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'Faulty design' behind recurring Sikta canal collapse
Published On: September 5, 2017 04:00 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli
NEPALGUNJ, September 5: Sikta Irrigation Project is yet to complete. But the government is spending huge resources every year for maintenance and reconstruction work of the mega irrigation project.
DCC, rural municipality at odds over royalty
Published On: August 28, 2017 01:54 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli
NEPALGUNJ, August 28: Disputes have emerged between the District Coordination Committee (DCC), Banke, and the local units over the royalty from natural resources and mines in the district.
Flood victims urge for shelter instead of relief
Published On: August 22, 2017 03:33 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli
NEPALGUNJ, Aug 21: When flood hit his village last week, Chhabikala Pun of Lalpur village was among the thousands of people to leave their homes. By the time she started fleeing the scene, her house was fully inundated by water. She is now back in her village after spending a week in a local public school only to find her house in ruins. “Nothing is left now. The house is not there,” she lamented. “It feels very bad to roam around here,” she added.
Students in Banke miss school as flood sweeps away educational materials
Published On: August 21, 2017 07:46 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli
NEPALGUNJ, August 21: As the recent flood swept away his books, copies, and uniform, Ramesh Dangi of Rapti Sonari Rural Municipality-4, Lalpur is worried about his studies. As the schools have resumed after the floods, he is wondering how he will go to his school now.
Students in Banke miss school as flood sweeps away educational materials
Published On: August 20, 2017 09:45 PM NPT By: Arjun Oli
NEPALGUNJ, Aug 20: As the recent flood swept away his books, copies and uniform, Ramesh Dangi of Rapti Sonari Rural Municipality-4, Lalpur is worried about his studies. As the schools have resumed after the floods, he is wondering how he will go to his school now. He is a grade eight student at Dhampur based community school. "The teachers have already started teaching but I don't know how I will go to the school without books, copies and uniform," he wonders.
Flood robs couple of three children, house
Published On: August 20, 2017 07:33 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli
BANKE, August 20 : While all his neighbors have begun repairing and rebuilding their houses in the wake of the flood havoc, Kamilal Tharu is still unable to muster the fortitude to step back into his devastated home.
Vivid images of my late daughters come flooding into my mind: Kamilal
Published On: August 19, 2017 03:34 PM NPT By: Arjun Oli
BANKE, August 19: The neighbors are busy reconstructing his house. They are retrieving the buried household goods. But 36-year-old Kamilal Tharu is still loitering around his destroyed house.
Armed gang attacks ward member ruthlessly
Published On: August 8, 2017 06:05 PM NPT By: Arjun Oli
BANKE, August 8: An unidentified armed gang brutally attacked ward member of Raptisonari rural municipality Tikaram Basnet with a sharp weapon.
700 inmates crammed in Nepalgunj prison meant for 300
Published On: August 3, 2017 08:23 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli
NEPALGUNJ, Aug 2: Nepalgunj Prison is built to accommodate at the most 300 inmates. However, over 700 prisoners have been squeezed into it for a long time now. They cannot sit, move, or sleep properly, the prisoners lament.
Banke's elected representatives pledge to work for development
Published On: July 9, 2017 01:45 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli
Dr. Dhabal Shamsher Rana, Mayor, Nepalgunj Sub-metropolis I'm very happy that people chose me as the mayor of Nepalgunj Sub-metropolitan City.
Dhawal returns to power in Nepalgunj Sub-metropolitan city
Published On: July 4, 2017 01:29 PM NPT By: Arjun Oli
NEPALGUNJ, July 4: Dr Dhawal Shamesher Rana has returned to power in Nepalgunj Sub-metropolitan City after about two decades. Elected to the then Nepalgunj Municipality as a mayor representing CPN-UML in the local level elections held in 1997, Rana has emerged victorious in the race for the mayor of Nepalgunj Sub-metropolitan city held on June 28 representing Rastriya Prajatantra Party(RPP).
Nepalgunj electorate elect RPP candidate Rana as mayor again
Published On: July 4, 2017 08:23 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli
NEPALGUNJ, July 4: Nepalgunj electorate have elected Dhawal Shamsher Rana as their mayor second time. Rana was elected to Nepalgunj Municipality as a mayor 20 years ago. The only difference is that when a larger portion of the electorate in Nepalgunj voted for him in the local level elections held in 1997, he did not belong to Rastriya Prajatantra Party: he belonged to CPN-UML.
RPP mayoral candidate Rana ahead of his nearest rival by 3814 votes
Published On: July 3, 2017 10:06 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli
NEPALGUNJ, July 3: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) mayoral candidate Dhawal Shamsher Rana continues to take the lead in the mayoral race in Nepalgunj Sub-metropolitan City.
108-year-old Obi Kumari Panthi casts her vote in Banke
Published On: June 28, 2017 09:18 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli
NEPALGUNJ, June 28: A 108 years old woman cast her votes at the District Forest Office Polling Station of Banke district.
Rupandehi wins Nepalgunj title in sudden death
Published On: March 16, 2017 09:55 PM NPT By: Arjun Oli
NEPALGUNJ, March 16: Rupandehi XI has clinched the title of Tuborg Second Nepalgunj Gold Cup Football Tournament defeating CMG Club Sankata on sudden death in the final match on Thursday.
Sankata, Rupandehi to vie for Nepalgunj title today
Published On: March 16, 2017 07:54 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli
NEPALGUNJ, March 16: CMG Club Sankata and Rupandehi XI are set to battle in the summit clash of the Tuborg Second Nepalgunj Gold Cup Football Tournament on Thursday. The champion of the tournament will bag a purse of Rs 500,000 while the runner-up will be rewarded with Rs 251,000.
Rupandehi XI, Sankata to meet in final
Published On: March 14, 2017 09:05 PM NPT By: Arjun Oli
NEPALGUNJ, March 14: Rupandehi XI has reached the final of the ongoing Tuborg Second Nepalgunj Gold Cup Football Tournament defeating Nepal Police Club 2-1 in the semifinal on Tuesday.
Gvt change is not issue of priority: NC Prez Deuba
Published On: January 28, 2017 05:35 PM NPT By: Arjun Oli
NEPALGUNJ, Jan 28: Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba on Saturday said that the change of government is the issue of priority.
Flood victims form joint struggle committee
Published On: January 25, 2017 08:03 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli
NEPALGUNJ, Jan 25: Flood victims from Banke, Bardiya, Dang and Surkhet have called on concerned authorities to implement the recent cabinet decision to provide relief to them without further delay. They made the call from a joint gathering in Nepalgunj on Monday.
Deuba stresses on holding polls to implement constitution
Published On: January 24, 2017 03:01 PM NPT By: Arjun Oli
NEPALGUNJ, Jan 24: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba on Tuesday stressed that all the political parties should participate in polls to implement the constitution.
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