Barpak to be connected with Tibet via road network GORKHA: The construction of the Gumda-Machakhola road, which could connect Barpark of Gorkha, the epicentre of devastating 2015 earthquake, with Tibet, is scheduled to begin soon. The opening of track was delayed after a disagreement with the... Travel 01 Apr, 2017
Reconstruction work hindered by lack of roads Gorkha, November 2 Lack of motorable roads and electricity supply has affected reconstruction activities in quake-hit Simjung VDC of Gorkha district. Although 18 months have elapsed since the 7.6 magnitude earthquake with its epicenter in... Travel 03 Nov, 2016
82 collective shelters under-construction in quake-hit areas KATHMANDU: As many as 82 community shelters are being built in 14 districts worst hit by the Gorkha Earthquake to bring the quake survivors under the roof at the earliest. The Central Level Project Implementation Unit under the Ministry of Urban... Travel 17 Jun, 2016
3 injured in panic rush after light aftershock GORKHA: Three persons were injured when a light aftershock jolted various parts of Gorkha district including its headquarters this afternoon. The magnitude-4.5 aftershock, with its epicenter at Taple VDC in the district, was recorded at 2: 37 pm... Travel 11 May, 2016
Prez lays foundation stone of memorial park Pokhara, April 24 President Bidya Devi Bhandari today laid the foundation stone of a quake memorial park in Gorkha’s Barpak, which was the epicentre of deadly April 25 earthquake. The quake memorial park is set to be constructed in the... Travel 25 Apr, 2016
Bhattarai meets quake survivors in Gorkha GORKHA: Former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai visited constituency 1 of Gorkha district today to take stock of the earthquake-hit persons. The April 25 earthquake had its epicentre in Barpark of Gorkha district. Bhattarai, who hails from... Travel 28 Dec, 2015
Conference for reconstruction kicks off Pokhara, November 27 The donor agencies’ conference on reconstruction for quake-hit Gorkha district kicked off here from today. The conference, in which representatives from various government agencies as well as some national and international... 28 Nov, 2015
Reviving livelihood: Big post-quake challenge Rehabilitation and resettlement of earthquake victims are the biggest challenges facing Nepal in the aftermath of the 7.8 Richter scale magnitude earthquake that rattled the country. In some of the hardest-hit districts of Nepal like Gorkha,... 30 Jun, 2015
