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Jajarkot tense after murder of NC leader

Published On: March 30, 2017 08:41 AM NPT By: Janak KC

JAJARKOT, March 30: Locals enforced a banda (general strike) in Jajarkot on Wednesday, demanding legal action against the killers of Rabindra Shumsher Shah, a leader of Nepali Congress (NC) in the district.

Jajarkot tense after murder of NC leader

Published On: March 30, 2017 12:40 AM NPT By: Janak KC

JAJARKOT, March 30: Locals enforced a banda (general strike) in Jajarkot on Wednesday, demanding legal action against the killers of Rabindra Shumsher Shah, a leader of Nepali Congress (NC) in the district.

24-hr ultimatum to arrest murderer of NC district leader

Published On: March 29, 2017 04:16 PM NPT By: Janak KC

JAJARKOT, March 29: Leaders and cadres of the Nepali Congress (NC) have warned the local administration saying that they would launch a strong agitation if the latter did not arrest the murderer of Rabindra Shamsher Shah, district leader of the NC.

Dalit children crush stones to buy books

Published On: March 22, 2017 12:00 AM NPT By: Janak KC

JAJARKOT, March 22: Seven-year-old Laxmi Nepali of Bhagwati Aulagurta VDC of Jajarkot district wakes up early in the morning and rushes toward a nearby school. While most of the children of her age carry books and other educational materials, she is seen holding a sack on one hand and a hammer on the other en route to Nepal National Secondary School.

Local leaders lobbying for poll candidacy

Published On: March 16, 2017 12:00 AM NPT By: Janak KC

JAJARKOT, March 16: Leaders of major political parties in Jajajrkot district are busy lobbying to get candidacy for the local level election as the poll date nears.  The local poll is scheduled for May 14. The parties have already have began pre-poll campaigns.

All 26 killed in Jajarkot bus accident identified

Published On: March 10, 2017 07:54 PM NPT By: Janak KC

JAJARKOT, March 10: Identities of all 26 deceased in Jajarkot accident have been ascertained on Friday, informed District Police Office (DPO), Jajarkot.

26 perish in Jajarkot bus accident(UPDATE)

Published On: March 9, 2017 09:35 PM NPT By: Janak KC

JAJARKOT, March 9: At least 22 people have been killed and dozens injured after a bus veered off the road and fell some 200 meters at Bohara of Bherimalika Municipality-4 in Jajarkot district on Thursday.

Construction worker dies after being hit by boulder

Published On: February 7, 2017 04:04 PM NPT By: Janak KC

JAJARKOT, Feb 7:   A construction worker died after being hit by a boulder while constructing an access road for the Nalsinghgadh hydro project on Tuesday.

'Massive destruction of herbs, wildlife in Jajarkot'

Published On: January 21, 2017 12:10 AM NPT By: Janak KC

JAJARKOT, Jan 21: Precious herbs and wildlife in the jungles of Jajarkot are fast disappearing due to poaching, say the locals of the district. Police and forest officials also admit to the claim.

248-year-old Jajarkot palace awaits renovation

Published On: October 27, 2016 12:00 AM NPT By: Janak KC

JAJARKOT, Oct 27: Two centuries-old Jajarkot Palace, which is of great historical and archaeological importance, is on the verge of collapse. In lack of timely renovation, the 248-year-old palace is gradually decaying and fast losing its beauty and color to heat, rain and cold. The weather-beaten palace couldn't remain unaffected by the devastating earthquake of magnitude 7.8 last year, either.

Rape convict arrested after 32 years

Published On: October 17, 2016 06:04 PM NPT By: Janak KC

JAJARKOT, Oct 17: A man convicted of a rape case has been arrested after 32 years.

Jajarkot NFC depot runs out of rice

Published On: October 5, 2016 09:40 PM NPT By: Janak KC

JAJARKOT, Oct 5: The festive mood in Jajarkot district has been dampened as the rice depot in the district has run out of stock in the midst of Dashain festival.

Rice depot in Jajarkot runs out of stock in midst of Dashain

Published On: October 5, 2016 04:02 PM NPT By: Janak KC

JAJARKOT, Oct 5: A rice depot in the district has run out of stock in the midst of Dashain festival.

Cache of bullets found in Jajarkot

Published On: September 26, 2016 09:30 PM NPT By: Janak KC

JAJARKOT, Sept 26: A large stockpile of ammunition of modern weapons, possibly from insurgency era, has been found in Khalanga-Dolpa road section of Jajarkot district on Monday.

Two youths held for rape attempt

Published On: September 6, 2016 02:13 PM NPT By: Janak KC

JAJARKOT, Sept 6: Police have arrested two youths on the charge of attempting to rape a 13-year-old schoolgirl of Bheremalika Municipality-2, Temele.

One dead, four injured in Jajarkot fire

Published On: September 5, 2016 08:04 AM NPT By: Janak KC

JAJARKOT, Sept 4: A woman died and four people were injured after a fire broke out at a petroleum depot in Khalanga, the district headquarters of Jajarkot, on Sunday.

Food shortage looms large as rice fails to reach Jajarkot depots

Published On: July 18, 2016 05:26 PM NPT By: Janak KC

JAJARKOT, July 18: Locals in the district have been hit-hard as the government has not supplied the announced quota of grant rice to the villages.