EDITORIAL: Rectify the decision Awarding the Budhigandaki project to a particular firm without competition is violation of law The proposed 1,200-MW Budhigandaki hydel project has once again landed in fresh controversy after a Cabinet meeting on September 14 decided to award it to... 01 Oct, 2018
Chure settlements at risk of flash floods Hetauda, August 14 Human settlements in Chure areas of Hetauda sub-metropolis and Manahari Rural Municipality of Makawanpur are at high risk of flash floods. Locals of Ward Nos 8, 12, 13 and 14 of the sub-metropolis and Ward Nos 1, 2, 3 and 4 of... Travel 15 Aug, 2018
Conservation ponds in Saptari boost water sources RAJBIRAJ: Construction of conservation ponds through rainwater harvesting near Kanakpatti at the base of Chure hills in Saptari district has made water supply adequate in the region. Rain water has been collected to build such ponds to... Travel 11 Jun, 2018
Landslips, floods threaten Kaski settlements Pokhara, July 4 With the onset of the monsoon, the threat of natural disasters, including massive floods and landslides, loom large over various settlements in Kaski. District Land Conservation Office Kaski Sub-engineer Shiva Shankar Shah... Travel 05 Jul, 2017
NRA fails to provide first instalment of grant to quake survivors Sindhulimadi, September 28 The campaign to deposit the first instalment of Rs 50,000 in the bank accounts of earthquake victims by the National Reconstruction Authority has failed in Sindhuli. Nepal government had launched a month-long campaign... Travel 29 Sep, 2016
Saptari tense; arson, vandalism on rise Rajbiraj, November 23 Tension remained high in Saptari today after cadres of United Democratic Madhesi Front continued violent activities here today. Three agitators have lost their lives in the district in police firing since Saturday... Travel 24 Nov, 2015
Monsoon threatening lives, people seek protection POKHARA, July 9 Locals of some rural areas in Kaski, which was shaken badly during the earthquake of April 25 and its aftershocks, have demanded conservation of their settlement fearing landslides, with the start of monsoon in the district. As... Travel 10 Jul, 2015
Quake renders land uncultivable KHOTANG, July 9 Experts said it was almost impossible to cultivate lands that had developed cracks in Simkharka area of Kharpa VDC, Gorkha as the fields had started to cave in due to the April 25 earthquake and its powerful aftershocks. They said... Travel 10 Jul, 2015
Chure deforestation causes water crisis in Dadeldhura DADELDHURA: Soil erosion in the Chure range and haphazard tree felling in the Mahabharat area have caused water sources to dry up leading to water crisis in the inner Madhes of Dadeldhura. Massive logging has caused water sources to dry up at... Travel 07 Jul, 2015
Service centre row likely to end Rautahat, February 11:An all-party meeting held between the representatives of seven political parties and local administration here today decided to establish Integrated Administrative Service Centres (IASC) in all six constituencies of the... Travel 11 Feb, 2009
Bandh hits Tarai districts Nawalparasi, July 11:Normal life in Tarai remained crippled today as well due to the general strike called by 24 organisations of indigenous communities against the Madhesi parties’ demand for declaration of Madhes as a province. Following the bandh,... Travel 12 Jul, 2008
Property worth Rs 26m destroyed Tanahun, July 12: Landslides occurring in different parts of Tanahun district since mid-May have damaged property worth Rs 2.65 crore. Details of the damages were made public in Damauli today by a technical team of the district natural calamity relief... Travel 13 Jul, 2007
