Arjun Oli

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Farmers making big money after switching to herbs farming

Published On: April 17, 2018 06:30 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, April 17: A large number of farmers in the villages around Nepalgunj are overjoyed with their new-found love. They have switched to herbs farming. And this has brought significant change in their lives.

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Maiti Nepal rescues 5 Nepali girls from Indian brothel

Published On: April 10, 2018 07:48 PM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, April 10: Nine girls have been rescued from a brothel based in a Kashmir town of Agra, India.

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Nepalgunj denizen’s dream to bag easy money turned to dust

Published On: April 8, 2018 08:53 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, April 8: People often do weird things to become successful overnight, but many a times their dreams come crashing down to the ground. In want of earning quick money, they not only lose the money they have, but also invite bad consequences. Many Nepalgunj denizens have experienced it when their dreams to earn big money in a short time were shattered.

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Ward members express dissatisfaction over deprivation of perks and benefits

Published On: March 10, 2018 03:55 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, March 9: Ever since she was elected to the local unit, Rekha Verma, the female member of Nepalgunj Sub-metropolitan City ward no. 7, has actively participated in each and every work of her ward. She has left no stone unturned to justify her election to the post.

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Protecting community forest from smugglers a new challenge in Nepalgunj

Published On: March 5, 2018 08:51 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, March 5: It became a real challenge for the consumers of Usha Greenery Community Forest (UGCF) to retrieve 49.44 cubic feet long Sal logs from smugglers who were preparing to load the timber in their tractor at around 10 pm on Friday.

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Protecting community forest from smugglers a new challenge in Nepalgunj

Published On: March 4, 2018 05:30 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, Mar 4:  It became a real challenge for the consumers of Usha Greenery Community Forest (UGCF) to retrieve 49.44 cubic feet long Sal logs from smugglers who were preparing to load the timber in their tractor at around 10 pm on Friday.

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Road safety compromised by haphazard divider placement

Published On: February 18, 2018 09:30 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, Feb 18: Dividers are placed on roads to regulate traffic movement. In Nepalgunj, however, it does not seem so. Except for a few places, newly added dividers on the city's main four-lane road are placed so haphazardly that they now pose threat to road safety.

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Love wins out for Muslim boy and Hindu girl

Published On: February 15, 2018 04:00 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

EPALGUNJ, Feb 15: A Muslim boy falls in love with a non-Muslim girl. The love between them grows amid the fear of their families ruining it one day. Mohammad Safik Behana and his beloved, a Hindu girl Pinki Shah, discuss whether they let go of the beautiful dreams they saw together right from their school days.

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Stopping poachers a challenge in Banke National Park

Published On: February 3, 2018 08:45 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, Feb 2: A video camera installed for tiger census at Banke National Park recently captured a poacher roaming around with a gun on his back. Fifty such cameras were installed at different locations of the park about a month ago to count the number of tigers.

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Ex-Kamalaris now celebrate Maghi with full enthusiasm

Published On: January 14, 2018 09:05 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, Jan 14: Maghi is considered the greatest festival of the Tharu community. However, Sita Tharu of Baijapur would never feel good when the festival would approach near in the past. Instead, she would feel extremely sad. It was not a festival for girls like her. Rather it was the time when Tharu families would make a deal with their landlords to send their daughters to their homes as Kamlaris (bonded labors). Tharu girls would either have to continue working at the same house, or change the owner as per the decision of their families.

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CIEDP draws flak for not tracking down disappeared

Published On: January 6, 2018 09:50 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, Jan 6: Khimu Maya Pathak of Kohalpur Municipality - 11 had been waiting for  news about her husband ever since  he disappeared at the hands of state security forces during the  Maoist insurgency 18 years ago. The wait has suddenly ended but this has only left her extremely disheartened.

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Budha wins Nepalgunj marathon

Published On: November 22, 2017 07:19 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, Nov 21: Durga Bahadur Budha of Jumla won the third edition of the Nepalgunj Marathon on Tuesday.

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Donation drive terrorizes Nepalgunj traders

Published On: November 15, 2017 05:00 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, Nov 15: Political parties have been breaching the election code of conduct by extorting funds from local traders and businessmen.

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Series of attacks on local representatives in Banke

Published On: November 11, 2017 07:08 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, Nov 11: Stating that physical attacks on them are on the rise, local representatives in Banke have demanded security from the authority. On Friday, they met Chief District Officer Ramesh Kumar KC to draw his attention toward the matter. The local representatives who had come all the way from Raptisonari Rural Municipality said that attacks on them have become common in the district. Unknown groups threaten and warn them as well.

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CDO urged to ensure peace and security

Published On: November 11, 2017 03:38 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, Nov 10: Stating that physical attacks on them are on the rise, local representatives in Banke have demanded security from the authority. On Friday, they met Chief District Officer Ramesh Kumar KC to draw his attention toward the matter. The local representatives who had come all the way from Raptisonari Rural Municipality said that attacks on them have become common in the district. Unknown groups threaten and warn them as well.

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Flood victims to vote for those who'd provide 'safe housing'

Published On: November 6, 2017 04:15 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

BANKE, Nov 6: Hime Khatri, an elderly woman of Raptisonari Rural Municipality-2 in Banke district, has been living under tarpaulins for the past two and a half years.

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Importers in cahoot with customs officials to evade taxes

Published On: November 1, 2017 03:15 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, Nov 1: An Indian truck with registration UP 35 T 7307 loaded with electrical appliances worth Rs 2 million entered Nepal on Saturday evening without completing customs procedures.

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Keki turns producer with ‘Kholpur Express’

Published On: October 30, 2017 11:37 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, Oct 30: Renowned actress and producer Keki Adhikari’s film ‘Kholpur Express’ was unveiled at a temple in Nepalgunj on Sunday.

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Construction entrepreneurs demonstrate against Gauchan's murder

Published On: October 13, 2017 03:15 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, Oct 13: Construction entrepreneurs in Nepalgunj hit the streets of Nepalgunj sub-metropolis in Banke district on Thursday, demanding justice for Sharad Kumar Gauchan, chairperson of the Federation of Contractors Association of Nepal (FCAN), who was shot dead in the capital in broad daylight last week.

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Dashain bolsters communal harmony in Nepalgunj

Published On: September 24, 2017 03:45 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, Sept 24: Every year, Abdul Wahid Mansuri of Nepalgunj celebrates Dashain along with his Hindu friends. His friend Subash Gyawali who belongs to a non-Muslim family invites him to the celebration of the greatest festival of Hindus at his home which is in Belaspur.

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