Arjun Oli

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Drunken man sets wife on fire in Banke

Published On: January 20, 2017 01:52 PM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, Jan 20: A man has set his wife on fire after dousing her in kerosene in Banke district.

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Banke locals hopeful of Postal Highway construction

Published On: January 19, 2017 08:23 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

BANKE, Jan 19: After Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transportation Ramesh Lekhak laid the foundation of Postal Highway on Wednesday, locals of Banke are hopeful that the construction of the vital highway would soon resume.

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Tharus worried by dwindling Maghi fervor

Published On: January 14, 2017 01:40 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

BANKE, Jan 14: 85-year old Buddha Tharu of Baijapur village looks quite upset these days. The factor behind his unhappiness is the lack of excitement among the young Tharus for celebrating the festival of Maaghi. “People have stopped loving and celebrating Maaghi the way it was done in the past. This is not a pleasant matter,” laments the octogenarian. “They don't rejoice eating even Dhikri, Ghongi these days. This attitude is relegating to a mere formality, not something organic that the community loves,” he added.

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Timber smuggling goes unchecked in Banke

Published On: January 5, 2017 12:20 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, Jan 5: Police have confiscated a large amount of timber from the house of Brij Lal Loniya, a local of Nepalgunj.

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We won't accept any amendment brought forcibly: Thakur

Published On: November 28, 2016 11:45 PM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, Nov 28: Tarai Madhes Loktantrik Party (TMLP) Chairman Mahantha Thakur has said his party will not accept any 'forcible' amendment to the constitution.

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Farmers hit by low paddy price

Published On: November 8, 2016 12:30 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, Nov 8: Raji Ram Yadav of Hirminiya-8, Banke, produced 20 quintals of paddy this year. Saddled with loans, he took the paddy directly to traders in Dhamboji from his farm. But he received only Rs 1,825 per quintal. Further, he had to bear transport and labor charge himself.

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Farmers compelled to sell paddy at cheaper rates

Published On: November 7, 2016 02:10 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, Nov 7: Paddy farmers here are forced to sell paddy at lower price because of import of cheap rice from India, loan repayments overdue and above all due to delays made by the Nepal Food Corporation (NFC)'s fixing prices for the grain.

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Dengue cases rising in Banke, 45 infected so far

Published On: November 7, 2016 12:50 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, Nov 7: Dengue fever is gripping Banke and surrounding districts with at least 45 people diagnosed with the fever so far in the area.

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Bheri Zonal Hospital stinks from unbearable sewage stench

Published On: October 29, 2016 01:20 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGANJ, Oct 29: Bheri Zonal Hospital of Nepalgunj has been discharging sewage and septic tank contents into the city's open dumps, resulting in strong and unbearable stench in the surrounding areas, according to the locals.

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Nepali boys rescued from Indian orphanage

Published On: October 22, 2016 01:30 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, Oct 22: Three Nepali boys have been rescued from an orphanage in Muzaffarpur, India. The boys, Tikaram Puri (15), Suraj Giri (15) and Sundar Sanyasi (14) of Dailekh district were rescued by the Social Welfare Committee of Dailekh.

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7 thefts in Banke village on a single day

Published On: October 3, 2016 12:31 PM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, Oct 3: Thefts were reported at seven houses in Belahari-9, Baniyagaun of the district on Sunday, the very first day police had launched a special security arrangements targeting the festive season.

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Cygnett Inn Krishna, 1st four-star hotel in Nepalgunj, to come into operation Thursday

Published On: September 14, 2016 09:48 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, Sept 13: Cygnett Inn Krishna is all set to come into operation from Thursday, marking the opening of the first four-star-level hotel in Nepalgunj.

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No relevance of PM’s India visit:  Thapa

Published On: September 12, 2016 03:03 PM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, Sept 12: Chairman of Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal (RPP-N) Kamal Thapa on Monday said that there is no relevance of upcoming India visit by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal.

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Garbage piled up in Bheri Hospital

Published On: September 8, 2016 12:50 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, Sept 8: Bheri Zonal Hospital, the biggest government hospital in Bheri zone, is spreading disease instead of curing it. That is what the patients and visitors say as piles of unattended garbage continue to trouble them.

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Human chain against human-trafficking in no man’s land (photo feature)

Published On: September 5, 2016 04:26 PM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, Sept 5: People have formed a human chain in the no man’s land near Jamunaha checkpoint in Nepalgunj on the occasion of National Day against Human Trafficking on Monday.

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Nepalgunj tense after removal of Birendra's statue

Published On: September 3, 2016 02:20 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, Sept 3: The statue of late King Birendra Shah installed at Dhambojhi Chowk in Nepalgunj on Thursday has been pulled down by police personnel in less than 24 hours of its installation following tensions between pro-monarchy and anti-monarchy groups.

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RPP-N cadres clash with police following removal of late king Birendra’s bust

Published On: September 2, 2016 12:07 PM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUN, Set 2: The pro-monarch cadres clashed with police after the latter removed the bust of late King Birendra Shah from Dhamboji Chowk.

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Villages left in darkness as hydropower project falls flat

Published On: August 8, 2016 12:20 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, Aug 8: The construction company awarded the contract of a rural hydropower project based in Khaskusma VDC of Banke district has already renewed its contract twice. Yet, it has failed to produce electricity as villages are still reeling under total darkness at night.

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Floods render schools in Banke unfit for running classes

Published On: August 2, 2016 01:10 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, August 2: Seeing the destruction inflicted on her school by the floods from the Rapti River has deeply saddened Rekha Burma, a fourth-grader at Khalla Jhagadiya Lower Secondary School in Fatehpur-1of Banke.

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Floods damage crops in Nepalgunj

Published On: August 1, 2016 12:00 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

DANG, Aug 1: Small and marginal farmers in Banke have suffered due to crop loss caused by recent floods in Rapti River.

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