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PUSHPA RAJ JOSHI

PUSHPA RAJ JOSHI

The author is a senior scientist and independent opinion maker based in Germany.

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POLITICS

NC’s Bhul elected chief of Kailali DCC unopposed

Tika Kumari Chaudhary Bhul of the Nepali Congress has been elected unopposed as the chief of the District Coordination Committee (DCC), Kailali.
Nov 20, 2024
OPINION

Nepal's elusive peace process and Guterres’ initiative

The government's unwillingness to conclude the peace process has far-reaching implications for the nation's stability and prosperity.
Nov 04, 2023
SOCIETY

Reflective belts placed around necks and horns of stray catt...

KAILALI, Sept 8: The District Traffic Police Office, Dhangadhi, has taken initiatives to place reflective belts around the necks and horns of stray cattle in response to a rising number of road accidents. The reflective belts will glow from a distance at night, so the number of road accidents will b...
Sep 08, 2023
SOCIETY

Far West of Nepal  at high seismic risk

KAILALI, Jan 29: Last November 9, in the morning, an earthquake of 6.6 magnitude occurred, with its center around the Khaptad National Park. Due to the earthquake, six people died and seven were injured when the building of the East Chowki Rural Municipality of Doti collapsed.
Jan 29, 2023
POLITICS

Lekhraj Bhatta leads in Kailali-4

KATHMANDU, Nov 22: In Kailali Constituency No. 4, Lekhraj Bhatt, the candidate of CPN-UML, has taken the lead. So far, Bhatt has got 7527 votes, followed by Nepali Congress' Bir Bahadur Balayar, who has got 6843 votes.
Nov 22, 2022
ECONOMY

Dhangadhi’s Six-lane Road: Impractical crossings costing tra...

KAILALI, August 22: "The first thing is that such a wide highway should not have been built in the market area but it was built," Birendra Khadka said. Complaining that the six-lane road was designed on the basis of Google map, he said, “While designing the road, it was necessary to make a field vis...
Aug 22, 2022
SOCIETY

India unilaterally building embankment along bordering Mahak...

KAILALI, March 21: The Indian government has started building an embankment along the Mahakali River unilaterally in the Nepal-India bordering district of Darchula. Despite continuous protests from the locals, the Indian side has started constructing embankments to push the flow of the Mahakali Rive...
Mar 21, 2022
SOCIETY, Latest Updates

Provincial Assembly member Rawal arrested on attempt to rape...

KAILALI, March 5: Akkal Bahadur Rawal, Provincial Assembly member of Sudur Paschim Province representing the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), has been arrested by police in an attempt to rape case on Wednesday.
Mar 05, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates

Maghi fever grips Tharu community

KAILALI, Jan 15: The last day of the Nepali month of Poush (14 Jan this year) is considered the new year eve by the Tharu community. The eve is celebrated with a great fanfare and liquor holds special value during the occasion. From offering to the gods to welcoming guests, "nothing can be done with...
Jan 15, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates

Blight, cold wave damage potato plants in Kailali, Kanchanpu...

KAILALI, Jan 8: Winter rains and cold waves, as well as the outbreak of Dadhuwa disease (blight), have damaged potato crop in Kailali and Kanchanpur district.
Jan 08, 2020