All you need to know about the Bara-Parsa wind storm

Published On: April 1, 2019 03:21 PM NPT By: Republica

All you need to know about the Bara Parsa wind storm

Four injured in gas cylinder blast in Sarlahi

Published On: April 1, 2019 01:47 PM NPT By: Republica

SARLAHI, April 1: Four persons were injured when a gas cylinder exploded at Pidari bazaar of Haripur municipality-9 in the district today morning. The explosion took place after the meat shop of one Chandeshwor Sah caught fire.

KATHMANDU, April 1: A 30-knot wind storm known as gale, probably the first in Nepal, hit Bara and Parsa districts killing 28 and injuring over 500 people, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology.  At 30 knots, gale, a classification of wind speed according to the Beaufort scale, blows at 15 meters per second or 55.56 kilometre per hour.

25 killed in Bara, Parsa storm identified

Published On: April 1, 2019 12:23 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 1: Twenty-five among those killed when a massive storm struck several villages of Bara and Parsa districts on Sunday evening have been identified.

Irregular flights trouble Humla passengers

Published On: April 1, 2019 11:00 AM NPT By: Republica

SURKHET, April 1: Locals of Humla – the only district which is not geographically connected with national road network – have been frequently bearing the brunt of irregular flight services.

Six injured in Bara storm airlifted to Kathmandu

Published On: April 1, 2019 10:52 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 1: Six persons who were seriously injured in the massive storm in Bara district were airlifted to Kathmandu on a Nepal Army sky truck for further treatment.

Province 2 government to provide Rs 300,000 each family

Published On: April 1, 2019 09:49 AM NPT By: Republica

JANAKPURDHAM, April 1: An emergency meeting of the Province 2 government has decided to provide Rs 3 00,000 to the families of those killed in massive storm that struck several villages in Bara and Parsa district.

A sad story of a wife killed by husband for dowry

Published On: April 1, 2019 09:37 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, April 1: Wrapped in a red wedding sari, Sunita Yadav’s dead body which lay on the patio of her parents’ house on Sunday looked alive and peaceful to onlookers. “Dowry took the poor woman’s life. The doctor shouldn’t have done it,” they were heard murmuring as Sunita’s 70-year-old mother looked expressionless just beside the body. The mother Sanful Devi, a resident of Harpatganj, Birgunj, believes that special death rituals are important to ensure her daughter’s place in Heaven.

Republica editor receives Madan Bhandari Memorial Award

Published On: April 1, 2019 09:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 1: Editor of Republica English Daily Subhash Ghimire and senior journalist Hari Prasad Joshi have been awarded Madan Bhandari Memorial Award on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, April 1: In the process of rebuilding an earthquake-hit temple on the outskirts of Kathmandu on Saturday, locals dug up what is believed to be a Lichchhavi-era stone statue of Hindu god Vishnu and his consort Laxmi.  The locals of Kiritpur Municipality-6, Charghare, which is about 9 kilometers from the capital, were surprised when they found the ancient looking statue while carrying out the reconstruction work at the Jalapadevi temple on Saturday.