Pabitra Kumar Shahi

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Relief pour in for Kalikot fire victims

Published On: December 29, 2018 08:27 AM NPT By: Pabitra Kumar Shahi

KALIKOT, Dec 29: Days after a massive fire blazed their shelter rendering them homeless, the fire victims of Khadagaun in Kalikot district are spending their days waiting for relief.

Kalikot fire victims left to shiver in the cold

Published On: December 27, 2018 06:00 AM NPT By: Pabitra Kumar Shahi

KALIKOT, Dec 27: Lalmani Upadhyay of Khada village in Kalikot district recently suffered a massive loss which he had not even imagined in the wildest of his dreams.

Fire guts 87 houses, seven injured, cattle perish

Published On: December 25, 2018 05:30 AM NPT By: Pabitra Kumar Shahi

KALIKOT, Dec 25: A massive fire that broke out Sunday night gutted 87 houses in Khada village of Palata Rural Municipality. Seven persons were injured

Update: At least 87 houses destroyed in Kalikot fire

Published On: December 24, 2018 11:25 AM NPT By: Pabitra Kumar Shahi

KALIKOT, Dec 24 : At least 87 houses were destroyed in a massive fire that broke out at Khada village of Palata Rural Municipality in Kalikot district on Sunday night.

Rural Kalikot residents complain of weak security situation

Published On: November 7, 2018 07:30 AM NPT By: Pabitra Kumar Shahi

KALIKOT, Nov 7: The people in the rural areas of Kalikot district have complained of weak security. While the urban areas enjoy stable peace and good security measures, the situation is not the same in the villages, according to the locals who shared their concerns at a police-citizen interaction held in the district headquarters Manma on Tuesday.

Authorities 'indifferent' to pathetic condition of Karnali Highway

Published On: September 7, 2018 02:30 AM NPT By: Pabitra Kumar Shahi

KALIKOT, Sept 7: For years, the people of Karnali have been trying to draw the attention of the authorities concerned to the 'dangerous' condition of the Karnali Highway.

Kalikot famililes demand whereabouts of disappeared kin

Published On: August 31, 2018 04:10 AM NPT By: Pabitra Kumar Shahi

KALIKOT, Aug 31: Families of those who were made to disappear during the decade-long Maoist insurgency have said that the government has ignored their plight. During the conflict era, altogether 28 people from the district were made to disappear by the state and the Maoists, according to the records maintained at the District Administrative Office (DAO).

Local bodies draw flak over flaunting laws

Published On: June 21, 2018 03:30 AM NPT By: Pabitra Kumar Shahi

KALIKOT, June 21: Local government bodies in the district have drawn flak for not being transparent and abiding by law.

Kalikot hospital put plaster cast on child's wrong hand

Published On: June 16, 2018 03:13 AM NPT By: Pabitra Kumar Shahi

KALIKOT, June 15: In a case of sheer negligence, doctors at the District Hospital, Kalikot have put plaster cast on the left hand of a four-year-old child who had broken her right hand.

Protest against 'murder' of Dalit ward member

Published On: June 7, 2018 06:57 AM NPT By: Pabitra Kumar Shahi

KALIKOT, June 7: Terming it as a murder and nothing else, Dalit activists in Kalikot have demanded due action against the accused for killing Mana Sarki, ward member of Naraharinath Rural Municipality - 9. They have handed over a memorandum to the District Administration Office urging justice to the victim's family.

NFC accused of creating rice crisis in Kalikot

Published On: May 28, 2018 06:00 AM NPT By: Pabitra Kumar Shahi

KALIKOT, May 28: Dozens of villages in Kalikot district have been hit by food crisis. Scarcity of rice has bothered the locals a lot. However, this food crisis is purely an “artificial crisis” created by the authorities.

Livestock office chief accused of embezzlement

Published On: April 15, 2018 06:00 AM NPT By: Pabitra Kumar Shahi

KALIKOT, April 15: The chief of the District Livestock Service Office (DLSO), Kalikot, Dr Brajkishwor Thakur has been accused of embezzling a large sum of money meant for buying livestock and providing agricultural grants to farmers.

Elected reps, civil servants refuse to go to local units

Published On: April 2, 2018 06:00 AM NPT By: Pabitra Kumar Shahi

KALIKOT, April 2: Service seekers from far-flung villages in the district of Kalikot are still forced to come to the district headquarters for basic services as the elected representatives of the local bodies and government employees continue to stay in district headquarters by establishing liaison offices.

Army opens 66 km track in Karnali Corridor

Published On: January 2, 2018 06:00 AM NPT By: Pabitra Kumar Shahi

KALIKOT, Jan 2: Construction of the Karnali Corridor has seen a remarkable progress since the Nepal Army (NA) took over the project’s responsibility in March 2015.

Manma returning to normal after three days of protest and curfew

Published On: December 26, 2017 02:30 AM NPT By: Pabitra Kumar Shahi

KALIKOT, Dec 26: After three days of violent protests following the killing of a temporary cop by police, situation is finally returning to normal in Manma, the district headquarters of Kalikot.

DAO extends curfew in Kalikot

Published On: December 25, 2017 04:30 AM NPT By: Pabitra Kumar Shahi

KALIKOT, Dec 25: Kalikot remains tense for the third consecutive day, following the death of a temporary police in a row over the perks and salary meant for temporary cops.

Temporary police intensify protests in Kalikot

Published On: December 24, 2017 03:00 AM NPT By: Pabitra Kumar Shahi

KALIKOT, Dec 24: ​Temporary police of Kalikot who were staging protests accusing the District Police Office (DPO) of misappropriating the budget meant for their salaries have intensified their protests after the death of a fellow temporary policeman on Friday.

Local administration imposes indefinite curfew in Manma

Published On: December 23, 2017 05:02 PM NPT By: Pabitra Kumar Shahi

KALIKOT, Dec 23: Following the tense situation in the district headquarters Manma after the death of a temporary (myadi) police on Friday, the local administration of Kalikot has imposed indefinite curfew in the district on Saturday afternoon.

Temporary police shot dead in Kalikot

Published On: December 22, 2017 05:07 PM NPT By: Pabitra Kumar Shahi

KALIKOT, Dec 22:  A temporary (myadi)  police died after a security personnel opened fire on him in the district.

Protest in Kalikot as pregnant woman dies

Published On: December 14, 2017 05:15 AM NPT By: Pabitra Kumar Shahi

KALIKOT, Dec 14: Residents of Khandachakra Municipality-1protested in district headquarters on Tuesday after a pregnant woman died in hospital. The protestors accused doctors at the District Hospital of negligence and demanded action be taken against the doctor.