Missing child found floating in pond in Siraha SIRAHA: A boy who had gone missing since yesterday was found drowned in a pond in Kalyanpur Municipality-3 of Siraha district today morning. The deceased has been identified as three-year-old Ayush Mandal, son of Raj Kumar Mandal of... Travel 21 Feb, 2020
Dalits hit hard as temperature plummets Rajbiraj, January 8 Though there was some respite today with some sunshine after a week-long cold spell, people in Saptari, especially impoverished Dalit families, are yet to be assured that their winter ordeal is over. “On the one hand, we are... Travel 09 Jan, 2018
Rajbiraj-13 residents without drinking water, electricity Rajbiraj, December 31 Locals of Rajbiraj Municipality-13 have been deprived of basic facilities such as drinking water, electricity, transportation and sanitation, among others, in Saptari. “The locals at Parsahi, which is just 10 km south... Travel 01 Jan, 2018
Flood victims busy rebuilding homes, untouched by poll fever Siraha, September 1 Although the third phase of civic polls is just around the corner, people in the flood-affected areas of Siraha are busy patching up their mud houses. “First comes home, where we have to live, the rest are secondary,”... Travel 02 Sep, 2017
Viral fever grips flood-hit Siraha Siraha, August 23 Diarrhoea and viral fever have taken a toll on the health of flood victims in Siraha, of late. Yesterday itself, as many as 75 viral fever patients were treated at the primary health centre in Aurahi. A team of doctors deployed... Travel 24 Aug, 2017
Siraha flood victims finding respite Siraha, August 16 Local politicians and various organisations provided relief materials to flood victims in Siraha today. CPN-MC local leader Prakash Mahaseth provided tarpaulin, mosquito nets and various food items to around 100 flood victims of... Travel 17 Aug, 2017
Women thrashed on the charge of witchcraft RAJBIRA, July 27 Two women of a family were beaten black and blue on the charge of practising witchcraft at Parsahi, Madhepura VDC-6, in Saptari yesterday night. The victims are: Maya Devi Mandal, 60, and her 26-year-old daughter-in-law... Travel 28 Jul, 2015
Elderly woman, daughter-in-law beaten black and blue for 'practising witchcraft� in Saptari village RAJBIRAJ: In yet another case of superstition, two women were accused of practising witchcraft and attacked by their relatives in a village in Saptari district. A 60-year-0ld woman and her 26-year-old daughter-in-law were beaten black and blue... Travel 27 Jul, 2015
Victims continue to suffer as culprits get off scot free RAJBIRAJ: Women in various villages of Saptari district say that they have been constantly tagged as “witches” by the perpetrators as the police have been a failure to take action against the culprits. They lament that the police, despite... Travel 20 Dec, 2009
Once-over Award conferredPOKHARA: Sipora Gurung, a student of a local Fishtail Academy, was awarded with Rastriya Bal Prativa Puraskar 2064 amidst a ceremony organised here on Thursday. The award, established by litterateur Sarubhakta, is given every year by... Travel 21 Nov, 2008
ONCE-OVER Ambulance skids off roadPhidim: One elderly person was killed and four others injured when an ambulance plunged down from the road on Monday near Panchathar, the headquarters of Phidim district. Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, 65, of Baigundhara VDC-2 of... Travel 21 Mar, 2005
Musahars seek justice Himalayan News ServiceRajbiraj, January 4: The Musahars from Parsahi tole in Koililadi Barsain of Saptari district, who were thrashed by the so-called upper caste people yesterday, arrived Rajbiraj today, seeking justice. The victims gheraoed the... Travel 05 Jan, 2005
