GANESH BK

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Chand outfit cadres go underground

Published On: March 24, 2019 07:49 AM NPT By: GANESH BK

NEPALGUNJ, March 24: Leaders and cadres of Netra Bikram Chand-led Nepal Communist Party, who has been campaigning for ‘unified people’s revolution’, have gone underground following the government’s instruction to arrest them on sight or shoot below the knees.

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A cancer hospital that cannot even diagnose cancer

Published On: February 19, 2019 08:37 AM NPT By: GANESH BK

NEPALGUNJ, Feb 19: Considered to be a promising development in the field of cancer treatment, the Sushil Koirala Prakhar Cancer Hospital (SKPCH) was established in Khajura of Banke last year. To enable the hospital to provide quality services, it was provided with millions-worth infrastructures and equipment.

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Sushil Koirala Prakhar Cancer Hospital

Published On: February 19, 2019 05:00 AM NPT By: GANESH BK

NEPALGUNJ, Feb 19: Considered to be a promising development in the field of cancer treatment, the Sushil Koirala Prakhar Cancer Hospital (SKPCH) was established in Khajura of Banke last year. To enable the hospital to provide quality services, it was provided with millions-worth infrastructures and equipment.

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Corruption rife at local units

Published On: November 18, 2018 04:00 AM NPT By: GANESH BK

NEPALGUNJ, Nov 18: While it was believed that corruption mostly thrived in the education sector, the scenario has largely changed under the country's new federal structure. Now, local units are said to be the most corruption-prone offices.

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Families of conflict victims greatly miss slain relatives during Dashain

Published On: October 25, 2018 08:05 AM NPT By: GANESH BK

NEPALGUNJ, Oct 25: Then Maoist rebels had kidnapped Chandra Bahadur BC of Sisne Rural Municipality-7, Rukumkot, in December 1999 when the armed insurgency was at its peak. The rebels had also kidnapped his wife Gyanu and their eight-month old son. The family was held captive for three months.

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Patients freak out as police fire shots in air on hospital premises

Published On: August 8, 2018 02:30 AM NPT By: GANESH BK

NEPALGUNJ, Aug 8: The memory of security personnel firing bullets inside the hospital while forcefully taking away agitating Dr Govinda KC to Kathmandu had just started to fade when a similar incident has been repeated in Chaurjahari Hospital of Rukum.

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Death toll in Rukum jeep mishap climbs to 7; deceased identified

Published On: July 18, 2018 06:08 PM NPT By: GANESH BK

RUKUM, July 19: The death toll in the Rukum jeep accident has reached seven after three more bodied were recovered from the accident site. The condition of the four injured is critical.

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Four killed in Rukum jeep accident

Published On: July 18, 2018 03:10 PM NPT By: GANESH BK

NEPALGUNJ, July 18: Four people died while seven others sustained serious injuries in a jeep accident that took place in East Rukum on Wednesday afternoon.

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Promoting mother goddesses

Published On: June 9, 2018 12:55 PM NPT By: GANESH BK

Nepal, being a Hindu country, consists of numerous temples dedicated to mother goddesses. There are temples that have been known to a wide number of people and there are some which don’t quiet fall under the radar of devotees. However, all the temples in the country are the tangible heritage holding spiritual significance.

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Province moves to validate conflict-era land deals

Published On: June 4, 2018 07:06 AM NPT By: GANESH BK

RUKUM, June 4: The Karnali Province government has initiated necessary work to validate insurgency-era land transactions carried out by the then parallel government run by the Maoist rebels.

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Ward chairperson absent from work to pick yarshagumba

Published On: May 19, 2018 08:09 AM NPT By: GANESH BK

RUKUM, May 18:Yarshagumba, a fungus prized for its purported medicinal properties, is a huge attraction in the Himalayas. The ' Yarsha carnival' engages locals and traders from different parts of the hills and even India, as the precious herb fetches good money. And the urge to make the most of it has not spared even the elected local representatives.

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Ward member released on bail

Published On: May 8, 2018 07:31 AM NPT By: GANESH BK

RUKUM, May 8:  After spending 25 days in prison, Rudra Bahadur Sunar, a ward member of Sisne Rural Municipality, who was arrested on the charge of impregnating a woman of his own locality has been released on bail.

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Yarsa picking banned for three years in West Rukum

Published On: May 7, 2018 11:05 AM NPT By: GANESH BK

RUKUM, May 7: With the objective of protecting Yarsa, a valuable herb with aphrodisiac function, from extinction, the Yarsa   Management Committee (YMC) in the district has banned picking Yarsa in Syalkhadi of Athbiskot Municipality-2 for the next three years.

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Schools closed in Rukum as children head to uplands

Published On: May 6, 2018 06:38 AM NPT By: GANESH BK

RUKUM, May 6: With the beginning of ‘Yarsha season’, schools in the eastern part of Rukum have announced vacation. They will resume classes only after a month when locals will be get home after collecting yarsa gumba.

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Bride and groom arrested in the middle of wedding

Published On: April 29, 2018 03:00 AM NPT By: GANESH BK

RUKUM, April 29: A large number of people of Jaidhune ward no 7 of Sanibheri Rural Municipality were busy showering their blessings to a young couple who were about to tie the knot a few days ago. However, the couple's red letter day could not be as special as expected. Soon, the smiling faces started shedding tears.

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Teenage couple faces music for child marriage

Published On: April 28, 2018 10:00 AM NPT By: GANESH BK

RUKUM, April 28: Police have arrested teenage couple from Jaidhune, Sanibheri rural municipality-7 on the charge of child marriage.

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Medicine crunch at govt health posts in Rukum

Published On: April 8, 2018 04:30 AM NPT By: GANESH BK

RUKUM, April 8: Locals in Rukum have been reeling under an acute shortage of medicines due to the lack of supply from the Regional Health Office. Even the local units have not paid much heed to this problem, leaving patients ailing in lack of treatment.

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Rural municipality to help build thatched houses and draw tourists

Published On: March 25, 2018 05:00 AM NPT By: GANESH BK

RUKUM, March 25: With the objective of protecting and promoting traditional housing , Sisne Rural Municipality has decided to provide financial aid to  people building thatched houses.

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Young couple divorced after two days of marriage

Published On: March 17, 2018 08:46 AM NPT By: GANESH BK

RUKUM, March 16: After months of affair, Pavitra (name changed) of Sani Bheri Rural Municipality-2, Duli and Dinesh (name changed) of ward no 8 of the same rural municipality decided to turn their young love into marriage when they were still in grade eight. Promising to spend the rest of their lives together, they tied the knot on March 10. But they had not imagined that their marriage would not last more than two days.

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Efforts to curb child marriage becoming effective in Rukum

Published On: March 17, 2018 05:37 AM NPT By: GANESH BK

RUKUM, March 17: After months of affair, Pavitra (name changed) of Sani Bheri Rural Municipality-2, Duli and Dinesh (name changed) of ward no 8 of the same rural municipality decided to turn their young love into marriage when they were still in grade eight. Promising to spend the rest of their lives together, they tied the knot on March 10.

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