Newborns battle to survive in sheds Bajura, February 22 Nandasara Sarki has been living in a cowshed with her two-week old son in Dhim, Bajura. The newborn of Badhu VDC, suffers from common cold and diarrhoea, possibly due to the congested interior of theshed. The mother worries... Travel 23 Feb, 2017
STC to set up salt depots in remote Bajura VDCs Bajura, February 8 Salt Trading Corporation is all set to establish a salt depot in the remote Kawadi Bazaar of Rugin VDC in Bajura. Keshab Prasad Pandey, chief of STC regional office, Dhangadi said locals at Rugin, Bichhayan and Badhu VDCs... Travel 09 Feb, 2017
Parturition service at home in Bajura Bajura, January 25 Health workers in Bajura have started providing birthing service to local women at home. Twenty-two-year-old Basanti Giri of remote Wai VDC in Bajura, delivered her baby at home a week ago as the nearby Wai Health Post... Travel 26 Jan, 2017
Water shortage hits Bajura locals hard Bajura, November 25 Over 400 households and livestock in the four wards at Badhu VDC of Bajura have been deeply affected by severe water shortage. Purna Sarki, a local, complained that over 400 families were having a hard time as all water... Travel 26 Nov, 2016
Subsidised salt sold illegally Bajura, November 19 It has been revealed that government subsidised salt allocated for Kawadi and Kolti depots of Bajura was sold on the way by contractors at Martadi and Dhamkane Bazaar in the district. Salt Trading Corporation Zonal... Travel 20 Nov, 2016
Haliya liberation limited to paper Bajura, September 6 Eight years have passed since the government declared the liberation of Haliyas (bonded labourers). After former Peace and Reconstruction Minister Janardan Sharma and National Haliya Free Society signed the five-point... Travel 07 Sep, 2016
Succour for Bajura woman with post-natal complications Bajura, July 12 A day after this daily reported about a new mother who was in critical condition after delivery in Simalkot, Bajura, a philanthropist from Kaski has provided financial assistance for her treatment. The Himalayan Times in... Travel 13 Jul, 2016
Pregnant woman dies due to health workers� incompetence Bajura, July 2 A four-month pregnant woman died of rabies infection in Badhu VDC on Friday when health workers could not decide whether or not anti-rabies vaccine can be administered to pregnant women. Maya Auji, 23, of the VDC breathed her last... Travel 03 Jul, 2016
Pregnant woman dies of rabies in Bajura BAJURA: A pregnant woman died of rabies in Badhu VDC of Bajura district. According to Dr Bikal Lamichhane of the Kolti Primary Health Centre, the deceased has been identified as Maya Auji (23) of Badhu-7. Auji, who was five months pregnant, was... Travel 02 Jul, 2016
Locals begin agro-farming in remote Chhepi Village Bajura, April 4 The barren land in Bajura has been irrigated and made ready for agro-farming after local farmers pumped water from the Karnali River to the remote village of Chhepi of Badhu VDC, of the district. As many as four... Travel 05 Apr, 2016
On Emancipation Day, 'freed' Haliyas lament bondage BAJURA: Even after the declaration of elimination seven years ago, the Haliya system is still prevalent in Bajura district. The government has declared Haliyas feed on September 6, 2008 and decided to celebrate the Haliya Emancipation Day on... Travel 06 Sep, 2015
Haliya settlement faces landslide risk BAJURA, July 18 “It feels somehow safe during the day, but as the night sets in, we are in constant fear that a landslide might struck and we might get killed,” said Dhane Sarki of Badhu VDC-9, Pipaldali, Bajura, one of the settlements which... Travel 19 Jul, 2015
