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Some miss old-time unity in present-day Thabang

Published On: October 30, 2018 07:40 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, Oct 30: For some locals of Thabang is no more the Thabang they remember. One of the locals to feel so is Girish Pun. A former Maoist guerrilla, while sharing such feelings he was referring to the changes that have taken place in this place, which was considered as a Maoist forte during the insurgency. Since the end of war, other political parties have made inroads into this town and have introduced their ideologies. As such, people here now have diverse opinions and follow different ideology.

Man commits suicide in Rolpa

Published On: September 24, 2018 11:46 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, Sept 24: A man has committed suicide near Runtigadhi rural municipality-6, Rolpa on Monday. Kule Kami alias Kul Prasad BK, 51, shot himself to his neck with the rifle, informed Police. Police further informed, BK had shot himself at his house and died on the spot.

Minister for Energy and ex-speaker play badminton

Published On: September 16, 2018 05:33 PM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

KATHMANDU, Sept 16: Barsha Man Pun 'Ananta', Minister for Energy, and his wife Onsari Gharti Magar, ex-speaker are seen playing badminton. The couple played the game during the inauguration of Men's Double Badminton Competition in Ropla.

Nepal Tarun Dal shuts down Liwang

Published On: September 10, 2018 09:34 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, Sept 10: Cadres of Nepal Tarun Dal have shut down Liwang, the district headquarter of Rolpa following the murder of Rohit Pun.

NOT AGAIN! SIX YEAR OLD RAPED IN ROLPA

Published On: September 1, 2018 10:29 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, Sept 1: A six year child has been raped by 15 year old boy in Rolpa.

Redefining Rolpa’s image: No longer remote

Published On: August 19, 2018 09:30 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, Aug 19: When he was posted to Rolpa 22 months ago, a dejected senior agriculture officer, Lal Kumar Shrestha contemplated like quitting his job. Rolpa was the last place he wanted to move to. He had always heard that even basic facilities are not available there. He decided to retain and with a very heavy heart, he finally moved there. After reaching there, he was surprised. His twenty-two months there passed ‘in the blink of an eye!’

Access to drinking water enables villages to focus on sanitation

Published On: August 16, 2018 02:30 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, Aug 16: As many as 2,856 people of 485 households in Rolpa now have access to clean drinking water after the successful implementation of the Western Nepal Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project in seven different locations of the district.

Bomb goes off in Sulichaur Bazar of Eastern Rolpa

Published On: August 14, 2018 08:10 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, Aug 14: Bomb goes off in Sulichaur Bazar of Eastern Rolpa.

Where are the conflict-disappeared?

Published On: August 13, 2018 07:59 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, Aug 13: Pabitra Roka, the eldest child of journalist Dhan Bahadur Roka, who disappeared during the Maoist insurgency is in grade 12 now. She only has a faint memory of her father. “I just have a vague memory of him. I sometimes look at a photo of him taken while he worked at the radio station and imagine what he looked like,” Pabitra said in an emotional tone. She was three and a half years old when her father ‘vanished’. Both she and her mother are alien to the reason why her father disappeared.

Child marriage contributes to increasing divorce rates

Published On: July 25, 2018 03:30 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, July 25: In the past, marriage used to be a sacred bond for lifetime. But these days, this seems nothing more than a myth for the youths of Rolpa. This has been proved by the unexpectedly high number of divorce cases in the district.

Landslide kills three in Rolpa

Published On: July 23, 2018 02:04 PM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, July 23: Landslide after the torrential rainfall on Sunday night killed three people in Ares Fuldhaar of Sunil Smriti rural municipality-8.

Landslide buries passenger bus in Rolpa

Published On: July 18, 2018 02:49 PM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, July 18: A passenger bus has been buried by landslides in the district on Tuesday night.

Young widow shoulders family responsibilities after husband killed in Mustang

Published On: July 12, 2018 04:10 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, July 12: Nobody advised her that she should not marry at a young age. Nor did she see anyone in her village becoming successful upon completing their studies. Like many other young girls, she dropped out of school before completing the secondary level education. There was no one to guide her young restless soul as she wandered off course.

Woman lost all 4 offspring in Mustang tipper truck crash

Published On: July 11, 2018 05:20 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, July 11: Dhanapuri Rokamagar, 61, of Thabang-5 in Rolpa district silently watched the cremation of her two sons on the bank of the Lungri River. Another son and a daughter were being cremated at the same time on the bank of Rapti in Dang district. She lost all four of her children in the tipper truck accident in Mustang Friday. Altogether 20 people were killed in the accident.

Conflict victims complain of injustice in distributing compensation

Published On: July 10, 2018 04:00 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, July 10: Some victims of the decade-long Maoist insurgency have complained of injustice in distribution of compensation. Conflict victims in Rolpa district claimed that some genuine victims have been deprived of compensation while oth

A village far from 'Singha Durbar'

Published On: July 5, 2018 03:00 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, July 5: Locals of Kareti, Rolpa seem greatly disappointed with those who claim that they have been providing the facilities of 'Singha Durbar' in the remote areas of the country. Earlier, the residents of Kareti had to walk for three hours to receive any kinds of government service but now they are obliged to walk for six to seven hours to the rural municipality.