Pushkar Bhandari

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Two isolation wards set up in Dadeldhura

Published On: March 15, 2020 08:53 AM NPT By: Pushkar Bhandari

DADHELDHURA, March 15: Authorities in Dadheldhura have set up isolations wards in two different hospitals in the district amid possible threat of COVID-19 outbreak.

Country lacks proper equipment to clear snow

Published On: January 15, 2020 07:59 AM NPT By: Pushkar Bhandari

DADELDHURA, Jan 15: The highways in the far western region are often blocked by heaps of snow during the winter season. As a result, hundreds of passengers have to get stuck on the roads as the authorities ‘cannot clear the roads due to the lack of equipment’. Parts of Bhimdutta Highway, which connects seven districts of the far-west with the rest of the country, has been blocked since the past few days due to heavy snowfall. Dasharath Chand Highway, Jaya Prithivi Highway, Dr KI Singh Highway and some other roads are still slippery due to sno

Women local representatives being used just as rubber stamp

Published On: January 11, 2020 11:35 AM NPT By: Pushkar Bhandari

DADELDHURA, Jan 11: Though Nepal has got elected local representatives across the country, those representing women and marginalized groups in some parts haven't been able to exercise their rights. The representatives of women and marginalized groups in Dadeldhura are the perfect example of this.

Vehicular movement along Bhimdutta Panta Highway disrupted following road accident

Published On: December 25, 2019 03:40 PM NPT By: Pushkar Bhandari

DADELDHURA, Dec 25: Vehicular movement along the Bhimdhutta Panta Highway has been disrupted since Wednesday afternoon.

Snowfall disrupts electricity and internet in Sudur Paschim

Published On: December 18, 2019 10:27 AM NPT By: Pushkar Bhandari

DADELDHURA, Dec 18: Snowfall in Sudur Paschim Province has affected normal life in the region. The snowfall, which started from Friday, has disrupted electricity supply and internet connectivity, and blocked highways in the region. As there is no internet connectivity, banks and financial institutions (BFIs) have failed to provide banking services to their customers.

Dr Govinda KC writes to Indian PM Modi, urges to correct political map that has placed Nepali territories inside India

Published On: November 12, 2019 05:26 PM NPT By: Pushkar Bhandari

DADELDHURA, Nov 12: Senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda Kc and crusader for reforms in medical education has urged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to correct a recently-released Indian political map that placed Nepali territories Kalapani and Limpiyadhura inside Indian borders.

Every citizen should get access to health and education: Dr Kc

Published On: November 11, 2019 08:42 AM NPT By: Pushkar Bhandari

DADELDHURA, Nov 11: Senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda Kc has said that every citizen should get access to health and education, but this is still a pie in the sky for many in the country because of the government's apathy.

Mushroom farming, boon for Dadeldhura youth

Published On: November 10, 2019 09:22 AM NPT By: Pushkar Bhandari

DADELDHURA, Nov 10: At a time when many of his colleagues are leaving the country for foreign employment, a young man in Dadeldhura easily makes Rs 100,000 a month through mushroom farming.

Protest rally in Dadeldhura in support of Dr KC

Published On: November 8, 2019 08:00 AM NPT By: Pushkar Bhandari

DADELDHURA, Nov 8: A rally was organized in Dadeldhura on Thursday in support of Dr Govinda KC, who has been on a hunger strike there since Monday.

Excavator crushes pedestrian to death

Published On: October 14, 2019 04:22 PM NPT By: Pushkar Bhandari

DADELDHURA, Oct 14: One person died after being crushed by an excavator at Jaltuda of Aalital rural municipality-4 in the district on Sunday evening.

Dadeldhura hospital paralyzed for lack of doctors, nurses

Published On: October 13, 2019 08:16 AM NPT By: Pushkar Bhandari

DADELDHURA, Oct 13: One of the biggest hospitals in the far west, Dadeldhura Hospital in Dadeldhura is crippling in the lack of human resources. The hospital has halted all major services including postmortem of dead bodies.

Amargadhi Municipality makes students aware about dengue

Published On: September 27, 2019 07:31 AM NPT By: Pushkar Bhandari

DADELDHURA, Sept 27: Schools in Amargadhi Municipality are carrying out awareness programs on dengue as the virus has spread almost across the country except in a few mountainous districts.

One dies, two injured in jeep accident in Dadeldhura

Published On: August 28, 2019 12:50 PM NPT By: Pushkar Bhandari

DADELDHURA, Aug 28: One person died and two others sustained injuries when a jeep met with an accident in Bhageshwar rural municipality-4, Dunari at around 10 am on Wednesday.

Dakle Bus Park in limbo for four years

Published On: August 17, 2019 07:59 AM NPT By: Pushkar Bhandari

DADELDHURA, Aug 17: The construction of Dakle Bus Park planned to be built five hours away from the district headquarter has not seen a tinge of progress in the last four years.

Dadeldhura Hospital tense after new mother dies

Published On: June 15, 2019 01:39 PM NPT By: Pushkar Bhandari

DADELDHURA, June 15: Tensions ran high at Dadeldhura Hospital following the demise of a new mother on Saturday.

Locals stage protest after municipality sets up dumping site in their locality

Published On: June 6, 2019 04:30 AM NPT By: Pushkar Bhandari

DADELDHURA, June 6: Locals of Amargadhi Municipality in Dadeldhura district on Wednesday staged a protest against the municipality for dumping waste in their locality.

Jugbudha flood victims returning to their land after 11 years

Published On: April 2, 2019 02:30 AM NPT By: Pushkar Bhandari

DADELDHURA, April 2: The ruinous floods of 2008 originated from Pantura River inundated the houses and property of 364 families in Simalkhet of Jogbudha, compelling the locals to live a miserable life in forests.

Massive fire destroys nine shops in Dadeldhura

Published On: January 7, 2019 11:32 AM NPT By: Pushkar Bhandari

DADELDHURA, Jan 7: A fire that broke out in Bagbazar, the district headquarters of Dadeldhura, reduced nine shops to ashes on Sunday midnight, police said. Wooden shops including grocery stores and small cafes near Buspark were all ablaze.

Massive fire destroys shops, houses in Dadeldhura

Published On: January 4, 2019 09:10 AM NPT By: Pushkar Bhandari

DADELDHURA, Jan 4: A fire that broke out at Bagarbata in the district headquarters of Dadeldhura, turned three shops and a house to ashes on Thursday evening, police said.

Property worth Rs 2 million gutted in Dadeldhura fire

Published On: December 29, 2018 09:32 AM NPT By: Pushkar Bhandari

DADELDHURA, Dec 29: A fire that broke out at a grocery store in Bagbazar, the district headquarters of Dadeldhura, reduced property worth Rs 2 million to ashes on Friday evening, police said.