592 fined for not wearing face masks

Parsa District Administration Office has started taking action against people venturing outside without wearing face masks -

Nepal 21 Apr, 2021

Nepali Army deployed in Birgunj metropolis

Birgunj, August 16 Nepali Army personnel were deployed to enforce the prohibitory order in Birgunj, Parsa, today. The local administration imposed the prohibitory order in Birgunj metropolis on July 25 and in all local levels of the district from...

Nepal 17 Aug, 2020

Army mobilised for effective implementation of prohibitory order in Birgunj

BIRGUNJ: In a bid to make prohibitory order more effective, Parsa District Administration Office has decided to deploy Nepali Army personnel in Birgunj, one of the recent hotspots of coronavirus, on Sunday. Nepali Army was mobilised after the...

Nepal 17 Aug, 2020

THT 10 years ago: Transport workers withdraw stir

Birgunj, August 14, 2006 The indefinite Narayani zone transportation strike was withdrawn this evening after the transport workers and local administration reached an agreement today. The Nepal Transport Free Workers’ Union (NTFWU) had called...

Opinion 15 Aug, 2016

UDMF cadres clash with police

Birgunj, November 4 Birgunj remained tense today as well with cadres of the United Democratic Madhesi Front staging demonstrations and clashing with police personnel in different areas of the city bordering India. UDMF) cadres and leaders clashed...

Nepal 05 Nov, 2015

Curfew relaxed in Birgunj

BIRGUNJ: The curfew imposed in Birgunj after violent protests on Monday has been relaxed for three hours from 8 am to 11 am this morning. One person was killed near the Shankaracharya Gate close to the Nepal-India border on Monday. As there were...

Nepal 04 Nov, 2015

LETTERS: The crux of the crisis

In my opinion the crux of the ongoing crisis in Nepal is the desire of the local people to become import-export revenue-duty chiefs at the import-export points like Birgunj and Kodari, and the addiction to such jobs by those who have accumulated a lot...

Opinion 04 Nov, 2015

DAO clamps indefinite curfew in Birgunj after violent clashes

BIRGUNJ: The Parsa District Administration Office clamped an indefinite curfew in Birgunj after violent clashes erupted between protesters and police. The curfew, which would come into effect from 3 pm today, would last till the next...

Nepal 02 Nov, 2015

7 protesters arrested in Birgunj

BIRGUNJ: As many as seven protesters associated with the United Democratic Madhesi Front were arrested by police from Ghantaghar, Birgunj on Thursday. Police arrested leaders and activists agitating against some provisions of the draft statute...

Nepal 10 Sep, 2015

Agitating cadres of UDMF torch parked truck in Birgunj

BIRGUNJ: Agitating cadres of the United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) torched a parked truck (Na Pa Kha 4954) at Gandak Chowk of Birgunj on Wednesday. Similarly, a clash broke out between cadres of the UDMF and police personnel at Nagawa Chowk...

Nepal 02 Sep, 2015

Indefinite curfew in Birgunj after clashes

BIRGUNJ: The Parsa District Administration Office clamped a curfew in Birgunj Sub-Metropoitan City, to be effective from 4 pm this afternoon. The order shall be effective till the next notice, according to the DAO. Chief District Officer...

Nepal 31 Aug, 2015

519 stranded vehicles escorted from Birgunj

BIRGUNJ: At least 519 vehicles including passenger buses and goods-laden trucks stranded midway due to ongoing bandh were escorted to their destinations on Friday night amid a tight security, Parsa District Administration Office said. Police,...

Nepal 29 Aug, 2015