Khamma Khatri

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Achham towns, villages losing their charm to migration

Published On: March 13, 2018 02:30 AM NPT By: Khamma Khatri

ACHHAM, Mar 12: Migration from villages and towns of Achham for the last few decades has left many of the settlements deserted. Even palaces, which were considered posh back then, now are in ruins.

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Rural municipality gives seven-day ultimatum to proxy teachers

Published On: February 15, 2018 04:30 AM NPT By: Khamma Khatri

ACHHAM, Feb 15: Mallekh Rural Municipality has given a seven-day ultimatum to the permanent teachers, instructing them to present themselves in front of the rural municipality office after they were found deceiving the government by sub-contracting stand-in teachers as proxies.

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HIV infected women struggle to survive

Published On: February 10, 2018 08:55 AM NPT By: Khamma Khatri

ACHHAM, Feb 10: Parwati Pariyar of Accham has known struggles since a very young age. Married at a young age, her husband left her soon after marriage. Not only that, he left her infected with HIV/AIDS.

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Woman in Achham dies in Chhaupadi shed

Published On: January 9, 2018 02:43 AM NPT By: Khamma Khatri

ACHHAM, Jan 9:  A twenty-two-year-old girl in Achham was found dead in a Chhaupadi hut as she was forced to spend the night away from home during her period as per the local tradition.

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Freed Haliyas finally get their own homes

Published On: January 5, 2018 08:27 AM NPT By: Khamma Khatri

ACHHAM, Jan 5: A former bonded laborer, Janak Aaughi of Hattikot, Mallekh-8 of Achham district finally has a home to call his own. The government grant to construct homes, although it came late, has proved a huge respite for a former Haliya (indentured ploughman) like him.

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Freed Haliyas finally get their own homes

Published On: January 2, 2018 05:00 AM NPT By: Khamma Khatri

ACCHAM, Jan 2: A former bonded laborer, Janak Aaughi of Hattikot, Mallekh-8 of Accham district finally has a home to call his own. The government grant to construct homes, although it came late, has proved a huge respite for a former Haliya (indentured ploughman) like him.

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Married and unmarried women suffering from uterine prolapse

Published On: January 1, 2018 09:17 AM NPT By: Khamma Khatri

ACHHAM, Jan 1: The minimum age for marriage in Nepal is 20 for both men and women. The body of women below that age is not considered to be fully prepared to give birth to babies. However, in this part of the country, early marriage, which is also called child marriage is going on abated. Doctors claim that early motherhood coupled with lack of proper care and food has been forcing many women to live life with the prolapsed uterus.

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Bridge over Karnali River replaces risky ferry trips

Published On: December 28, 2017 09:49 AM NPT By: Khamma Khatri

ACHHAM, Dec 28: Dambar Swar, a businessperson from the district headquarters Mangalsen once traveled to Nepalgunj via the Mangalsen-Binayak route on his motorbike.

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