Madan Thakur

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Rautahat CCI convention adjourned over candidate’s death

Published On: February 4, 2017 01:31 PM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, Feb 4: The convention of Rautahat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI), scheduled for today has been adjourned over the untimely demise of the RCCI member Shree Prakash Thakur.

Local polls will be held in April-May: Deuba

Published On: January 22, 2017 05:36 PM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, Jan 22: Nepali Congress (NC) President and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that local elections will be held in April-May.

Police confiscate weapons and wildlife parts from forest guard's house

Published On: January 17, 2017 07:59 PM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, Jan 17: Police on Tuesday raided a forester’s house and seized a large amount of improvised explosive devices along with weapons in the district.

Rautahat sugarcane farmers offered cash for first time in a decade

Published On: January 17, 2017 12:40 AM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, Jan 17: Sugarcane farmers in Rautahat have received instant payment from mills for the first time in a decade.

CIAA takes up Rautahat forest encroachment

Published On: January 14, 2017 01:10 AM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, Jan 14: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse and Authority (CIAA) and other concerned government offices have begun investigation into the encroachment of forest land in Rautahat.

100 bigha forest land encroached in Rautahat

Published On: January 12, 2017 12:40 AM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, Jan 12: Some 106 bigha of forest land in Rautahat district has been illegaly registered in the names of  various individuals, it has been learnt. Forest land in wards number 3, 4 and 5 of Rangpur VDC, Rautahat, has come into the ownership of some private individuals who bribed forest officials, according to the district land reform office.

Three killed in Rautahat road accidents

Published On: January 10, 2017 10:54 AM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, Jan 10: Three persons were killed in separate tractor accidents in the district on Tuesday.

Crushing season fails to elate Rautahat farmers

Published On: January 9, 2017 10:05 PM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, Jan 10: Sugarcane farmers of Rautahat are not excited even though Garuda-based Shree Ram Sugar Mills have begun crushing.

Four including driver killed in Bara road  mishap

Published On: December 10, 2016 10:54 AM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, Dec 10: Four people including driver were killed in a bus accident at Adhabar in Bara district on Saturday morning.

NGOs complain of irregularities in girls' education program

Published On: December 6, 2016 11:50 PM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, Dec 6: A UNICEF-funded project in Rautahat district has come under scrutiny with some NGOs complaining of irregularities in the selection criteria.

30 CK Raut cadres arrested from Gaur

Published On: November 25, 2016 02:19 PM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, Nov 25: Police have arrested 30 cadres of  CK Raut from district headquarters Gaur on Friday.

Impeachment motion tabled to divert attention from national agendas

Published On: November 21, 2016 12:20 AM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, Nov 21: Nepali Congress (NC) leader Ram Chandra Poudel on Sunday said that impeachment motion against CIAA chief Lokman Singh Karki was raised in the parliament to overshadow national agendas.

Forest encroachment on the rise in Rautahat

Published On: November 19, 2016 08:33 AM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, Nov 18: Forest encroachment has increased in Rautahat district as people migrating from various parts of the country have resorted to clearing forest areas to settle down illegally.

UDMF, UML cadres clash in Gaur

Published On: November 15, 2016 02:47 PM NPT By: Madan Thakur

GAUR, Nov 15: A clash has erupted between the cadres of United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) and CPN-UML in front of District Development Office on Tuesday afternoon.

One killed as police, unidentified gang exchange fire in Rautahat

Published On: November 14, 2016 09:22 AM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, Nov 14: A man was killed when police and an unidentified gang exchanged fire at Lalbakaiya River, Rautahat on early Monday.

Muslim daughters start going to school

Published On: November 10, 2016 01:10 AM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, Nov 10: Muhammad Makshul Aalam was always strict about disciplining daughters. He was not much interested in sending them to school either. It was only Madrasa (special school for Muslim children) Aalam would willingly send his daughters to.

Three killed in Makwanpur bus accident

Published On: October 2, 2016 12:08 PM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, Oct 2: Three persons were killed and 45 others were injured when a passenger bus met with an accident at Handikhola-2 in Makwanpur district on Sunday.

Sugar mill vandalized

Published On: October 1, 2016 01:30 AM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, Oct 1: Sugarcane farmers have vandalized Garuda-based Shree Ram Sugar Mill after employees of the mill refused to implement the agreement that the mill has signed with farmers.

Flood blocks East-West Highway in Rautahat

Published On: September 12, 2016 03:56 PM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, Sept 12: Flood caused by the incessant downpour since last three days has blocked the East-West Highway in Rautahat.

Effigy burnt in protest of Pokhrel’s tweet

Published On: September 7, 2016 12:17 PM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, Sept 7: United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) strongly reacted against a tweet posted by CPN-UML Leader Shankar Pokhrel at the district headquarters, Gaur on Wednesday morning.