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Six, including driver, injured in jeep accident in Baitadi

Published On: December 15, 2022 01:20 PM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, Dec 15: Six people, including the driver, were injured in a jeep accident in Baitadi. According to the police, they were injured in a jeep accident in Suilek, Purchaudi Municipality-6 of the district.

Baitadi Jeep accident: Four deceased identified

Published On: November 21, 2022 01:52 PM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, Nov 21: The identities of four people, who were killed in a jeep accident in Baitadi, have been established.

Baitadi police launches cannabis eradication program

Published On: August 19, 2022 01:19 PM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, August 19: Baitadi Police has started a cannabis eradication campaign. Chief of District Police Office, Baitadi, DSP Prem Bahadur Shahi said that they have started to destroy weed plants that have naturally grown in various places and in some places planted by the locals.

Campus chief accused of rape

Published On: July 15, 2022 11:20 AM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, JULY 15: Rajendra Singh Negi, chief of Baitadi's Purachaudi Multiple Campus, has been accused of rape. A case of rape has been registered against him, said Baitadi Police Spokesperson Inspector Lokraj Joshi.

Helipads being built in all local units for effective disaster response

Published On: July 10, 2022 12:30 PM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, July 10: Helipads are being built up in all local units in Baitadi for search operations during disasters. Khagendra Bharti, information officer for the District Administration Office, Baitadi, said that a helipad has been constructed for easy landing of helicopters.

Heavy rainfall and storm damage maize crop in Baitadi

Published On: July 7, 2022 11:44 AM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, July 7: The heavy rainfall and storm have severely damaged maize crops in various places in Baitadi district.

Delayed monsoon makes farmers unable to transplant paddy

Published On: June 28, 2022 11:30 AM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, June 28: Farmers are facing problems in transplantation of paddy due to scanty rainfall. Farmers, who used to depend on rain water, are in trouble due to the delayed monsoon season this year.

Seven rape cases reported in span of six months in Baitadi

Published On: June 27, 2022 02:06 PM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, June 26- There have been seven cases of sexual abuse and harassment against women and girls in Baitadi district in the span of six months. According to the bi-annual report released by the Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC), seven rape cases, which include three against minor and four against women, were reported in the period this year.

RPP wins in former PM Chand's ward

Published On: May 15, 2022 12:09 PM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, May 15: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has won in the ward of former Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand.

One killed, three injured in wild boar attack

Published On: January 25, 2022 12:15 PM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, Jan 25: One person was killed while three others were injured in a wild boar attack in Baitadi on Monday evening.

Local government provides relief to the families of those killed in the landslide

Published On: October 26, 2021 12:35 PM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, Oct 26: Shivnath Rural Municipality has distributed relief to the families of those killed in the landslide. Chairman Karna Singh Saund said that cash relief has been distributed to the families of those who died in a landslide on October 19.

One killed, three injured in lightning strike

Published On: October 5, 2021 12:40 PM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, Oct 4: Mahesh Luhar, 27, of Khalipata in Dilasani Rural Municipality-5 died after being struck by lightning in Baitadi on Monday evening.

Infant mortality rate rises in Baitadi

Published On: October 1, 2021 12:23 PM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, Oct 1: Infant mortality rate is increasing in Baitadi district. According to the District Health Office, 48 newborns died in Baitadi in the last fiscal year. According to chief of the office, Yogesh Prasad Bhat, the number of infant deaths has increased from 42 in fiscal year 2019/20 to 48 in the last fiscal year.

People's representative on hunger strike demanding electricity

Published On: June 30, 2021 11:25 AM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, June 30: A people's representative and a local of Melauli Municipality are on a hunger strike demanding expansion of electricity. Ward member of Melauli Municipality-9 Bhim Dutta Bhatta and others are on a hunger strike saying electricity expansion has not taken place in the village. He said that the hunger strike was opted on the recommendation of locals as the supply of electricity has not reached the village.

141 drinking water projects worth Rs 220 million being constructed in Baitadi

Published On: March 13, 2021 12:32 PM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, March 13: The construction of 141 drinking water schemes has started at the local level in Baitadi district with the aim of supplying clean drinking water to the people. The projects are being built with an estimated investment of over Rs 220 million in the current fiscal year 2020/21.

‘Bhagarathi raped and choked to death’

Published On: February 8, 2021 08:02 AM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, Feb 8: Bhagarathi Bhatta, 17, of Chadepani of Dogadakedar Rural Municipality-7, was raped and then choked to death on Wednesday, according to reports.

Five die, six injured in Baitadi jeep accident

Published On: November 24, 2020 03:05 PM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, Nov 24: At least five people died and six others sustained injuries when a jeep met an accident at Budda of Dashrath Chand Municipality-8 along the Gothalapani – Jhulaghat road section on Tuesday.

Jhulaghat border point along Nepal-India border to remain open for five days targeting Indian pensioners

Published On: November 21, 2020 02:05 PM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, Nov 21: In view of facilitating Indian ex-servicemen to receive their pension, local authorities in Baitadi have decided to open Jhulaghat entry point along the Nepal-India border point in the far western Nepal for five days. The border point remains closed for the past several months as the government has decided to restrict cross-border movement to contain the spread of COVID-19.

BAITADI BUS ACCIDENT UPDATE: Four of nine deceased identified

Published On: November 13, 2020 11:53 AM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, Nov 13: Four of the nine passengers who died in a tragic bus accident Thursday night at Khodpe of Patan Municipality-9 in Baitadi district have been identified.

SOS Children's Village rescues six helpless sisters from Baitadi

Published On: September 24, 2020 04:02 PM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, Sept 24: SOS Children's Village has rescued six helpless sisters from Dashrath Chand Municipality-10, in Baitadi. The sisters between the ages of five to 15 years old had been living helplessly without parents for the last two years.