Hari Krishna Gautam

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Mustang to supply 25,000 sheep and mountain goats for Dashain

Published On: September 12, 2017 08:43 AM NPT By: Hari Krishna Gautam

MYAGDI, Sept 12: Mountainous district Mustang in the western Nepal will supply at least 25,000 sheep and mountain goats to different markets of the country during the upcoming Dashain festival.

Quake-victim's family deprived of government aid

Published On: September 11, 2017 03:30 AM NPT By: Hari Krishna Gautam

MYAGDI, September 11: Shiva Karki of Beni Municipality - 5 lost his house to devastating earthquake of 2015. Like many others, who were displaced by the earthquake, Karki also started living in a temporary shelter nearby his land along with his wife and little children.

Visually impaired man feeds his family by grinding stones

Published On: September 7, 2017 02:15 AM NPT By: Hari Krishna Gautam

MYAGDI, September 7 :Aaita Bahadur Dorjee of Beni Municipality-2, Faparkhet of Myagdi district can be seen carrying his old and trusted baton and a hammer all the time. He wakes up early in the morning and routinely visits nearby schools and houses to grind stones. Although he is visually impaired, he shoulders a big responsibility of looking after his family.

Hunters of red pandas start protecting the endangered species

Published On: August 28, 2017 02:36 AM NPT By: Hari Krishna Gautam

MYAGDI, August 28: Locals of Gurja in Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality until recent used to hunt the endangered red pandas due to lack of awareness and identification.  Later, conservation campaigns conducted by various organizations made them realize the importance this rare species.

Wishing lake in Myagdi attracts devotees in hoards

Published On: August 10, 2017 12:04 PM NPT By: Hari Krishna Gautam

MYAGDI: Khayarbarahi Temple at Annapurna Rural Municipality- 5 is situated 4,800 meters above the sea-level. Nilo Najik Tal, a stupendous lake nearby the temple adds to the scenic beauty.

Suicides on the rise in Myagdi

Published On: August 10, 2017 07:53 AM NPT By: Hari Krishna Gautam

MYAGDI, Aug 9: He was just 10. Prakash BK of Chhepare village of Beni municipality had been to his school just like any other day last Sunday. As usual, he returned home on time. Usually after reaching home, he would rush to play. Upon insistence, he would take some food before going out to see friends. But that day, he did not go out to meet his friends. Nor did he take snacks. He was nowhere. After sometime, he was found dead. ^PBK had hung himself to death at his house.

Myagdi sees rise in tourist footfalls

Published On: July 30, 2017 08:24 AM NPT By: Hari Krishna Gautam

MYAGDI, July 29: Almost 70,000 foreign tourists have visited Myagdi the last fiscal year, which is an increase by 26,000 compared to the previous year.

Farmers attracted to sheep farming in Myagdi

Published On: July 11, 2017 08:24 AM NPT By: Hari Krishna Gautam

MYAGDI, July 10: Farmers in Myagdi district are attracted to sheep farming these days due to its low investment and high profitability.

Octogenarian Ghartimagar deprived of social security allowance

Published On: June 18, 2017 03:45 AM NPT By: Hari Krishna Gautam

MYAGDI, June 17: Elderly allowance provided by the government has been a great boon for many senior citizens who otherwise don't have enough money for medicines, food and various other expenses.

Local leaders express commitment to reopen Myagdi copper mines

Published On: June 1, 2017 12:00 AM NPT By: Hari Krishna Gautam

MYAGDI, June 1: Dilip Sherchan, the newly elected Chairman of Ward No. 6 of Malika Rural Municipality has said that he would take needful initiative for reopening two copper mines at Bhirkhani of Okharbot in Myagdi district that were closed in 1979.

One mountain-climbing tourist guide goes missing

Published On: May 23, 2017 12:17 PM NPT By: Hari Krishna Gautam

MYGDI, May 23: One Nepali tourist guide has gone missing since Sunday evening from the part of Mount Everest situated at an altitude of 8167 meter.

NC wins in 1 Municipality, 3 Rural Municipalities, UML in 2 Rural Municipalities in Myaddi

Published On: May 18, 2017 10:34 AM NPT By: Hari Krishna Gautam

MYAGDI, May 18: Nepali Congress mayoral candidate Hari Kumar Shrestha has won the race for the mayor of Beni Municipality with 5679 votes, compared to 5634 votes for his closest rival CPN-UML candidate Pramod Shrestha.

Candidates spending millions for campaigns

Published On: May 11, 2017 01:20 AM NPT By: Hari Krishna Gautam

MYAGDI, May 11: Breaching the election code of conduct, candidates for the post of ward chief in Myagdi district are spending millions of rupees to attract voters during their promotional campaigns.

Local capital to be mobilized to build 25-MW project in Myagdi

Published On: April 27, 2017 03:40 AM NPT By: Hari Krishna Gautam

MYAGDI, April 26: Darbang Kalika Hydro Pvt Ltd is planning to mobilize local capital to build Darbang-Myagdi Khola Hydropower Project (25 MW).

One old woman killed in road accident

Published On: April 16, 2017 09:41 AM NPT By: Hari Krishna Gautam

MYAGDI, April 16: One Nepali old woman was killed in an accident that took place on Saturday in Myagdi.

NC leader Rijal condemns Kanchanpur incident

Published On: March 12, 2017 01:53 PM NPT By: Hari Krishna Gautam

MYAGDI, March 12: Nepali Congress leader Dr. MInendra Rijal has condemned the Kanchanpur incident in which Govinda Gautam, a local of Anandapur Bazaar area adjacent to Nepal-India boarder was shot dead by the Indian security force SSB on March 9. Dr. Rijal said that the relation between Nepal and India has worsened due to the tendency  for  India to treat Nepal with contempt.

A family's struggle for medical help

Published On: February 6, 2017 08:47 AM NPT By: Hari Krishna Gautam

MYAGDI, Feb 6: Yognath Sharma of Babiyachaur, Myagdi is dealing with a heavy debt to treat his wife Tika Kumari Sharma, 50, suffering from kidney ailment. In the name of assets all he had was few herds and a little piece of land.

Beekeeping changes life of Myagdi farmer

Published On: January 4, 2017 12:20 AM NPT By: Hari Krishna Gautam

MYAGDI, Jan 4: Beekeeping has worked wonders for Govinda Khatri, a farmer from Moulathar in Kuhu-3 of Myagdi district.

Life hit hard as snow blankets Mustang (Photo feature)

Published On: January 1, 2017 04:58 PM NPT By: Hari Krishna Gautam

MYAGDI, Jan 1: Mustang district has received snowfall since Sunday afternoon. Life has been hit hard following the snowfall in all 16 VDCs of the district including Jomsom, the district headquarters.

Fire guts property worth Rs 2 m

Published On: November 22, 2016 03:08 PM NPT By: Hari Krishna Gautam

MYAGDI, Nov 22: Property worth Rs 2 million was destroyed after a two-story house caught fire in Bhagawati VDC-2 in the district.