Rice output to take a hit Biratnagar, September 8:Regional Agriculture Directorate office at Biratnagar has stated that there will be partial reduction in total rice production in the eastern region this year due to the late arrival of monsoon and late paddy plantation. Paddy... 08 Sep, 2005
Lack of workers hurt paddy farming Lahan, September 7:There is a lack of farm workers in Siraha district as most of the local youth is going abroad in search of employment. Paddy plantation has been severely hurt this year due to lack of farm workers, locals said.According to District... 07 Sep, 2005
ONCE-OVER Twins drown in FewaPOKHARA: The bodies of two persons were found floating in Fewa Lake on Tuesday. The locals informed the police after they saw the bodies, which have been identified as those of 17-year-old twins — Ram and Laxman Parajuli. The... Travel 09 Aug, 2005
NC district election annulled Himalayan News ServiceLahan, July 8:Election to NC Siraha district working committee clouded in controversy has been cancelled. Party’s district election officer Tilak Chandra Chaudhari today issued a notice saying he was forced to sign a paper... Travel 09 Jul, 2005
LDO’s release sought Himalayan News Service Kathmandu, July 7:Sarita Bimali, wife of Siraha district Local Development Officer (LDO) Keshav Prasad Bimali, today appealed to human rights bodies and journalists to pressurise the authorities concernedto release her husband... Travel 08 Jul, 2005
TB claims 14 lives in eight months in Siraha Himalayan News ServiceLahan, May 21:The Siraha district public health office has informed that 14 persons died of tuberculosis in the district in the past eight months. This information was provided at a programme organised to regroup the five-year-old... Travel 22 May, 2005
ONCE-OVER Six more releasedKATHMANDU: Six political and student leaders were released on Thursday, according to Ram Kumari Jhankri, chief of the ANNFSU’s Publicity Department. Sitaram Tamang, Dan Bahadur Maharjan, Achyut Prasad Mishra of the CPM-ML, and Rajan... Travel 20 May, 2005
Musahars mobilising child clubs for birth certificates for kids Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, April 30:Musahars in Siraha district are aware that they need to acquire birth registration certificates in order to enrol their children in schools. They have begun mobilising child clubs to campaign for school... Travel 30 Apr, 2005
Kala-azar outbreak in Siraha Sahadev KarkiLahan, April 9:With the outbreak of kala-azar and diarrhoea epidemics with the onset of summer, hospitals in Siraha, including the Siraha District Hospital (SDH) and Lahan hospital, are finding it difficult to accommodate the swelling... Travel 10 Apr, 2005
ONCE-OVER Poudel to undergo testsPOKHARA: Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Poudel would undergo physiotherapy on Tuesday, the officiating chief of the Western Regional Hospital, Yamuna Subal, said on Monday. Poudel has been suffering from backache, urinal and... Travel 05 Apr, 2005
ONCE-OVER Poudel to undergo testsPOKHARA: Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Poudel would undergo physiotherapy on Tuesday, the officiating chief of the Western Regional Hospital, Yamuna Subal, said on Monday. Poudel has been suffering from backache, urinal and... Travel 05 Apr, 2005
Fund crunch affects hospital expansion plan in Lahan Himalayan News ServiceLahan, March 29: Lack of doctors and fund has affected the expansion of the Lahan Hospital, which got permission to upgrade its capacity to 50 beds three months ago. The hospital currently has only three doctors. The hospital has... Travel 30 Mar, 2005
