Published On: August 11, 2019 04:00 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, Aug 11: Nepali entrepreneurs have exported cooking oil worth Rs 12.67 billion to India after the export of cooking oil started in the Fiscal Year 2018/19.
Published On: August 4, 2019 07:15 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, Aug 4: Birgunj Dry Port, the only dry port of Nepal that connects Kolkata, Haldiya and Visakhapatnam ports of India through rail-line, resumed operation on Saturday after remaining shut for two days.
Published On: July 30, 2019 04:27 PM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, July 30: Police have seized a car with Indian number plate with a cache of marijuana hidden inside it on Tuesday.
Published On: July 14, 2019 07:30 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, July 14: Birgunj, the economic and business hub of the country, has been completely inundated by the flood which originated from the local Sirsiya River.
Published On: July 8, 2019 03:30 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, July 8: International shipping companies have started entering Nepal promising different facilities for Nepali traders, as the number of containers entering the country has reached around 100,000 annually.
Published On: July 6, 2019 12:41 PM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, July 6: A massive fire broke out at a cooking oil factory on early Saturday in Parwanipur, Birgunj.
Published On: June 27, 2019 05:00 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, June 27: A dispute between the mayor of Birgunj Metropolitan City and a local leader of Samajbadi Party Nepal turned into a nasty brawl on Wednesday.
Published On: June 26, 2019 05:00 PM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNG, June 26: Birgunj Mayor Bijay Kumar Sarawagi and his party members were caught in a brawl on Wednesday.
Published On: June 12, 2019 04:00 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, June 12: The rise in rape, kidnapping and sexual assault, among others, in recent times shows how the safety of young girls is at risk in Birgunj Metropolis.
Published On: June 11, 2019 03:30 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, June 11: The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a minister-level notice to 22 district administration offices including those in Bara and Parsa districts, against stopping vehicles transporting raw materials for production units.
Published On: June 6, 2019 08:26 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, June 6: Thousands of Muslims gathered at a mosque in Birgunj-2, Chhapkaiya on Wednesday morning before 9 am to attend the special prayer on the occasion of Eid.
Published On: May 30, 2019 08:08 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, May 30: An eight-year-old child from Pragatinagar in Birgunj Metropolitan City-3 who was abducted last Friday was found dead on Wednesday morning.
Published On: May 25, 2019 08:44 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, May 25: Revenue collection by Birgunj Customs Office has seen a shortfall by 13% against the target till mid-May. The office, which generates the largest volume of revenue among all customs offices of the country, mobilized only Rs 120 billion out of the targeted Rs 139 billion, according to records at the office.
Published On: May 14, 2019 07:49 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, May 14: Two young women were found hanging in the villages of Chipharmai Rural Municipality, Parsa district in the last two days.
Published On: May 7, 2019 07:58 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, May 7: Two Indian citizens have reportedly evaded a total of Rs 180 million in taxes in two separate incidents here. One of the culprits is being searched for by the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) to recover the taxes while the other has been handed down a fine of Rs 20 million and one year jail in absentia by the District Court Parsa.
Published On: April 25, 2019 08:00 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, April 25: A twenty-year-old woman in Birgunj delivered quadruplets on Tuesday. They include three girls and a boy.
Published On: April 21, 2019 03:00 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, April 21: Police on Friday lifted the body of Anju Devi Das, 28, of Birgunj Metropolitan City-23 from the cremation site on the banks of the Sirsiya River after they sniffed foul play in her death.
Published On: April 10, 2019 04:00 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, April 10: Some former inmates of the Birgunj Prison have made a shocking revelation about how the torture and violence by guards inside the jail compelled one of their friends to attempt suicide.
Published On: April 9, 2019 08:35 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, April 9: "As we all will be talking about sanitary pads and menstrual hygiene now, those males who feel uncomfortable can leave while others please listen carefully," requested social activist Shaili Chaudhary while speaking in front of the victims of the first ever tornado in Bharwaliya of Bara on Sunday. The deadly calamity destroyed more than 200 houses in Bharwaliya alone.
Published On: April 7, 2019 09:30 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, April 7: In another shocking case of land grab, large chunks of land approximately worth Rs 100 million belonging to a Guthi Sansthan of Piparamath in Birgunj have been sold based on forged documents. Police have arrested three persons in connection with the case while 16 other the accused including the ward chief of Birgunj-14, Bharat Prasad Kurmi, are still at large.