Published On: September 18, 2019 08:20 AM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal
BUTWAL, Sept 18: The Social Development Committee of the Provincial Assembly of Province 5, has sought details of the procurement of medicines and health equipment from the Health Directorate under the Ministry of Social Development of the province after complaints were filed accusing the Directorate officials of irregularities while purchasing the items.
Published On: September 7, 2019 08:00 AM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal
BUTWAL, Sept 7: Pyuthan District Hospital received the permission to have 50 beds three years ago. However, the congested and dilapidated building of the hospital does not have more than 25 beds. Though it has a quota for eight doctors, the hospital is dependent on just three doctors for long now. The absence of pediatrician, gynecologist, orthopedic surgeon and general surgeon, among the health experts of the other sectors fall hard on service seekers. The hospital does not have even an accountant which has affected the purchase of drugs and necessary equipment.
Published On: August 26, 2019 07:23 AM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal
BUTWAL, Aug 26: Police arrested Krishna Gurung of Pokhara from Nawalpur for smuggling drugs last Friday. Gurung, a local of Lekhnath Municipality, used to smuggle drugs from Indian towns near Rupandehi border to Pokhara and other cities.
Published On: August 22, 2019 02:30 AM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal
BUTWAL, Aug 22: Though the government statistics have shown that every year the production of vegetables is increasing, the import of vegetables has not reduced.
Published On: August 16, 2019 09:38 AM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal
RUPANDEHI, Aug 16: An unidentified group hurled petrol bombs at the house belonging to Bhumeswor Dhakal, chief whip of Province 5 of ruling Nepal Communist Party, in Rupandehi on Friday morning.
Published On: August 16, 2019 03:30 AM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal
BUTWAL, Aug 16: Rupandehi District Court has, through an order, prevented Tiger Palace Resort from selling its shares.
Published On: July 30, 2019 04:30 AM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal
BUTWAL, July 30: Vehicles and petroleum worth over Rs 47 billion was imported from the Bhairahawa customs in the last Fiscal Year 2018/19.
Published On: July 27, 2019 07:01 AM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal
BUTWAL, July 27: Putting the blame on floods, pesticide clearance, and the confusion related to implementation of Vehicle Consignment Tracking System (VCTS), traders in the district have raised vegetable prices exorbitantly.
Published On: July 20, 2019 01:15 PM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal
BUTWAL, July 20: Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN) has staged protest in Butwal against the exams being conducted by Public Service Commission(PSC) for different administrative positions to be filled at the local levels.
Published On: July 18, 2019 12:43 PM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal
BUTWAL, July 18: An unidentified group has vandalized five statues of Lord Buddha at Tilottama municipality-6 in Rupandehi district.
Published On: July 6, 2019 07:03 AM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal
BUTWAL, July 6: The District Court, Rupandehi, has issued an interim order against Tiger Palace, a five-star hotel in the district, over public land encroachment.
Published On: July 2, 2019 04:17 PM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal
BUTWAL, July 2: Minister for Agriculture Chakrapani Khanal said on Tuesday that there is no possibility of the cabinet reshuffle in the immediate future.
Published On: June 27, 2019 04:30 AM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal
BUTWAL, June 27: The first Special Economic Zone (SEZ) of Nepal in Bhairahawa has not started a process to manage electricity for the production units even after a year of establishment of factories in the zone.
Published On: June 27, 2019 03:00 AM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal
BUTWAL, June 27: Rupandehi Police has successfully rescued a child abducted on Monday evening from a hotel on Wednesday morning.
Published On: June 13, 2019 09:32 AM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal
BUTWAL, June 13: Farmers of Nawalparasi are forced to sell sugarcane to mills on credit this year as well.
Published On: May 27, 2019 10:07 AM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal
BUTWAL, May 27: Sugarcane farmers in Nawalparasi are extremely worried, anticipating a huge loss this year as well. Had the government been able to sort out the 'bargaining game' between farmers and traders and fixed the price of sugarcane on time, this situation would not have arrived.
Published On: May 19, 2019 07:10 AM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal
LUMBINI May 19: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has vowed to revive an international committee formed under the United Nations some 49 years ago for the development of Lumbini, birthplace of Lord Gautam Buddha, and garner international support for that purpose.
Published On: May 13, 2019 08:50 AM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal
BUTWAL, May 13: These days, private schools charge their students exorbitantly high fees under various heads including bus fare. However, some schools have been found torturing their students by compelling them to travel in overcrowded vehicles despite charging a huge amount of money for transportation.
Published On: April 18, 2019 04:00 AM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal
BUTWAL, April 18: It has been years since the officials of the District Land Survey Office of Rupandehi are adjusting in small and congested rooms occupied with old tin cupboards, damaged windows and leaking roofs.
Published On: April 6, 2019 03:05 AM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal
BUTWAL, April 6: On February 14, chief minister (CM) of Province 5, Shankar Pokharel, came to the streets and participated in a road cleanup program in Butwal, the temporary capital of the province. He did not only pick the garbage on the roadside but also got into the sewers. The team including the CM, high-level government officials, mayor and deputy mayor of Butwal Sub-metropolis participated in the cleanup campaign. Later, the collected waste was disposed on the banks of the Tinau River.