Narhari Sapkota

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JICA completes construction of only one out of 58 schools

Published On: April 27, 2018 04:00 AM NPT By: Narhari Sapkota

GORKHA, April 27: Following the devastating 2015 earthquake, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) took the responsibility of reconstructing 58 school buildings in quake epicenter Gorkha district. However, three years on, JICA has completed the construction of only one building so far.

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Quake epicenter Barpak on slow road to recovery

Published On: April 25, 2018 07:05 AM NPT By: Narhari Sapkota

GORKHA, April 25: Hundreds of houses were reduced to rubble in Barpak, the epicenter of the catastrophic earthquake of 2015. Three years on, only 509 out of the 1,400 houses destroyed have been reconstructed. Another 429 houses are under construction while the inhabitants of the others are still under makeshift tents.

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Quake victims complain reconstruction too slow

Published On: April 23, 2018 06:00 AM NPT By: Narhari Sapkota

GORKHA, April 23: As the epicenter of the 7.9 magnitude earthquake of 25 April 2015, Gorkha's Barpak was devastated. While 14 different districts were severely affected, destruction was naturally most severe in Gorkha.

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Women in rural areas still hesitant to treat uterine prolapse

Published On: April 15, 2018 10:27 AM NPT By: Narhari Sapkota

GORKHA, April 15: Tak Bahadur Gurung of Gairathok of Siranchowk Rural Municipality, Gankhu often saw his wife struggling with pain for years but could never find out the actual reason behind it.

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Ward secretary at large with Rs 2 million

Published On: January 4, 2018 02:30 AM NPT By: Narhari Sapkota

GORKHA, Jan 4: It has been more than five months since Deepak Darji, secretary of Ajirkot Rural Municipality ward-5, has been out of contact and is believed to have misappropriated government funds.

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Classes at quake-damaged schools still under tents

Published On: January 3, 2018 08:54 AM NPT By: Narhari Sapkota

GORKHA, Jan 3: Since the arrival of winter, the students of Pataledevi Adharbhut School are attending their classes outside their classrooms to escape the unbearable cold.

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Baburam leads in Gorkha

Published On: December 8, 2017 07:19 AM NPT By: Narhari Sapkota

Naya Shakti Party, Nepal(NSPN) coordinator Baburam Bhattarai is taking the lead in the district for the House of Representatives with 207 votes.

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8 cadres of NCP (Biplov) arrested in Gorkha

Published On: November 12, 2017 02:20 PM NPT By: Narhari Sapkota

GORKHA, Nov 12: Nepal Police have arrested eight cadres of Biplov-led Nepal Communist Party in Gorkha to maintain peace and security in the district, targeting the upcoming elections.

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Transport entrepreneurs' monopoly during festivities

Published On: October 9, 2017 04:53 AM NPT By: Narhari Sapkota

GORKHA, Oct 9: Pramod Shrestha of Bhimsen Rural Municipality-8, Ghatbesi keeps travelling from Kathmandu to Gorkha during festivals like Dashain, Tihar and Makar Sankranti. Recently, he was travelling in a public bus when the helper forced him to get off on the way instead of taking him to his destination.

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