Basanta Dhungana

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Ballot box torched in Nawalparasi

Published On: November 20, 2022 05:49 PM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

KATHMANDU, Nov 20: A ballot box was set on fire at a polling station in Jhakre, East Nawalparasi.

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Distribution of chemical fertilizers begins nation-wide

Published On: November 1, 2022 12:26 PM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

Chitwan, Nov 1: Krishi Samagri Company Limited has started selling chemical fertilizers. The sale of DAP and potassium fertilizers has been started across the country from Monday through the local governments.

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USD 11,000 spent for political advertisements on Facebook

Published On: October 20, 2022 01:21 PM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

KATHMANDU, Oct 20: False information and hateful expressions given by candidates during election campaigns through social media will be removed, according to the Election Commission (EC). The poll body has collaborated with social media companies to remove false information and hate speech by candidates on Facebook, Twitter and TikTok.

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Car goes missing after falling into Trishuli

Published On: October 3, 2022 11:17 AM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

Chitwan, Oct 3: A car fell into the Trishuli River along the Narayanghat-Mugling road section and went missing, today morning.

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Local fish fail to get market as illegally imported Indian fish are rampant

Published On: September 20, 2022 01:10 PM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

CHITWAN, Sept 20: Netra Ale of Madi has been in the fish farming business for nine years. He has been rearing fish in the reservoir with an area of ​​one hectare and produces around 25 metric tons annually.

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CCTV cameras installed to control man-eating tigers

Published On: September 14, 2022 06:00 PM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

CHITWAN, September 14: CCTV cameras have been installed in Chitwan's Madi to search for man-eating tigers. After a 68-year-old man from Ward No. 2 of Madi Municipality who had gone to graze his buffalo was eaten by a tiger on September 11, the team of Chitwan National Park started searching for the tiger by installing CCTV cameras.

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Speaking against ruling alliance is a conspiracy to finish off NC: PM Deuba

Published On: September 9, 2022 07:10 PM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

CHITWAN, Sept 9: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has instructed his party workers not to go against the ruling alliance. Deuba, who is also the president of Nepali Congress (NC), came to Chitwan on Friday (today) for the closing program of the first phase of the NC’s campaign to strengthen the alliance “as there is a possibility of forming the government led by the NC in all places in the coming days.”

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Works to lay electric cable underground begins in Bharatpur, construction work expected to be completed within two years

Published On: September 3, 2022 02:30 PM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

BHARATPUR, Sept 3: The work to lay the electrical wires underground has started in Bharatpur Metropolitan City. The Pokhara-Bharatpur Distribution System Strengthening Project under the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) is laying the electricity distribution system underground in Bharatpur.

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Dahal arrives in Chitwan with election focused programs

Published On: August 24, 2022 09:30 AM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

CHITWAN, August 24: Chairman of CPN (Maoist Center) Pushpa Kamal Dahal has arrived in Chitwan for the first time after the announcement of the upcoming House of Representatives and the Provincial Assembly elections.

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100 houses flooded in Gaindakot

Published On: August 2, 2022 04:30 PM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

CHITWAN, August 2: About 100 houses in Gaindakot Municipality Wards 1, 2 and 4 located in Nawalparasi (Bardghat-Sustapoorva) have been flooded due to continuous rain for the past few days. Shivakant Tiwari, spokesperson for the municipality said that dozens of houses in these areas have been flooded due to the lack of long-term drainage of rainwater.

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Husband kills wife, dies while trying to run away

Published On: July 25, 2022 12:54 PM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

CHITWAN, July 25: A man killed his wife with a Khukuri during a domestic dispute. Krishna Prasad Acharya, 43, from Bharatpur Metropolis-10, Bharatpur, killed his wife Rushma Acharya Ghimire on Sunday at 10.25 PM.

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Low investment in enterprise despite increase in remittances

Published On: July 24, 2022 04:51 PM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

CHITWAN, July 24: More than two and a half billion rupees enter Nepal every day in the form of remittances. According to Nepal Rastra Bank data, youths who have gone for foreign employment have been sending 2 billion 745 million rupees to Nepal daily.

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Farmers in Chitwan earn over RS 65 million by selling seeds

Published On: July 14, 2022 11:31 AM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

KATHMANDU, JULY 14: Farmers have been earning good incomes by producing seeds in Chitwan. Farmers of Bharatpur Metropolitan City-14, Patihani, have been earning more than Rs 65 million annually by producing original seeds. Umanath Poudel, chairman of the Advanced Seed Growing Farmers Group, said that the farmers have earned an annual income of Rs 65.36 million by producing paddy, wheat, zucchini, lentils and kidney bean seeds.

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Supreme Court orders to stop license distribution from Chitwan

Published On: July 8, 2022 08:47 AM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

CHITWAN, July 8: The Supreme Court has ordered the authorities to stop the distribution of driver's licenses from Chitwan. The court, on July 5, ordered to halt the entire process until further notice after a petition was filed alleging irregularities.

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Production of spring paddy up by 20 percent in Chitwan

Published On: June 29, 2022 03:45 PM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

CHITWAN, JUNE 29: The production of spring paddy has been increasing in Chitwan due to mechanization, quality seeds, management of farmers and awareness. According to the Agriculture Knowledge Center, Chitwan, the production of spring paddy has increased by 20 percent in the last four years.

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Landslide blocks Prithvi Highway in Chitwan

Published On: June 15, 2022 05:06 PM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

Chitwan, June 15: A section of the Prithvi Highway along the Ichhya Kamana Rural Municipality of Chitwan has been blocked. A landslide that occurred at the Ichhya Kamana-4 Ghoptebhir today (Wednesday) at 2PM has left two-way traffic disrupted.

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Chitwan exports 174,800 ltr of milk per day

Published On: June 2, 2022 03:45 PM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

CHITWAN, June 2: Chitwan district exports as much as 174,800 liters of milk daily. According to the Veterinary Hospital and Livestock Service Expert Center Chitwan, 55 percent of the milk produced in the district is exported to other districts in the country.

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