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Nagarik Nayak school achieves 100 percent SEE results for 17th consecutive year

Published On: July 1, 2024 08:35 AM NPT By: DHRUBA DANGAL

SINDHUPALCHOWK, July 1: The results of the SEE examination, which is considered as the iron gate of school education, were not encouraging this year. Over half of the students failed. This drop in pass rate has been blamed on the new letter grading system adopted this year.

Nepal-China border at Tatopani reopens after a lengthy closure of 8.5 years

Published On: September 1, 2023 07:31 PM NPT By: DHRUBA DANGAL

KATHMANDU, Sept 1: The primary Tatopani border crossing connecting Nepal and China has finally reopened to the public after a lengthy closure of eight and a half years. As of now, the border crossing is accessible to residents of Sindhupalchowk, and this long-awaited border reopening for human traffic commenced on Friday.

Tatopani cross-border operates two-way trade after eight years, halts human movement

Published On: May 1, 2023 06:00 PM NPT By: DHRUBA DANGAL

SINDHUPALCHOWK, May 1: After eight years, the main Tatopani border crossing between Nepal and China has been put into two-way operation.

Water released into Melamchi tunnel, Kathmandu Valley to receive water after the tunnel gets filled

Published On: November 28, 2022 08:02 PM NPT By: DHRUBA DANGAL

SINDHUPALCHOK, Nov 28: The Melamchi Water Supply Project has started releasing water to the tunnel from the headworks (source of origin) at Ambathan in Helambu from Monday.

Speaker Sapkota casts the first vote

Published On: May 13, 2022 09:20 AM NPT By: DHRUBA DANGAL

SINDHUPALCHOWK, May 13: Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota has cast his vote in the local level election. He cast his vote at the local Setidevi Panchakanya Higher Secondary School polling center in Chautara Sangachokgadhi Municipality-5 on Friday morning.

Two killed, 41 others injured in Sindhupalchowk bus accident

Published On: August 25, 2021 06:55 PM NPT By: DHRUBA DANGAL

SINDHUPALCHOWK, August 25: At least two people were killed and 41 others injured as a passenger bus met with an accident in Sukute-Thokarpa section of the road in Sunkoshi Rural Municipality on Wednesday morning.

Melamchi flood sweeps away 46 houses and two bridges

Published On: August 2, 2021 09:16 AM NPT By: DHRUBA DANGAL

KATHMANDU, August 2: A massive flood that occurred in Melamchi following heavy rain on Saturday swept away 46 houses and two bridges.

Water supplied to Melamchi Drinking Water Project’s tunnel for testing (with photos)

Published On: February 22, 2021 04:38 PM NPT By: DHRUBA DANGAL

KATHMANDU, Feb 22: With the completion of tunnel construction, the Melamchi Drinking Water Project started testing its 22-Kilometer long water tunnel on Monday filling water in it.

Trade via Tatopani checkpoint resumes after three weeks

Published On: February 10, 2021 12:36 PM NPT By: DHRUBA DANGAL

Nepal collects revenue of Rs 5 billion annually from import and export of Rs 20-25 billion worth goods though Tatopani border point.

Trade through Tatopani suspended for 20 days

Published On: January 22, 2021 09:33 AM NPT By: DHRUBA DANGAL

SINDHUPALCHOWK, Jan 22: Trade through the Tatopani border point in the north has been closed for the next 20 days. The decision to suspend all trade activities for 20 days was taken after the maintenance of the Miteri Bridge connecting Nepal and China commenced on Thursday.

Tatopani border point closed again after a Nepali laborer tests positive for COVID-19

Published On: October 6, 2020 07:19 PM NPT By: DHRUBA DANGAL

SINDHUPALCHOWK, Oct 6: The Tatopani border point has again shut down in less than a day after it resumed operation after a Nepali laborer tested positive for the COVID-19.

Tatopani trade point between Nepal and China comes into operation nearly after three months

Published On: October 6, 2020 10:41 AM NPT By: DHRUBA DANGAL

KATHMANDU, Oct 6: The Tatopani trade point-- one of two major trading points between Nepal and China -- has come into operation on Monday after nearly three months of closure.

Identities of 11 dead persons confirmed; 20 others are still missing

Published On: September 13, 2020 07:30 PM NPT By: DHRUBA DANGAL

SINDHUPALCHOWK, Sept 13:The identities of all eleven dead bodies recovered from the landslide debris in Ghumthang village of Bahrabise Rural Municipality-7 in Sindhupalchowk district have been confirmed, according to Sindhupalchowk Police.

Death toll climbs to 18 in Lidi landslide as seven more bodies recovered on Saturday

Published On: August 15, 2020 08:05 PM NPT By: DHRUBA DANGAL

21 still missing in the landslide

Lidi landslide update: Death toll reaches 12, 27 still missing

Published On: August 15, 2020 02:29 PM NPT By: DHRUBA DANGAL

SINDHUPALCHOWK, Aug 15: The death toll in a massive landslide at Golche Lidi of Jugal Rural Municipality-2 has reached 12 with one more dead body recovered from the landslide debris. Twenty seven others are still missing in the landslide.

UPDATE: Five bodies recovered from landslide-hit Lidi, Sindhupalchowk

Published On: August 14, 2020 01:20 PM NPT By: DHRUBA DANGAL

SINDHUPALCHOWK, Aug 14: Five bodies were recovered from a landslide-hit Lidi village of Jugal Rural Municipality-2, in Sindhupalchowk.

18 killed, 20 missing and 11 injured due to floods, landslides in Sindhupalchowk in past three weeks

Published On: August 4, 2020 08:30 AM NPT By: DHRUBA DANGAL

Bahrabise Municipality and Bhotekoshi, Jugal, Panchpokharai and Helambu Rural Municipalities are among the areas worst affected by the landslides, floods

Sindhupalchowk landslide; One dies, four others go missing

Published On: July 16, 2020 10:38 AM NPT By: DHRUBA DANGAL

SINDHUPALCHOWK, July 16: Five women of a family were buried in a landslide at Phulpinkatti, Bhotekoshi Rural Municipality-4, on Thursday morning. Of them, one lost her life while four others are missing.

Two including an engineer go missing as water tunnel of Melamchi bursts, two injured were rescued immediately

Published On: July 14, 2020 05:50 PM NPT By: DHRUBA DANGAL

SINDHUPALCHOWK, July 14: Two employees including an engineer of the Melamchi Drinking Water Project have gone missing after being swept away by the Melamchi River when a water tunnel burst on Tuesday afternoon. Two others, who sustained injuries in the incident, were rescued immediately.

Sindhupalchowk flood: Debris in Bhotekoshi obstructs rescue operation

Published On: July 10, 2020 11:21 AM NPT By: DHRUBA DANGAL

SINDHUPALCHOWK, July 10: It has been difficult to carry out a rescue operation in flood-hit regions in Sindhupalchowk district as the Bhotekoshi river is full of debris.