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Girl held captive for a week and raped in Gorkha

Published On: March 1, 2021 09:20 AM NPT By: Narahari Sapkota

GORKHA, Mar 1: A 14-year-old girl was held captive for a week and raped in Gorkha district.

Three of a family found dead in their home in Gorkha

Published On: February 22, 2021 12:52 PM NPT By: Narahari Sapkota

GORKHA, Feb 22: Three of a family were found dead inside their home at Barpak Sulikot Rural Municipality-1 on Monday morning.

Three incidents of rape and attempted rape reported in five days in Gorkha

Published On: February 9, 2021 11:29 AM NPT By: Narahari Sapkota

GORKHA, Feb 9: Three incidents of rape and attempted rape have been reported in five days in Gorkha. Between February 2 and February 7, a total of three such incidents were reported to the police station.

Four years old girl raped in school

Published On: February 8, 2021 12:45 PM NPT By: Narahari Sapkota

KATHMANDU, Feb 8: A 4-year-old girl studying in grade 1 was raped in her school in Gorkha. Police have arrested a 13-year-old boy of the same school on the charge of raping the girl in a toilet of the school.

DAO asks local level to stop illegal operation of crusher industries in Gorkha

Published On: November 30, 2020 01:56 PM NPT By: Narahari Sapkota

GORKHA, Nov 30: The District Administration Office (DAO) in Gorkha has asked all the local level governments in the district to stop operation of crusher industries that are making illegal excavation of sands and stones.

Is Gorkha’s Barpak not the epicenter of the 2015 earthquake?

Published On: November 9, 2020 09:00 PM NPT By: Narahari Sapkota

GORKHA, Nov 9: Two rural municipalities in Gorkha district are at loggerheads over the epicenter of the devastating earthquake that hit Nepal in 2015.

32 persons including CDO test positive for COVID-19 in Gorkha

Published On: November 2, 2020 03:41 PM NPT By: Narahari Sapkota

GORKHA, Nov 2: Thirty-two persons including Chief District Officer (CDO) Tirtha Bhattarai of Gorkha have been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Bahrain prince visits Samagaun in Gorkha before heading to Manasalu Base Camp

Published On: October 8, 2020 07:41 AM NPT By: Narahari Sapkota

GORKHA, Oct 8: The prince of Bahrain Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa along with his team of 20 other members visited Samagaun of Gorkha district.

Gorkha reports coronavirus-related death

Published On: September 6, 2020 12:40 PM NPT By: Narahari Sapkota

GORKHA, Sept 6: Gorkha has reported a coronavirus-related death on Sunday.

Gorkha lifts two-week lockdown

Published On: August 31, 2020 11:26 AM NPT By: Narahari Sapkota

GORKHA, Aug 31: The two-week-long lockdown enforced in Gorkha to contain further spread of COVID-19 came to an end on Sunday.

Road worker buried to death in Gorkha landslide

Published On: August 2, 2020 04:50 PM NPT By: Narahari Sapkota

GORKHA, Aug 2: A laborer on duty died along the Arughat-Larke road section here in the district.

Prithivi Highway disrupted as road depresses at Mauwakhola

Published On: July 20, 2020 05:05 PM NPT By: Narahari Sapkota

GORKHA, July 20: Movement along the Prithivi Highway has been disrupted following the road depression at Mauwakhola.

Road disrupted and houses swept away by landslides in Gorkha

Published On: July 20, 2020 11:31 AM NPT By: Narahari Sapkota

GORKHA, July 20: Landslides triggered by incessant downpour since Sunday have swept away several houses and disrupted roadways in Gorkha district on Monday.

Five years after the 2015 earthquake, Gorkha stands strong

Published On: April 24, 2020 03:50 PM NPT By: Narahari Sapkota

GORKHA, April 24: Five years have shot by since a major earthquake hit Nepal. Gorkha -- the epicenter of the earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter Scale -- was almost completely destroyed by that earthquake in April 2015. Five years since that day, Gorkha now wears a different look.

Gorkha to Surkhet: A group of 11 people is braving a journey of 500 kilometers on foot

Published On: April 21, 2020 10:50 AM NPT By: Narahari Sapkota

GORKHA, April 21: A group of 11 workers were walking along the Aabukhaireni-Gorkha Highway on Sunday evening. They are on a long journey home to Surkhet, some 500 kilometers from Gorkha. They were carrying bags loaded with their belongings. Sound of a vehicle passing by alerts them, and hoping for a lift from a kindhearted passerby.

32 tourists rescued from Manaslu

Published On: March 29, 2020 09:38 AM NPT By: Narahari Sapkota

GORKHA, March 29: The local administration has rescued 32 tourists from Manaslu trekking route in the last three days. The tourists who trekked to the popular destination were stranded due to lockdown imposed in the country over the risk of novel coronavirus. According to Harka Rokka, an official at the district administration office, the tourists were rescued from Wednesday to Saturday and some of them have already been sent off to Kathmandu.

Delay in road blacktopping triggers protest, road block in Gorkha

Published On: March 1, 2020 08:56 AM NPT By: Narahari Sapkota

GORKHA, Mar 1: Demanding a permanent solution to the dilapidated and dusty roads, the locals of Nayasaghu, Siranchowk Rural Municipality of Gorkha have taken to the streets. In recent days, they have been demonstrating on the street against Nagarjun Trishuli JV Construction Company which is responsible for repairing and blacktopping the Barhakilo–Barpak road section. The blacktopping was supposed to be completed last year but it is not near completion yet. On Friday, the locals even blocked the road for sometime as a symbolic protest against the poor road condition.

Park being built in Gorkha district

Published On: February 29, 2020 09:12 AM NPT By: Narahari Sapkota

GORKHA, Feb 29: The government is building a park in Gorkha district with an investment of Rs 17.5 million.

Greenery under attack, mining companies operating illegally

Published On: January 29, 2020 08:57 AM NPT By: Narahari Sapkota

GORKHA, Jan 29: Gorkha Resource Private Limited is not registered at the Department of Mines and Geology. However, in the name of mine excavations, it has been extracting sand and other aggregates from wards 7 and 8 of Gandaki Rural Municipality for months now.