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Two boys die after drowning in pothole
Published On: September 7, 2019 03:15 PM NPT By: Khamma Khatri
ACHHAM, Sept 7: Two boys died after drowning in a pit full of water in Achham on Saturday morning.
Acham mishap kills two
Published On: August 30, 2019 07:45 PM NPT By: Khamma Khatri
ACHHAM, Aug 30: Two persons died and five other sustained injuries in a jeep accident in Mellekh rural municipality-2, Nandegada, Achham.
Two persons beaten to death in Achham
Published On: July 10, 2019 01:00 PM NPT By: Khamma Khatri
ACHHAM, July 10: One man murdered his father-in-law and his father’s elder brother on Tuesday night by attacking them with a large piece of wood.
Chand-led group padlocks twelve ward offices in Achham
Published On: July 7, 2019 05:00 PM NPT By: Khamma Khatri
ACHHAM, July 7: Cadres of outlawed Chand-led group have padlocked twelve ward offices in Achham on Sunday.
Seventeen injured in Achham bus mishap
Published On: July 3, 2019 09:41 AM NPT By: Khamma Khatri
ACHHAM, July 3: A passenger bus met with an accident injuring 17 people at Jhakale in Sanfebagar municipality on Wednesday morning.
3 students killed, 4 injured in tractor accident
Published On: June 27, 2019 08:16 AM NPT By: Khamma Khatri
ACHHAM, June 27: Three students were killed and four others injured after a tractor trailer met with an accident in Kolgaira of Chaurpati Rural Municipality-3 of Achham on Wednesday morning.
15 injured in Achham lightning strikes
Published On: April 2, 2019 04:12 PM NPT By: Khamma Khatri
ACHHAM, April 2: Fifteen people sustained injuries by lightning strikes in the district on Monday evening, the District Police Office Achham said.
Women brave cold and spend night under tents during menstruation
Published On: January 24, 2019 10:59 AM NPT By: Khamma Khatri
ACHHAM, Jan 24: With the temperature dipping, people have started wrapping themselves up with layers of warm clothes and avoiding going out of home to escape the biting cold. However, women in the far western region do not seem to have this 'privilege' in their fate.
Achham celebrates Makar Sakranti performing cultural dances
Published On: January 16, 2019 02:30 AM NPT By: Khamma Khatri
ACHHAM, Jan 16: With an aim to preserve and promote their culture, various indigenous groups on Tuesday performed shows at Baidyanath Dham of Sanfebagar Municipality of Achham coinciding with Makar Sakranti.
Duni declared first child-friendly ward of Achham
Published On: January 7, 2019 11:30 AM NPT By: Khamma Khatri
ACHHAM, Jan 7: Duni village of Chaurpati Rural Municipality-6 of Achham was declared the first ward with child-friendly local governance in the district and the second such village in Sudurpaschim State, following the adoption federalism by the country.
Staying home during periods becoming normal in rural Achham
Published On: December 9, 2018 05:30 AM NPT By: Khamma Khatri
ACHHAM, Dec 9: A few years ago, Sunadevi Rawal of Mellekh Rural Municipality-1, Rishidaha, milked her cow and cooked evening meal for her children in her periods. She knew that she has been prohibited to do so but still she took that major step, as she could not let her little children sleep on empty stomachs.
Flight to Sanfebagar resumes after 13 years
Published On: October 15, 2018 09:19 AM NPT By: Khamma Khatri
ACHHAM, Oct 15: Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has started regular commercial flight to Sanfebagar airport of Achham, a hilly district of far-western region, from Sunday.
Relatives of women killed by Chhaupadi continue the malpractice
Published On: July 13, 2018 03:05 AM NPT By: Khamma Khatri
ACHHAM, July 13: Most of the female relatives of the girls and women who lost their lives in Chhaupadi sheds are still supporting the malpractice. Despite losing relatives to confinement in animal sheds during menstruation, female family members of the deceased are giving continuity to the tradition by sleeping isolated in sheds during menstruation, it has been found.
Women in Accham unable to breastfeed their children due to busy schedule
Published On: July 11, 2018 04:05 AM NPT By: Khamma Khatri
ACHHAM, July 11: The obligation of women to spend more time in fields and doing household works has deprived infants of rural Accham from having mother's milk.
Govt 'least interested' about Nepalis missing in India
Published On: June 28, 2018 07:20 AM NPT By: Khamma Khatri
ACHHAM, June 28: On August 2, 2011, Min Bahadur Rawal of Sanfebagar Municipality-9 in Achham called home from India to tell his family members that he was coming home. But he never returned.
Once liquor-free Achham now ‘immersed’ in it
Published On: June 16, 2018 09:03 AM NPT By: Khamma Khatri
ACHHAM, June 16: Shova Devi Kadayat of Sodhsha village in Achham district was living a happy life until a few years ago. The mother of five and her husband used to work hand-in-hand for the bright future of their children. Even though life was not lavish, managing a decent living was not a huge challenge. Five years ago, everything changed. She lost her husband to excessive consumption of liquor. The entire financial burden of her family befell on her. The children’s smooth schooling came to a halt with her eldest boy leaving for India for employment.
Province 7 folks welcome New Year with stinging nettles
Published On: April 14, 2018 03:34 AM NPT By: Khamma Khatri
ACHHAM, April 13: Not all people within the same country celebrate New Year the same way. People in the Far-Western Region celebrate New Year in a unique way . Locals here celebrate the occasion by beating each other with the green stem of a stinging nettle. This practice is known as Bisu Tihar.
Farmers deprived of using their own land captured by APF during conflict era
Published On: April 10, 2018 03:30 AM NPT By: Khamma Khatri
ACHHAM, April 10: During the conflict era, Armed Police Force (APF) had set up its camp by encroaching 64 ropanis of land belonging to local farmers in Sanfebagar.
Lightning claims toddler, five goats in Achham
Published On: April 7, 2018 03:03 PM NPT By: Khamma Khatri
ACHHAM, April 7: A ten-month-old toddler died after being struck by lightning in Chaurpati Rural Municipality-3 in the district on Friday night.
Women demolishing Chhaupadi sheds in Achham
Published On: April 4, 2018 09:50 AM NPT By: Khamma Khatri
ACHHAM, April 4: In order to end the traditional ill practice of Chhaupadi, women in Nandegada, Mellekh-7 of Achham have started demolishing the menstrual huts where they were compelled to stay during their periods.
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