Ritesh Tripathi

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Poll promises of mayoral candidates of Birgunj

Published On: September 9, 2017 06:50 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Sept 9: After the local level restructuring, lots of villages have been merged to form new cities.

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UML's Birgunj mayoral candidate evaded Rs 90m in taxes

Published On: September 4, 2017 05:30 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Sept 3: Basruddin Ansari, who during his tenure as the managing director of the Birgunj-based National Medical College evaded over Rs 90 million in taxes, has been fielded by the CPN-UML as its candidate for the post of Birgunj Metropolitan City of Parsa district.

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RJPN factions clash over candidacy row in Province 2

Published On: August 26, 2017 07:41 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, August 26: RJPN leaders admit there os polarization within the party.

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Clashes erupt within RJPN due to candidacy row

Published On: August 26, 2017 02:50 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, August 26: Ahead of the third round of local elections, leaders of Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) have been divided into two factions and clashes have ensued among themselves over the selection of mayoral candidates.

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Starving flood victims struggling for food

Published On: August 16, 2017 04:51 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, August 16: Hari Narayan Rauniyar who reached Birgunj of Parsa at around 3 pm on Monday carrying relief materials for the flood victims could not stop tears falling from his eyes after seeing their miserable condition. He had to distance himself from the crowd in order to hide his tears.

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Distribution of imported composite fiber gas cylinder faces problem

Published On: August 14, 2017 10:05 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Aug 13: The composite fiber LPG cylinders, imported in Nepal after a delay of four years since the government issued a related policy, is now facing problems of distribution.

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Tobacco import via Birgunj increases

Published On: August 13, 2017 09:08 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Aug 12: The import of tobacco via Birgunj border has increased by 68 percent in Fiscal Year 2016/17, in comparison with the previous fiscal year. According to the Birgunj Custom Office, 7, 803 tons of tobacco entered via Birgunj border in FY2016/17 while only 1,128 tons had entered in FY2015/16.

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96 percent of containers bringing import goods return empty

Published On: August 2, 2017 09:55 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Aug 1: More than 96 percent of containers that enter Nepal carrying third-country imports from Indian port have been returning to India empty for the past 13 years as they do not get goods for the return leg.

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Birgunj Customs Office hits the target

Published On: July 18, 2017 08:33 PM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, July 18: Birgunj Customs Office, which is also known as the gateway to Nepal, has hit the set target of revue collection.

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Martyr's mother files complaint against RJP

Published On: July 16, 2017 04:30 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, July 15: Kushumi Devi Patel, the mother of martyr Shatrudhan Patel, on Saturday filed a written complaint against the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) claiming that the political party has erected her son's statue without consulting her even once.

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Electricity transmission yet to start through Raxaul-Parwanipur line

Published On: July 10, 2017 08:11 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, July 10: Transmission line with 132 KV capacity between the Indian bordering city of Raxaul to Parwanipur of Parsa district in Nepal has yet to start even after six months of its construction and successful test transmission. Nepal Electricity Authority had declared last December that the transmission line was ready for supply of electricity.

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Vehicular traffic at Birgunj border affects trade

Published On: July 8, 2017 10:33 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, July 7: Nepal’s trade with India has been hugely affected due to the cross-border vehicular traffic at Birgunj.

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Election fervor returns as RJPN mulling to register party

Published On: July 7, 2017 12:10 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, July 7: Election fervor has returned in the districts of Province-2 after the agitating Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) has taken a decision of registering the party to vie in the upcoming local elections. The party has finally taken the decision of registering the party with the Election Commission (EC) and has hinted at gradually pressing the government to fulfill its demands. However, the party is yet to go to the EC for the registration.

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Fitness Craze in Birgunj

Published On: July 4, 2017 12:50 PM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ: Though Birgunj had only a few fitness clubs some years back, the city now has more than a hundred such clubs and gym houses. Among them, more than two dozen are running in a well managed and professional manner.

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Budget of herbal development program spent without visible results

Published On: July 3, 2017 12:10 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, July 3: The budget allocated by Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation for the Medicinal Herbs Development Program (MHDP) has been used up without any visible sign of progress.

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Demurrage charge at Raxaul station hiked by up to six times

Published On: June 26, 2017 12:20 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, June 26: Raxaul Railway Station - the point through which cement companies in Birgunj-Pathaliya Corridor import raw materials like clinker, gypsum, slag and fly ash  -- has increased demurrage chare by up to six times.

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Budget misuse in drinking water project in Parsa

Published On: June 25, 2017 08:50 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, June 24: Drinking Water and Sanitation Division in Parsa district has found misuse of budget allocated for a drinking water project.

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Import of transformers via Birgunj border surges

Published On: June 11, 2017 12:40 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, June 11: The import of transformers in the country has drastically increased in this fiscal year in comparison to the last fiscal year. The import of transformers via Birgunj border in the first ten months of the current fiscal year has increased by 82 percent in comparison to the same period of the last fiscal year.

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Tobacco imports on the rise

Published On: June 8, 2017 12:20 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, June 8: Import of tobacco has increased by nearly 49 percent in the current fiscal year compared to figures of Fiscal Year 2015/16.

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Lack of access road delays Birgunj ICP

Published On: June 4, 2017 05:00 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, June 2: The plan to bring Birgunj Integrated Check Post (ICP) along Nepal-India border in Alau of Parsa has been delayed due to delay in construction of access road.

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