Govinda KC

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Rautes switch to modern treatment methods

Published On: June 21, 2018 02:30 AM NPT By: Govinda KC

DAILEKH, June 21: Two years ago, Kapil Shahi, a youth from the Raute community, sustained serious burn injuries while basking around fire to escape cold during winter.

Road connectivity: First priority of local units

Published On: May 8, 2018 07:38 AM NPT By: Govinda KC

DAILEKH, May 8: Of late, the elected local representatives have started working on the various pledges they had made to the people before the elections held last year. Coincidentally, road connectivity has been the first priority for all local units as they have been spending a bulk of their budgets on road projects.

7 injured, 2 critically, in Dailekh jeep mishap

Published On: May 7, 2018 02:40 PM NPT By: Govinda KC

DAILEKH, May 7:   Seven passengers sustained injuries whereas two of the passengers are critical after a jeep (Bhe 1 Ja 780) en route to Jumla from Surkhet met with an accident at Siyakot of Guransh rural municipality, Dailekh on Monday.

Upper Karnali works yet to resume

Published On: March 21, 2018 04:30 AM NPT By: Govinda KC

DAILEKH, March 21: All works at the construction site of Upper Karnali Hydropower Project have been affected for more than a month.

'Joint feast' to end caste-based discrimination

Published On: March 17, 2018 04:31 AM NPT By: Govinda KC

DAILEKH, March 17: A month after the students padlocked the school administration, venting their ire against the school authority for allowing a Dalit woman to cook their lunch, Himalaya Basic School (HBS) of Teejdanda of Chamundabindrasaini-1, organized a 'joint feast' with the objective of erasing the caste-based gap between the students.

Chamundabindrasaini to get electricity for the first time

Published On: March 7, 2018 12:30 AM NPT By: Govinda KC

DAILEKH, Mar 7: Despite being declared as a municipality during the federal restructuring of the state,   Chamundabindrasaini of Dailekh lacked even basic facilities and resources required for a municipality.

Vie-quotidienne of Raute children (Photo feature)

Published On: February 25, 2018 06:04 PM NPT By: Govinda KC

DAILEKH, Feb 25: A group of Raute community has recently shifted at the bank of Chham Ghat river of Kholi Bazar in Bhairabi Rural Municipality.

Four killed, three injured in Dailekh jeep accident

Published On: February 22, 2018 06:02 PM NPT By: Govinda KC

DAILEKH, Feb 22: At least four people died and three others sustained severe injuries when a jeep (Lu 1 Ja 3532) plunged about 100 meters from the road in Bakhaldhunga of Mahabu Rural Municipality-4 of Dailekh district on Thursday evening.

Students padlock school after Dalit woman cooks their lunch

Published On: February 10, 2018 07:10 AM NPT By: Govinda KC

DAILEKH, Feb 9: Expressing  anger against the school authorities for allowing a Dalit woman to cook their lunch, students of a local school in Teejdanda, Dailekh have padlocked the school office.

Police seize explosive substances from Surkhet

Published On: November 11, 2017 01:03 PM NPT By: Govinda KC

DAILEKH, Nov 11: Surkhet Police have seized huge amount of explosive substances suspected to spoil upcoming elections. The police seized detonators, gelatin, fuse wire, mobile phones, Nepali and Indian SIM cards from Panchapuri-11 of Surkhet.

GMR starts giving compensation to locals, after long wait

Published On: September 24, 2017 07:20 AM NPT By: Govinda KC

DAILEKH, Sept 24: GMR, the developer of Upper Karnali hydroelectricity project, has started distributing compensation to the locals at a very slow pace, after a long wait, against the land acquired for the project.

Bad dreams make widow cremate husband 12 yrs after death

Published On: August 27, 2017 08:02 AM NPT By: Govinda KC

DAILEKH, August 27: Udaya Prasad Regmi, Maoist in-charge of Narayan Municipality in Dailekh,   was shot dead right in his home by  security forces 12 years ago.

3 killed as landslide swept away their house

Published On: August 13, 2017 08:36 AM NPT By: Govinda KC

DAILEKH, August 13: Three persons belonging to the same family were killed on Saturday as the house they were living in was swept away by the landslide caused by the continuous downpour at Gurvakot of Surkhet.

Chhaupadi still prevalent in hilly districts

Published On: July 30, 2017 04:15 AM NPT By: Govinda KC

DAILEKH, July 29: The government's failure to implement the Supreme Court (SC) order against the Chhaupadi practice has given continuity to the social evil in Dailekh district where violence against women is highly prevalent. Incidents of women dying in cowsheds while practicing Chhaupadi are on the rise in the district due to the government's failure to implement the apex court's instruction to eradicate the practice.

Chhaupadi: A tradition that continues to claim women's live

Published On: July 9, 2017 04:44 AM NPT By: Govinda KC

DAILEKH, July 8: On December 19 last year, a 15-year-old girl in Achham district was found dead in a Chhaugoth, a shed where girls and women are kept during their menstruation and post delivery.

11 die, 17 injured as bus plunges into Karnali River

Published On: June 15, 2017 12:45 AM NPT By: Govinda KC

DAILEKH, June 14: Eleven passengers were killed and seventeen injured when a bus met with an accident near Nayan Mandir along the Karnali Highway at Aathbiskot Municipality-4 of Dailekh on Wednesday afternoon.

11 killed in bus accident in Karnali highway

Published On: June 14, 2017 05:03 PM NPT By: Govinda KC

DAILEKH, June 14: At least 11 passengers have died in a bus accident in Karnali highway near Nayan Mandir of Aathbiskot Municipality-4 of the district.

2100 undergo free heart check-up in health camp

Published On: June 11, 2017 09:53 AM NPT By: Govinda KC

DAILEKH, June 11: As many as 2100 persons had their hearts checked out by a cardiologist at the health camp organized by Dailekh Sewa Samaj-Kathmandu(DSSK) on June 9 10 in the district headquarters of Dailekh. Run for two days, the free health camp was attended by people residing both in and outside Dailekh district.

15-yr-old dies in Chhaupadi shed

Published On: December 19, 2016 07:15 AM NPT By: Govinda KC

ACHHAM, Dec 19: Roshani Tiruwa, 15, of Gajra - 7 died on Saturday night in Chhaupadi goth (isolated shed) where women and girls and kept during menstruation. Her family members found her body lying in the shed on Saturday morning. This is the second incident of Chhaupadi death in Achham within a month. On November 19, Dambara Upadhyay, 21, was found dead in Chhaupadi shed.

When superintendent let off SLC examinees flouting rules …

Published On: July 29, 2016 12:44 PM NPT By: Govinda KC

DAILEKH, July 29: Examinees appearing for the first paper of supplementary SLC exam were found cheating using mobile phone in the exam hall in the district on Friday.