrop of the detection of first bird flu case in Nepal, poultry entrepreneurs in Kapilvastu, Rupandehi and Nawalparasi have formed Lumbini Poultry Entrepreneurs’ Forum (LPEF) to take preventive measures to check the... Travel 21 Jan, 2009
BIRD FLU COMES TO NEPAL : Outbreak ruins poultry biz Damak, January 20:Poultry business in Jhapa district has fallen down due to the outbreak of avian influenza. Mohan Tajpuriya owns a fresh house to sell chicken at Damak Chowk in Jhapa district but his business is nil for the past five days. “It was... Travel 20 Jan, 2009
Flood victims encroach on forest land Dhangadhi, November 9:Four thousand flood victims have grabbed community and national forests in Kailali district. Accusing the government of not taking initiatives to rehabilitate them, the victims said they had no option except to grab forest land.... Travel 10 Nov, 2008
once-over Two injuredBHAKTAPUR: Two persons were injured in a road mishap at Bhate Dhikur along the Araniko Highway on Sunday. Krishnahari Shinkhwal and his brother Ram Hari Shinkhwal were injured when a Banepa-bound van from Bhaktapur hit their motorcycle. The... Travel 22 Sep, 2008
Once-over Landslide kills twoPALPA: Two persons died in a landslide in Siddhababa of Dovan VDC-5 on Friday. Police identified the dead as Ran Bahadur Budhathoki (22) of Juhangakhaireni-5 of Gulmi district and Ashish Sunami (24) of Thanpati VDC of the same... Travel 17 Aug, 2008
ONCE-OVER Property guttedRUPANDEHI: Property worth lakhs of rupees was damaged when a house and cowshed belonging to Bisnhu Acharya of Makrahar-6 was gutted in fire on Wednesday night, police said, adding that the two family members got injured in the incident.... Travel 19 Apr, 2008
ONCE-OVER Factory reopensPOKHARA: The Pokhara Noodles Pvt Ltd, which was shut for the last 11 days after a dispute between the factory management committee and the workers, resumed functioning on Friday. The factory was closed since December 11 after the... Travel 07 Jan, 2007
ONCE-OVER Maoists free six Ilam: The Maoists on Saturday released six persons, who had been in their custody for the past few months, in the presence of human rights activists and journalists. The Ilam Maoist Peoples’ Government released five persons who were... Travel 20 Aug, 2006
Heritage sites of Syangja in the doldrums Bhawani AdhikarySyangja, April 7: Heritage sites in the district are getting ruined due to neglect. Intellectuals here are of the opinion that if this trend continues, it will be no surprise if these sites turn into archaeological remains. Were these... Travel 08 Apr, 2004
Govt fails to preserve potential tourist site Govt fails to preserve potential tourist siteHimalayan News ServiceMahendranagar, April 21The Siddhanath region of Kanchanpur, a place with extreme religious importance in the far western region of the country, remains neglected by the government in... Travel 21 Apr, 2002
