Ritesh Tripathi

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Narayani Sub Regional Hospital tense after newborn disappears

Published On: February 3, 2017 05:50 PM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Feb 3: Narayani Sub Regional Hospital remained tense throughout the day after a newly born baby disappeared from the maternity ward on Friday.

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Police confiscate timber worth Rs 1 million

Published On: January 4, 2017 01:20 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Jan 4: Police in Birgunj confiscated 30 logs while being smuggled from a protected forest on Monday.

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4 rounds of shots to detain inebriated driver

Published On: December 23, 2016 06:30 PM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Dec 23: Police fired four rounds of shots to take a inebriated truck-driver under control at Birgunj on Thursday evening.

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Trade through Birgunj resumes as Raxaul locals call off protest

Published On: December 12, 2016 09:35 PM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Dec 13: Locals of Raxaul, an Indian town along bordering Birgunj, have ended the sit-in that they had been staging at the Raxaul-based Indian Customs Office from Monday noon.

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Raxaul locals obstruct entry of raw materials-laden trucks to Nepal

Published On: December 11, 2016 04:44 PM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Dec 11: Raxaul locals have obstructed the entry of the trucks laden with raw materials to Nepal through the border entry point staging a sit-in near the Indian Customs Office since Sunday morning.

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Jewelry worth Rs 4 million stolen from Birgunj bank

Published On: November 29, 2016 09:35 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Nov 28: Gold and silver jewelry worth Rs 4 million were stolen from the safe of Bhanumarga-based Agricultural Development Bank in Birgunj on Sundaay night.

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Gold, silver jewelleries worth Rs 4 m robbed from Birgunj bank

Published On: November 28, 2016 07:16 PM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Nov 28: Robbers broke into Agricultural Development Bank near Bhanumarg in Birgunj and decamped with gold and silver ornaments worth Rs 4 million from the bank locker on Sunday evening.

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Chhath, festival of harmony and coexistence, begins

Published On: November 4, 2016 10:00 PM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

KATHMANDU, Nov. 4: The Chhath festival observed as common cultural symbol of the Tarai is being celebrated as per religious tradition and much fanfare starting from today.

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Increased smuggling of raw leather bleeding domestic factories

Published On: October 4, 2016 08:51 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Oct 3: The domestic leather industry is facing trouble after the increase in trafficking of raw leather -- the export of which has been restricted -- out of the country.

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Docs cleared of charges related to fake academic credentials

Published On: September 22, 2016 05:21 PM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Sept 22: The District Court of Parsa on Wednesday dismissed cases filed against eight doctors by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police of using bogus credentials to become doctors.

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Constitution Day marked as ‘Black Day’ in Birgunj

Published On: September 19, 2016 08:07 PM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Sept 19: While the government celebrated the first Constitution Day organizing a special function in Kathmandu, the Madhes-based parties here marked the day as ‘Black Day.’

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Ear hospital being constructed in Birgunj

Published On: September 8, 2016 07:00 PM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Sept 8: The construction of a systematic ear hospital with a budget of Rs 90 million has started in Birgunj.

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Public outcry over decision to lease public land to ruling party

Published On: August 25, 2016 01:10 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Aug 25: The decision of local authorities of Parsa to approve the lease of Rs 80 million worth of unregistered land previously used by Birgunj Sugar Factory to CPN (Maoist Center) has ignited widespread protests from the locals of the district.

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Family, neighbors 'torture' woman for 16 years

Published On: August 24, 2016 01:00 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Aug 24: Hundreds of bruises and scars on her body are easily noticeable. Those were the imprints left by abuse and violence she endured from her family members and neighbors over the past sixteen years.

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Vizag port officials meet Birgunj traders

Published On: August 5, 2016 01:15 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Aug 5: Traders of Birgunj on Thursday held a discussion with officials of Visakhapatnam port aka Vizag port on the prospect of bringing the port in operation for Nepal's third country trade.

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Sharp fall in imports thru Birgunj in FY2015/16

Published On: July 27, 2016 01:00 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, July 27: Import of major commodities through Birgunj customs fell drastically in Fiscal Year 2015/16.

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Floodwaters inundate Birgunj

Published On: July 26, 2016 01:50 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, July 26: Various localities of the Birgunj Sub-Metropolitan City in Parsa district have been inundated by floodwaters since the last few days. According to locals, damage caused by floods this year has exceeded that of the previous years.

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Extension of Raxaul station godown opening hours to cost importers dear

Published On: July 21, 2016 09:39 PM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, July 22: A recent decision of Indian Railways to extend load unload time at its Raxaul station has worried Nepali importers as such decision would mean additional fine for them.

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Agitating doctors close health facilities in Birgunj

Published On: June 19, 2016 09:45 PM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, June 19: Local patients have been deprived of treatment at health facilities in Birgunj after doctors started protesting the recent arrest of their colleagues.

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