Narhari Sapkota

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I will deliver on my election promises: PM Dahal

Published On: January 11, 2023 04:30 PM NPT By: Narhari Sapkota

GORKHA, Jan 11: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that he will fulfill the promises he made before the election. On Wednesday, addressing the 11th Gorkha Festival organized by the Gorkha Industry and Commerce Association in the Gorkha district headquarters, he said, “I have not forgotten any of the promises and confessions I made before the election campaign. I remember all those promises well.”

19 Nepalis, including five from Gorkha, held hostage in Malaysia

Published On: January 9, 2023 10:15 AM NPT By: Narhari Sapkota

GORKHA, Jan 9: Nineteen Nepalis, including five Gorkhali people, have been held hostage in Malaysia for eight days. The youths who arrived in Malaysia on September 8 to work in the supplier company from Sanepa's search requirement manpower are stranded.

Walkathon for National Unification Day starts from Gorkha Durbar

Published On: January 5, 2023 03:20 PM NPT By: Narhari Sapkota

GORKHA, Jan 5: The Nepali Army has started a walkathon from Gorkha to Kathmandu with the aim of preserving and promoting historical heritage. A Nepali Army team is participating in the walkathon which started from Gorkha Durbar on Thursday morning.

Locals protest against municipality to build the statue of Prithvi Narayan Shah in Gorkha

Published On: December 13, 2022 02:34 PM NPT By: Narhari Sapkota

GORKHA, Dec 13: Locals have buried the pit dug to build the statue of Prithvi Narayan Shah in Thulo Aangan of Gorkha on Tuesday. Residents of Nareshwar, Gorkha Municipality-3, Pipalthok-4, Swara Ward No-5 have protested saying that the road will be obstructed when the Nepali Army constructs a statue in the middle of Thulo Aangan to hold a parade, More than 50 locals have buried the two-feet-deep pit dug for the construction of the statue with stones and mud.

Locals vandalize hydropower project amid fear that it will dry up water in their fields

Published On: December 11, 2022 10:16 AM NPT By: Narhari Sapkota

GORKHA, Dec 11: Locals have vandalized and set fire to a hydropower project claiming that its construction has damaged the Rainastar irrigation project in Lamjung's Rainas municipality.

Flow of voters may have decreased because of confidence of victory: Dahal

Published On: November 20, 2022 01:45 PM NPT By: Narhari Sapkota

Gorkha, Nov 20: Candidate for the House of Representatives (HoR) from Gorkha Constituency-2 and Chairperson of the Maoist Center, Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the flow of voters was low this morning.

NA team disposes bomb found in Gorkha polling station

Published On: November 20, 2022 11:30 AM NPT By: Narhari Sapkota

GORKHA, Nov 20: A team of Nepal Army (NA) personnel has disposed the bomb found at the World Capital Secondary School polling station in Gorkha Municipality-8. The NA team deployed from Ripumardani Battallion disposed the bomb at 9:15 AM.

RPP Nepal candidate joins Maoist Center in Gorkha

Published On: November 4, 2022 04:45 PM NPT By: Narhari Sapkota

GORKHA, Nov 4: Subodh Basnet, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal candidate for the House of Representatives election from Gorkha Constituency No 2, has joined the CPN (Maoist Center). On Friday, Basnet announced he had joined the Maoist Center at an election program organized by the democratic-left alliance in Gorkha Municipality-12.

100-year old Pokharel fighting election against Dahal, celebrates his birthday by sharing his plans

Published On: October 31, 2022 07:00 PM NPT By: Narhari Sapkota

GORKHA, Oct 31: "There is no law in the country. There is no real leader and those who are called leaders have come to earn money,” said Tikadatta Pokharel, who is a candidate for the House of Representatives from Gorkha-2 in the upcoming election. "I have filed my candidacy to give rights to the people and to make our country a Hindu state again.”

Body of missing Sherpa found in Manaslu

Published On: October 3, 2022 06:15 PM NPT By: Narhari Sapkota

GORKHA, Oct 3: The body of a man missing in an avalanche was found in Manaslu in Chumanubri Rural Municipality-1 of North Gorkha on Monday afternoon.

Manakamana Cable Car to be closed for two days

Published On: October 3, 2022 01:45 PM NPT By: Narhari Sapkota

GORKHA, Oct 3: The Manakamana Cable Car, which leads to Manakamana Temple, a famous Gorkha religious site, will be closed for two days.

'Fulpati' sent to Hanumandhoka from Gorkha

Published On: October 2, 2022 11:47 AM NPT By: Narhari Sapkota

GORKHA, Oct 2: A palanquin with 'fulpati' was dispatched to Hanumandhoka in Kathmandu from the Dashain Ghar at Gorkha Durbar today on the seventh day of Dashain, the biggest festival of Nepal.

Manaslu avalanche: One killed, several others injured

Published On: September 26, 2022 04:45 PM NPT By: Narhari Sapkota

POKHARA, Sept 26: At least one person was killed and nearly a dozen others injured in an avalanche that occurred in the Mountain Manaslu located in Chumanubri Rural Municipality-1 of Gorkha.

Water scarcity problems continue in Gorkha despite construction of Rs 440 million Daraundi water project

Published On: June 4, 2022 02:55 PM NPT By: Narhari Sapkota

GORKHA, June 4: Water scarcity problems continue in Gorkha despite construction of Rs 440 million Daraundi water project

28-year old Lama elected as chairman of Gorkha’s Chumanubri Rural Municipality-6

Published On: April 26, 2022 04:14 PM NPT By: Narhari Sapkota

GORKHA, April 26: Saroj Lama, 28, has been unanimously elected as the chairperson of Chumnubri Rural Municipality-6 of Gorkha. As Lama was the only candidate to register his candidacy for the post in the upcoming local polls, he was unanimously elected to the post.

Locals of affected areas warn of protests if compensation not paid in a week

Published On: April 5, 2022 12:47 PM NPT By: Narhari Sapkota

GORKHA, April 5: Locals have warned to launch protests if the compensation for flood-damaged houses and plantations from the Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project is not distributed within next week. The project is being constructed on the border of Dhading and Gorkha districts.

Ambulance crashes into electricity pole in Gorkha

Published On: November 16, 2021 01:20 PM NPT By: Narhari Sapkota

GORKHA, Nov 16: An ambulance belonging to Gorkha Hospital (Ga 1 Cha 2406) met with an accident Tuesday morning as it was heading toward Satipipal from Thulo Aagan to take a patient.

Nepal Army truck turns turtle in Gorkha

Published On: November 15, 2021 10:45 AM NPT By: Narhari Sapkota

GORKHA, Nov 15: A Nepal Army truck has met with an accident while returning to Bhachchek of Ajirkot village, according to Major Prakash Pariyar of the Nepal Army.

Manakamana cable car service to resume from Sunday

Published On: September 3, 2021 03:20 PM NPT By: Narhari Sapkota

The Manakamana cable car is all set to resume its operations from Sunday. It has been closed for five months due to the fear of the COVID-19 infection. According to Ujwal Sherchan, deputy manager of Manakamana Darshan Pvt Ltd, the service has remained closed since April 29, 2021.

62 people catch coronavirus in single village in Gorkha

Published On: April 30, 2021 07:16 PM NPT By: Narhari Sapkota

GORKHA, April 30: As many as 62 people of a single village in Gorkha district have tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).