Ritesh Tripathi

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Election agendas fail to impress Birgunj voters

Published On: December 3, 2017 08:32 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Dec 3: Candidates of the parliamentary and provincial elections spent days to form their agendas and strategies with hopes of impressing the voters. Unfortunately, their agendas have turned ineffective to attract the voters.

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Birgunj-Pathlaiya road construction misses deadline

Published On: November 30, 2017 08:48 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Nov 30: The deadline for completing six-lane road for the country’s major trade route, Birgunj-Pathlaiya, has been postponed because of several reasons.

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Voters of Birgung no more impressed by election agendas

Published On: November 30, 2017 05:00 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Nov 30:  Candidates of the parliamentary and provincial elections spent days to form their agendas and strategies with hopes of impressing the voters. Unfortunately, their agendas have turned ineffective to attract the voters.

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CONCOR official inspects Birganj Dry Port

Published On: November 29, 2017 03:45 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGANJ, Nov 29: A senior official of Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) made a site visit to the Inland Container Depot (ICD) of Sirsiya, Birgunj, to study reasons delaying shipment of goods from Kolkata port of India to Nepal.

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Rape suspects at large

Published On: November 9, 2017 02:51 PM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Nov 9: Parsa police has filed a case against the son of newly elected ward chairman and two others involved in rape of 16 year girl of Sakhuwa Parsauni rural municipality.  Following the incident of Oct 29, those involved in rape had tried to silence the girl’s family through compensation.

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Disgruntled groups challenge official candidates of parties

Published On: November 6, 2017 06:00 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Nov 6: Leaders and cadres who were not officially selected as poll candidates have become threats to the political parties in Parsa district. It has become a thorny issue for the parties after several disgruntled members joined their rival parties while some have rebelled against the parties to file independent candidacy.

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Additional terminal for Nepali cargo at Kolkata port

Published On: November 5, 2017 03:00 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Nov 5: Nepal has been losing a huge sum of money in delay fees for import of goods due to constant traffic in international ports. However, an additional terminal in Kolkata port has been made available for Nepal, which is expected to considerably ease the country's imports.

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Revenue target met due to soaring vehicle import

Published On: November 1, 2017 07:17 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

The government has collected more revenue from the auto sector compared to the target given in the first three months. Revenue collection from auto imports has exceeded the growth target by 3 percent in the first three months in the current fiscal year.

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Chhath festival being observed with gusto and fanfare

Published On: October 27, 2017 02:00 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Oct 27: This year on October 26, right after their major festivals Dashain and Tihar, Hindus in the country's tarai region and capital Kathmandu are observing the Chhath festival with much gusto and fanfare.

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Congestion delays berthing of vessels carrying Nepal-bound cargo

Published On: October 25, 2017 02:07 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Oct 24: Vessels have not been able to unload Nepal-bound cargoes at the Kolkata port thanks to port congestion. Freight forwarders say vessels have to wait a minimum of a week to 10 days to get their turn for unloading cargoes.

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Voters have high expectations from new faces

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

BIRGUNJ, Oct 8: Many young and new faces recorded upset victories over established names with an astonishing margin of votes in the recently held third phase of local polls. The fresh candidates themselves were taken aback by their stunning victory.  Pokhariya Municipality of Birgunj in Province 2 is one of such municipalities where young and new candidates defeated veteran competitors making a clean sweep in all the posts of the local units.

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Voters have high expectations from new faces

Published On: October 8, 2017 08:48 PM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Oct 9: Many young and new faces recorded upset victories over established names with an astonishing margin of votes in the recently held third phase of local polls. The fresh candidates themselves were taken aback by their stunning victory.  Pokhariya Municipality of Birgunj in Province 2 is one of such municipalities where young and new candidates defeated veteran competitors making a clean sweep in all the posts of the local units.

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'Unfair' traffic rule benefiting some industries, harming others

Published On: October 7, 2017 06:11 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Oct 7: Industrialists are at the receiving end of two different rules on transport of imported raw materials from Birgunj introduced by Mid-Regional Traffic Police, Pathlaiya.

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FSFN wins in Birgunj Metropolis

Published On: September 27, 2017 09:22 PM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Sept 27: Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) has won the mayoral post in Birgunj Metropolitan City, the only metropolis of Province 2.

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FSFN holds Birgunj Metropolis

Published On: September 27, 2017 02:23 PM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Sept 27: With just seven hundred votes left to count, Bijay Sarawogi of Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) is confirmed to hold the post of mayor in Birgunj Metropolitan.

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Maoist Center wins chief, deputy chief in Thori Rural Municipality

Published On: September 21, 2017 03:57 PM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Sept 21: CPN (Maoist Center) has won both chief and deputy chief of Thori Rural Municipality of Parsa District.

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Birgunj Metropolis ready to welcome new representatives

Published On: September 21, 2017 03:00 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Sept 21: While vote counting is taking place in full swing amidst hundreds of people in Thakur Ram Multiple College of Birgunj, preparations are underway at the office of the metropolis in order to welcome the new mayor and deputy mayor of the city.

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Bad weather fails to dampen Birgunj voters' spirit

Published On: September 19, 2017 07:29 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Sept 19: After waiting for years, the locals of Birgunj were dying to exercise their voting right. The voting would start at 7 am Monday but some of the voters could hardly sleep Sunday night due to their eagerness to vote. Unfortunately, it started raining heavily at around 3 am.

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Harmonizing of rules discourages informal trade between Nepal and India

Published On: September 11, 2017 07:54 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Sept 11:  India implements international goods and services tax,while Nepali traders should have EXIM Codes to trade

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Locals grill mayoral candidates

Published On: September 10, 2017 03:30 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, September 9: The local elections announced after a hiatus of twenty years have not only brought in a festive mood in Province 2 but has also given the locals a chance to vent their ire against the political parties.

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