Rekha Bhusal

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A Local Government That the Locals Love

Published On: May 22, 2023 08:30 AM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal

Jeevlal Poudel, from ChilawniPokhara in GulmiDarbar Rural Municipality-6, is 81 years old and walks with the help of a cane. He faces difficulty when walking uphill and downhill, and knee pain prevents him from traveling long distances. Until a few years ago, he had to go to Goudakot, a market area with a bank, to collect his old age allowance provided by the government, and he needed the assistance of a family member to accompany him. However, senior citizens like Jeevlal have been greatly relieved after the local government launched a door-to-door service campaign to address the problems faced by its citizens.

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International flights stopped at Bhairahawa due to lack of 'business'

Published On: February 4, 2023 09:40 AM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal

BUTWAL, Feb 4: For the first time in Nepal's 74-year aviation history, more than half a dozen foreign airlines wanted to fly in Gautam Buddha International Airport at Bhairahawa outside Kathmandu. During the inauguration ceremony of the airport on May 16, officials of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) said that the international airline companies will come to Bhairahawa within a few months. It was said that airlines from 11 countries including Sri Lankan Airlines, Fly Dubai, Thai Smile, Gulf Air, Oman Air, Qatar Airways, Salam Air are interested in flying from Bhairahawa.

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Land ownership certificates distributed in Tilottama

Published On: January 6, 2023 03:33 PM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal

BUTWAL, Jan 6: Land ownership certificates have been distributed to 110 landless households in Tilottama Municipality of Rupandehi.

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Dilli Chaudhary unanimously elected as NC Lumbini Province PP leader

Published On: January 2, 2023 01:30 PM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal

KATHMANDU, Jan 2: Dilli Chaudhary has been elected as the Parliamentary Party (PP) leader of the Nepali Congress in Lumbini Province Assembly. A NC PP meeting held in Lumbini Province Assembly held on Monday unanimously elected Chaudhary as the leader of the party.

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DSP Thug Bahadur KC of Butwal Police Office taken under control with 35 tolas of gold and cash

Published On: December 26, 2022 02:06 PM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal

KATHMANDU, Dec 26: Police have arrested Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Thug Bahadur KC of the Area Police Office, Butwal, on the charge of extorting money in a case related to gold transactions.

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Increasing tourist arrival in Lumbini

Published On: December 5, 2022 01:45 PM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal

BUTWAL, Dec 5: Tourist arrivals are increasing this year in Lumbini, which was deserted due to the coronavirus pandemic for the past two years. With the increase in tourist arrivals, the tourism business in the Lumbini region, which was severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic, has started to gather pace.

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RPP’s Pradhan leads by a wide margin in Nawalparasi West-2

Published On: November 23, 2022 03:31 PM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal

BUTWAL, Nov 23: Dhruva Bahadur Pradhan of Rastriya Prajatantra Party is leading the vote count with a wide margin of votes in Constituency-2 of Nawalparasi (West).

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RPP's Bohra overtakes Balkrishna Khand in Rupandehi-3

Published On: November 22, 2022 06:03 PM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal

BUTWAL, Nov 22: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) leader Deepak Bohra has taken the lead in constituency-3 of Rupandehi for a seat in the House of Representatives.

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NC’s leader Khand continues his lead in Rupandehi 3

Published On: November 22, 2022 09:02 AM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal

BUTWAL, Nov 6: Home Minister and Nepali Congress leader Bal Krishna Khand continues to lead in constituency No 3 of Rupandehi as a member of the House of Representatives. By 8.30 am this morning, Khand, the candidate of the ruling coalition, has maintained his lead with 3,419 votes as 9,140 votes have been counted so far.

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We will be forced to take strict action if someone tries to deprive voters of their right to vote: Home Minister Khand

Published On: November 8, 2022 06:15 PM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal

BUTWAL, Nov 8: Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has said that no one should deprive the voters of their right to vote in the November 20 elections.

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Husband and wife found dead in Rupandehi

Published On: November 7, 2022 12:11 PM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal

BUTWAL, Nov 7: A couple was found dead in a house located in Devdaha municipality-5 Palpali tol of Rupandehi on Monday. Husband Bolindra Jolmi Magar, 36, and Hemkala Jolmi Magar, 32, were found dead inside the house.

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NRB probing Machhapuchchhre Bank's branchless service center money embezzlement case

Published On: October 20, 2022 01:45 PM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal

BUTWAL, Oct 20: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has proceeded with the investigation process after a large sum of money of the general public was embezzled through Machhapuchchhre Bank's branchless service center in Rupandehi. A team including Dipak Adhikari, Deputy Director of NRB’s Payment Systems Department, Jeevan Prakash Pandey, Deputy Director of NRB, Bhairahawa, and Assistant Director Bibek Budhathoki, arrived in Bhairahawa on Monday. The team has started questioning the agent, manager and locals of the center regarding the condition of the service center and the embezzlement of funds through the service center.

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GBIA starts operating regular international flights from Friday

Published On: September 17, 2022 12:00 PM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal

BUTWAL, Sept 17: Regular international flights have started from Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA), Bhairahawa.

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Butwal-based senior journalist Pokhrel passes away

Published On: August 16, 2022 01:03 PM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal

KATHMANDU, August 16: Senior Journalist Basanta Pokhrel has passed away. Pokhrel, 68, died on Monday night at his residence in Belbas, Butwal.

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One injured in gunfire in Rupandehi

Published On: August 15, 2022 12:11 PM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal

RUPANDEHI, AUGUST 15: A man has been injured in a gunfire in Omsatiya of Rupandehi. The gun was fired yesterday around 11 PM in Omsatiya Rural Municipality-4 Basantapur near the Bhairahawa-Parasi bypass road.

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Bhairahawa Customs office meets 90 percent revenue collection target: Import worth Rs 300 billion, exports worth Rs 7 billion

Published On: August 2, 2022 02:00 PM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal

BUTWAL, August 2: Bhairahawa Customs, the second largest in the country, has collected 10 percent less revenue than the target this time. In the last fiscal year 2078/79, the office collected over Rs 115 billion in revenue. This amount is 90.94 percent of the revenue collection target set for the office in the last fiscal year.

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Man killed by his own younger brother

Published On: July 13, 2022 05:19 PM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal

BUTWAL, July 13: A man was killed after being struck by a stone thrown at him by his own younger brother during a loan repayment argument. The victim has been identified as Mahesh Bhar of Gaidahawa-1, Rupandehi.  He was hit by his own brother.

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Three girls drown in Lumbini

Published On: July 13, 2022 03:00 PM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal

BUTWAL, July 13: Three girls drowned in Lumbini on the same day. The deceased have been identified as Muskan Khatun, 5, from piprahwa, Lumbini Cultural Municipality-5, Rupandehi; and Jayanam Inariya, 3, from the same place, according to Inspector Deepak Kunwar from the District Police Office, Rupandehi.

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Coalition will last until next election: Chairman Nepal

Published On: July 10, 2022 09:43 AM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal

BUTWAL, July 10: Chairman of the CPN (Unified Socialist) Madhav Kumar Nepal has said that the alliance is a national necessity. Stating that the five-party alliance has saved the country from various crises, he said that it will continue till the next election as per the needs of the country.

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Three Indian nationals arrested with weapons

Published On: July 4, 2022 02:26 PM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal

BUTWAL, July 4: Three Indian nationals have been arrested with weapons in Rupandehi. Police have arrested three Indian nationals with weapons from the bus park at Lumbini Sanskritik Municipality – 6 in the district.

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