Bira Gadal

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Neck and neck race between two alliances in Baitadi

Published On: November 11, 2017 01:05 AM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, Nov 10:  As the excitement for the upcoming parliamentary and provincial polls reaches fever pitch, an interesting electoral contest is expected between the CPN-UML and Nepali Congress (NC)-led alliances in Baitadi district.

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Medicine shortage hits Baitadi health institutions

Published On: October 9, 2017 06:37 AM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, Oct 8: Over a dozen of patients reach Melauli health post everyday for check up. At the health post, they are not only supposed to get free treatment but also free medicine. However, neither they ask for it, nor do the officials offer it as the health post lacks medicine. The hospital has been operating for a long time without even common drugs.

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Baitadi villages under threat of leopard menace

Published On: September 18, 2017 07:28 AM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, Sept 18: A four-year-old girl of Udaydev village in Baitadi suddenly went missing in September last year. After rigorous search, the family found her dead body around 800 meters away from her home near Ratyal River. Her head was severed.

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CDC helps students enjoy learning at school

Published On: August 24, 2017 04:21 AM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, August 24: The students of Gyaneshwar Secondary School at Siddheshwar in Patan Municipality of Baitadi district are benefiting from the in-built Child Development Center (CDC) which has helped them study as well enjoy their time in school. The CDC has been built since seven years especially for pre-primary students.

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Youth choose foreign employment as government incentives become ineffective

Published On: August 19, 2017 08:43 AM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, August 19:  Despite the government’s efforts in giving different types of incentives to the youth for self-employment at home, the youth of Baitadi are still very much attracted to foreign employment.

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A school more enjoyable than home

Published On: August 15, 2017 01:45 AM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, August 14: Diwas Mahara, a ninth-grade at Siddheshwar Higher Secondary School (SHSS) of Patan Municipality-9, Baitadi, invariably wants to attend his school due to the school's child-friendly environment. He enjoys interacting with teachers and students at the school.

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Water shortage gets worse in Baitadi villages

Published On: August 2, 2017 02:16 AM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITIDI, August 2: More than 200 households of Pancheshwar Rural Municipality-1 off Baitadi are compelled to spend half their day fetching drinking water as water crisis deepens in the remote part of the district. All the water sources in the rural municipality have dried up reported the y in lack of periodic maintenance.

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Beekeeping paves way to self-dependence

Published On: July 31, 2017 09:00 AM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, July 30: For Kalawati Bhatta of Barakot, Dashrathchand-10, it was really difficult to buy the kitchen ration to make daily ends meet for her family. Her husband, the sole bread earner for the impoverished family, had the responsibility to look after not only Kalawati and himself, but their children and in-laws as well -- six of them. He was a laborer working on daily wage. But with extremely low pay, he could not simply pay for the household expenses.

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Safe house built for domestic violence victims gathering moss

Published On: July 24, 2017 04:30 AM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, July 23: This February a report by the district police stated that number of suicide cases due to domestic violence in the district were on rise.

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17 leaders and cadres of CPN-UML punished for betrayal

Published On: July 19, 2017 04:00 AM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, July 18: CPN-UML's Baitadi District Committee has punished 17 of its leaders and cadres for betraying the party and not supporting it during the recently held local elections.

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Goat farming changes lives of Baitadi farmers

Published On: July 12, 2017 09:02 AM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, July 11: Farmers of Surnaya Rural Municipality in Baitadi have started commercial goat farming. Each family in Surnaya-6 has 10 to 30 goats in their pen.

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Goat farming changes lives of Baitadi farmers

Published On: July 12, 2017 02:30 AM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, July 11: Farmers of Surnaya Rural Municipality in Baitadi have started commercial goat farming. Each family in Surnaya-6 has 10 to 30 goats in their pen.

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Suicides on the rise in Baitadi

Published On: February 23, 2017 08:03 AM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, Feb 23: Alarming cases of suicide have been noticed in Baitadi district. According to police, on an average the district witnesses a case of suicide every 12 days. Among others, the report has highlighted domestic and economic issues as the most common factors.

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18 years on, motorable bridge in Jhulaghat still a distant dream

Published On: February 11, 2017 12:50 AM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, Feb 11: Jhulaghat VDC of Baitadi used to be a busy market place until the establishment of road network across Karnali region, which severed its link as gateway to India in the western frontier.

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Malnourishment claims 5-years-old

Published On: February 7, 2017 01:20 AM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, Feb 7: Five-year-old daughter of Muna Dhami, a resident of Chaukham VDC - 9 died yesterday night around 10 pm. She weighed just five kg. According to the mother, she was taken to Dadelhdura for treatment after she begun to show worrying signs during the last few days. But there also the hospital recommended that she should be taken to other hospital with better facilities. The family could not afford cost to do so, and the child succumbed, the mother said.

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4 Nepalis among 6 killed in jeep accident in India

Published On: January 2, 2017 03:05 PM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, Jan 3: Four Nepalis were among the six persons killed in a jeep accident at Lohaghat in Champawat district of India at around 3 pm on Sunday.

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Man comes into contact after 30 years thru Facebook

Published On: October 29, 2016 05:47 PM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, Oct 29: Narendra Bahadur Chand, a permanent resident of Hatairaj-2, Gurkelika, who had left for India in search of work at an early age of 15 years, has come into contact with his family members through social network after a gap of 30 years.

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Construction delay hits cricket in Baitadi

Published On: October 27, 2016 01:30 AM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, Oct 27: Dasharath Chand Cricket Ground at Sundar Khali, located near the district headquarters of Baitadi, used to host cricket tournaments until two years back.

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Campaign launched to stop child marriage

Published On: October 18, 2016 08:16 AM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, Oct 17: Purchaudihat Village Development Committee (VDC) has decided to ban child marriage in the village aiming to curb the trend of child marriage.

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Girls make move against child marriage

Published On: October 3, 2016 01:30 AM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, Oct 3: Child marriage is rampant in Baitadi. Both 'puppy love' between adolescents and traditional practice of child marriage is generally blamed for this illegal act. However, with the growing number of girls participating in awareness campaign against early marriage, the practice is expected to decline.

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