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Flood victims picket DAO, Banke
Published On: July 31, 2016 06:48 PM NPT By: Arjun Oli
NEPALGUNJ, July 31: Demanding to manage a safe settlement, Rapti flood victims of the district picketed District Administration Office (DAO), Banke on Sunday.
Victims forced to live in the open
Published On: July 30, 2016 02:10 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli
BANKE, July 30: Sitapati Tharu gazes at her house, or what is left of it, from a distance several times a day. Her house lies almost entirely submerged under the floodwaters from the Rapti River.
Floods damage crops in Nepalgunj
Published On: July 30, 2016 12:20 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli
DANG, July 30: Small and marginal farmers in Banke have suffered due to crop loss caused by recent floods in Rapti River.
Floods damage crops in Nepalgunj
Published On: July 29, 2016 01:20 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli
DANG, July 29: Small and marginal farmers in Banke have suffered due to crop loss caused by recent floods in Rapti River.
Army rescues 225 people
Published On: July 28, 2016 02:20 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli
BANKE, JULY 28: Nepal Army (NA) on Wednesday rescued additional 225 locals from Holiya and Gangapur of Banke who were stuck in the floods of Rapti River. Out of them, 104 were rescued by an NA chopper with an initiation of District Disaster Relief Committee, Banke.
NA rescues 104 locals marooned by flood in Banke village
Published On: July 27, 2016 06:04 PM NPT By: Arjun Oli
NEPALGUNJ, July 27: Nepal Army (NA) on Wednesday rescued 104 locals of Holiya-4, Chaufari village who were marooned after swollen Rapti River entered their settlements.
Six Banke VDCs at high risk of flood as Rapti River swells
Published On: July 26, 2016 02:31 PM NPT By: Arjun Oli
NEPALGUNJ, July 26: Some six VDCs of Banke district are at a high risk of flood due to swollen Rapti River following incessant rainfall since Monday night.
'Human trafficking on rise from Jamunaha border'
Published On: July 18, 2016 02:50 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli
NEPALGUNJ, July 18: Human trafficking has been on the rise from Nepalgunj-based Jamunaha transit point at the Nepal-India border, according to a report published by Banke district chapter of Maiti Nepal, an organization active against human trafficking.
Floods bring sleepless nights in Holiya VDC every monsoon
Published On: July 9, 2016 08:16 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli
BANKE (Holiya), July 8: After flood warning sirens went off, Munijar Yadav, a local of Tepari village of Holiya VDC in Banke district could not sleep Monday night.
Man arrested with 1.6 kg silver, 32 grams gold
Published On: July 6, 2016 01:18 PM NPT By: Arjun Oli
NEPALGUNJ, July 6: A man has been arrested with a huge quantity of gold and silver from Rohani River of Kohalpur-12.
Locals cautioned as water level surges in Rapti River
Published On: July 5, 2016 02:45 PM NPT By: Arjun Oli
NEPALGUNJ, July 5: The water-level in the Rapti River has gone up due to the incessant monsoon. The local administration has asked the villagers residing near the banks of the river to take caution to prevent themselves from the possible loss of lives and properties.
Flood fears keep Sikta locals awake at night
Published On: July 4, 2016 01:10 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli
BANKE, July 4:Locals of Mahadevpuri-5 in Banke district say they have been spending sleepless nights in fear of potential flooding since the main canal under the Sikta Irrigation Project crumbled last Tuesday.
Child stolen from hospital in Kohalpur!
Published On: July 2, 2016 06:01 PM NPT By: Arjun Oli
NEPALGUNJ, July 2: A child was stolen from Nepalgunj Medical College, Kohalpur on Saturday afternoon. A 5-year-old Srijan Oli, a resident of Tulsipur Municipality-5 went out of the sight suddenly.
'Use of substandard materials led to collapse of canal'
Published On: June 30, 2016 12:15 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli
NEPALGUNJ, June 30: Sikta Irrigation Project in Banke district has been receiving hundreds of millions of rupees from the government every year. Despite the allocation of such massive budget for the national pride project, locals accuse the government of not monitoring the project's progress.
Sikta irrigation canal crumbles during trial run
Published On: June 29, 2016 01:07 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli
BANKE, June 29: The main canal of multi-billion Sikta Irrigation Project has broken down on Tuesday, leading to substantial rise in water level at Jhijhari River in Banke district.
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