Published On: April 3, 2019 07:59 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, April 3: Around a dozen factories in the Birgunj industrial corridor have reportedly faced losses worth millions of rupees, after a storm hit the districts of Bara and Parsa on Sunday evening.
Published On: April 2, 2019 06:30 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
PURAINIYA (BARA), April 2: Local authorities have confirmed at least 28 dead including 11 women and six children in the rainstorm that wrecked havoc in parts of Bara and Parsa districts on Sunday evening. The dead include 27 in Bara and one in Parsa .
Published On: April 1, 2019 09:37 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, April 1: Wrapped in a red wedding sari, Sunita Yadav’s dead body which lay on the patio of her parents’ house on Sunday looked alive and peaceful to onlookers. “Dowry took the poor woman’s life. The doctor shouldn’t have done it,” they were heard murmuring as Sunita’s 70-year-old mother looked expressionless just beside the body. The mother Sanful Devi, a resident of Harpatganj, Birgunj, believes that special death rituals are important to ensure her daughter’s place in Heaven.
Published On: March 31, 2019 04:00 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, March 31: Rights activists on Saturday took out a march from Ghantaghar of Birgunj to protest the killing of Sunita Yadav who succumbed to injuries on Friday after being brutally beaten by her doctor husband.
Published On: March 30, 2019 07:43 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, March 30: A woman succumbed to serious injuries after her husband, a doctor specialist in treating diabetes and thyroid diseases at Narayani Hospital in Parsa districts, beat her mercilessly for not bringing in dowry as demanded.
Published On: March 24, 2019 05:05 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, March 24: Six theft cases took place on the same night in the same area in Birgunj on Saturday night. The thefts took place in an area in Birgunj-11 which is about 500 meters from the Ward Police Office.
Published On: March 21, 2019 08:22 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, March 21: Birgunj Customs Office, the main collector of customs revenue, has lagged behind in revenue collection.
Published On: March 14, 2019 04:30 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, March 14: The country's southern neighbor India is holding Lok Sabha elections in seven phases from April 11 to May 19.
Published On: March 12, 2019 08:21 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, March 12: Minister for Finance Yuba Raj Khatiwada last week said 42 percent growth in import of industrial materials indicates healthy economic growth. But same imports have become a matter of worry for industrialists in Birgunj.
Published On: March 5, 2019 05:53 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, March 4: Birgunj Metropolitan City has called for the closure of schools in and around the main city in view of the Ashwamedh Mahayaga that kicked off on Sunday. The schools will remain closed till Tuesday until the religious function concludes. According to the metropolis, the decision was taken for the safety of children amid excessive traffic congestion during the event.
Published On: February 24, 2019 03:30 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, Feb 24: The government of Province 2 has sought advice from experts to formulate new policies and revise existing ones related to key economic sectors.
Published On: February 11, 2019 09:00 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, Feb 11: Less than a week after cargo handling agents of Kolkata port ended their protests, transport operators have launched another protest crippling movement of Nepal-bound cargoes from the port.
Published On: February 4, 2019 09:53 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, Feb 4: Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration has issued a circular to all 753 local units across the country, instructing them against levying taxes on production and exports.
Published On: February 3, 2019 09:44 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRJUNG, Feb 3: Birgunj Chamber of Commerce and Industries has claimed that the industries along Parsa-Bara industrial corridor have been facing the burden of 'illegal taxes'.
Published On: January 29, 2019 08:28 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, Jan 29: Province 2 kicked off the Chief Minister (CM) Cleanup Campaign during an official event held in Birgunj on Monday.
Published On: January 24, 2019 11:34 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, Jan 24: Construction work on a bus terminal in Birgunj is still not complete 45 months after the project started.
Published On: January 22, 2019 04:30 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, Jan 22: Wheat is the second major crop of Nepal after paddy. However, farmers of Parsa are not getting chemical fertilizers needed by the crop.
Published On: January 20, 2019 11:01 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, Jan 20: The defending champion of the first edition of the Tuborg Bishal Memorial Gold Cup football tournament, the departmental team Tribhuvan Army Club, has defended its title with a 2-1 sudden-death win over Himalayan Sherpa Club in Birgunj on Saturday.
Published On: January 15, 2019 11:00 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, Jan 15: A hat-trick from captain Bharat Khawas propelled departmental team Tribhuvan Army Club to a 3-0 win over Jana Jagriti Simara Club in the ongoing second Tuborg Bishal Memorial Gold Cup Football Tournament in Birgunj on Monday.
Published On: January 8, 2019 08:21 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi
BIRGUNJ, Jan 8: As the officials of the Birgunj Metropolitan City have been staging protests by boycotting their work for the past five days, police with the help of local youths collected the garbage piled in various places on Monday.