Dinesh Subedi

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For some in Rolpa, the Maoists have forgotten Maoism

Published On: February 14, 2019 07:15 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA,  Feb 13: For some Rolpa residents, Maoist party leaders have deviated from their insurgency-era paths and objectives after entering into mainstream politics. Despite being accused of abandoning their original ideology by their own elected localities, Maoist leaders officially celebrated the anniversary of the launch of People's War in Rolpa recently.

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Rolpa community schools losing students to private schools

Published On: February 3, 2019 08:40 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, Feb 3: Just 10 students enrolled at the Chaturbhuj Primary School of Khungri in Rolpa this year. Since some of these students do not attend the school regulary, only five or six students are present in their classes on an average. There are three temporary teachers, one assistant teacher, one permanent teacher, and a peon at the school.

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Rural roads being constructed in Rolpa without following procedures

Published On: January 28, 2019 03:30 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, Jan 28: Construction of roads was always the major demand of the people in Rolpa's villages and towns. This was what they asked for with the candidates during the last local level election.

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Dejected and disappointed, former combatants want to forget their past

Published On: January 25, 2019 06:00 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, Jan 25: Fanning the flames of her wood-burning stove, former Maoist combatant Sukamaya Budha recalled how she had taken up arms during the rebellion, believing to be fighting for change and equality.

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Despite growing influence of hospitals and Christianity, Rolpa Shamans remain in business

Published On: January 22, 2019 08:21 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, Jan 22: Ujal BK, 55, is a very busy man. He keeps traveling from one village to another carrying a bag filled with rudraksha, bells, traditional utensils, and some incense sticks.

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Families of martyrs living in misery, awaiting death

Published On: January 21, 2019 05:30 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, Jan 21: As many as 73 youths of Jelbang sacrificed their lives during the decade-long Maoist insurgency. This village constitutes mostly of people from the Magar and Dalit communities.

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Prabhu replacing jhankri among folks in Rolpa village

Published On: January 15, 2019 08:08 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, Jan 15: Tek Bahadur Gharti became a Christian ‘after his family members got eaten by witches a few years ago’. If he had not converted, he wouldn’t be alive today, according to the locals of Rangsi village in Rolpa district.

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One killed, four injured in cloth recycling machine explosion

Published On: January 8, 2019 04:38 PM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, Jan 8: One killed whereas four others injured in an explosion of cloth recycling machine Triveni Rural Municipality-4, Nigalpani of the district on Tuesday.

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Two killed in Rolpa bus accident

Published On: January 7, 2019 08:39 PM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, Jan 7: Two passengers have been killed in a bus accident in Rolpa on Monday.

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Chand-led NCP cadre arrested on extortion charge

Published On: January 7, 2019 07:53 PM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, Jan 7: Police have arrested a cadre of Nepal Communist Party led by Netra Bikram Chand on the charge of extortion on Monday.

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Students dropping out of school in lack of birth certificate

Published On: January 6, 2019 09:58 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, Jan 6: The constitution of Nepal guarantees that a child can obtain his/her citizenship certificate based on the mother's nationality. Forget about citizenship, there are children in Rolpa who have been deprived of school education in lack of birth certificates.

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Rolpa hospital stops delivery discount

Published On: January 2, 2019 03:00 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, Jan 2: Rolpa District Hospital has decided to stop the 50 percent discount it used to provide on the medical expenses of pregnant women coming to the hospital for delivery.

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The sorry state of education in Rolpa

Published On: December 25, 2018 07:45 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, Dec 25: Jaljala Multiple Campus in Libang, the headquarters of Rolpa district, has its own big building and enough classrooms and teachers. The campus runs undergraduate courses in Education, Humanities and Management streams. The number of registered students in the three streams is not that discouraging; there are around 100 students registered in the first year, 95 in the second year, 72 in the third year and 65 in the fourth year. However, the problem is hardly 25 percent of these students attend the classes.

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Govt yet to fill the void of ‘janabadi’ education

Published On: December 22, 2018 10:05 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, Dec 22: A for army, B for bomb and C for communist. This was how students used to be taught in Rolpa schools during the conflict days. The Regional Public Education Department established by the then rebels had introduced the people-oriented education (janabadi education) and the curriculum was targeted for students from fourth to 10th grades. Most of the schools in the district and even beyond the border would follow the guideline. Whatever was taught then has now been confined to history.

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School dropout rate high in Rolpa

Published On: December 19, 2018 09:21 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, Dec 17: One hundred and sixteen students had enrolled at the Janapriya Primary School of Dhawang in Rolpa at the start of this academic year. Nowadays no more than 60 students come to the school. School administration says that the rest of the students have dropped out. As most of the students don’t come to school on time, during morning prayers, the number of students present is even lesser. The principal of the school, Durga Bahadur Pun, says that the trend in his school actually reflects the common scenario across all the schools in Rolpa.

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TRC still clueless about Rolpa house massacre

Published On: December 18, 2018 08:31 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, Dec 18: They were mere peasants. They would work at landlord’s fields for meager payment and always had a tough time meeting their ends. During the then bloody armed conflict between the Maoists and the government, a few innocents from such families of a single village were burnt alive. According to the family members, the details of that gruesome murder have not been availed to them even after 12 years since the armed conflict ended.

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Over-crowded jeep skids off the road, 20 injured

Published On: December 12, 2018 06:02 PM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, Dec 12: An overcrowded jeep veered off the road injuring 20 passengers at Jhinuwa of Madi rural municipality-1, according to the police.

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Local unit intercepts children being taken to capital to work in brick kilns

Published On: November 30, 2018 06:54 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, Nov 30: Tribeni Rural Municipality of Rolpa on Thursday rescued three children who were allegedly being taken to work in brick factories in Kathmandu.

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Rolpa community schools struggling to pay private teacher salaries

Published On: November 28, 2018 08:22 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, Nov 28: Of the 407 community schools in Rolpa, 232 do not have even a single government teacher’s quota and only a very few of the schools have proper building or classrooms. In the lack of such resources schools here are operated in a pathetic condition that is affecting the education of thousands of children.

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Children education lagging behind in Rolpa

Published On: November 22, 2018 11:52 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, Nov 22: Amongst the 21 community schools of Triveni Rural Municipality of Rolpa, the performance of students of 10 schools in the district level examination was very dismal last year.

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