Sabita Shrestha

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Narayani River might offer riverboat cruises this Dashain

Published On: July 21, 2019 07:16 AM NPT By: Sabita Shrestha

CHITWAN, July 21: Preparations to start riverboat cruise in Narayani River before the Dashain festival are going on in full swing.

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‘Kisan Call Center’ does not get calls from farmers

Published On: July 16, 2019 08:26 AM NPT By: Sabita Shrestha

CHITWAN, July 16: With an aim of connecting farmers to university, Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU) had established a Kisan Call Center in Chitwan. The call center, established in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, came into operation on the occasion of the university's anniversary, on June 17 last year.

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Undue delay in Badarmude rape case

Published On: July 8, 2019 08:11 AM NPT By: Sabita Shrestha

CHITWAN, July 8: Deepshila Pariyar, 11, and Deepika Sunar, 9, of Ramrajyapuri, Madi Rural Municipality-6, were found dead in a pond near the jungle area of the Badarmude River on June 3, 2017. Both had gone missing while they were on their way home from a Saturday-picnic with friends.

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In pictures: Glimpse of graduates

Published On: July 7, 2019 07:00 PM NPT By: Sabita Shrestha

CHITWAN, July 7: 305 recruits of Nepal Police including 21 women have successfully completed the training and joined duty following the graduation.

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Chitwan becoming popular educational hub

Published On: July 4, 2019 07:09 AM NPT By: Sabita Shrestha

CHITWAN, July 4: Students of Narayani Model Higher Secondary School say they are very happy and content with the quality of education they receive at their school. Some of the students of the school including Kabita Tiwari, Roshan Babu Pandey, Puja Subedi, Sudip Dhakal, Deepa Shrestha are currently studying science in 12th grade at the school.

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Maoist activists-duo fined with Rs 100,000 each for tearing up ballot paper

Published On: July 1, 2019 06:30 PM NPT By: Sabita Shrestha

CHITWAN, July 1: Two Maoist activists who were convicted for tearing up ballot papers during the election in Bharatpur Metropolis in 2017 have been handed down with fine of Rs 100,000 each.

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Chitwan farmers use modern equipment to transplant paddy

Published On: July 1, 2019 11:16 AM NPT By: Sabita Shrestha

CHITWAN, July 1: Locals of Dibyanagar of Chitwan have embraced farm mechanization to increase productivity.

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UPDATE: Bolero mishap claims five, injures ten in Dhading

Published On: June 21, 2019 01:48 PM NPT By: Sabita Shrestha

DHADING, June 21:  Five killed and ten injured when a jeep met with an accident in Dhading.

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Court yet to pronounce sentence for Bharatpur vote vandals

Published On: June 21, 2019 07:39 AM NPT By: Sabita Shrestha

CHITWAN, June 21: After convicting two individuals for tearing up ballot papers during the local elections of 2017, Chitwan District Court had announced it would pronounce sentence on them  on June 20.  However, the sentencing date has been postponed.

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Court convicts 2 Maoists for tearing up ballots in Chitwan

Published On: June 15, 2019 07:15 AM NPT By: Sabita Shrestha

CHITWAN, June 15: After more than two years of the incident, Chitwan District Court on Thursday convicted Drona Bahadur Shiwakoti and Madhu Neupane for tearing up ballot papers during the election in Bharatpur Metropolis in 2017. Shiwakoti and Neupane – two cadres of the then CPN (Maoist Center) – were convicted for tearing up some of the ballots during vote counting in Ward 19.

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Govt to make changes in proposed Media, Guthi bills in consultation with concerned stakeholders, says NCP Chairman Dahal

Published On: June 12, 2019 12:31 PM NPT By: Sabita Shrestha

CHITWAN, June 12: At a time when many of the bills registered in the Federal Parliament have courted controversy over their contents, Chairman of the ruling Nepal Communist Party Pushpa Kamal Dahal said that these bills will be amended in consultation with concerned stakeholders.

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Construction of 14 bridges yet to begin

Published On: June 11, 2019 03:00 AM NPT By: Sabita Shrestha

CHITWAN, June 11: It has already been a year since the completion of Narayangadh-Muglin road expansion, which widened the road to 11 meters.

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Students become regular as community school starts bus service

Published On: June 8, 2019 04:05 AM NPT By: Sabita Shrestha

CHITWAN, June 8: Manika Praja of Kunagaun village of Madi Municipality used to walk for over an hour everyday to reach her school located at Kharkatta village. While returning home, the distance would feel even longer as she would be exhausted due to the long hours of study at the school. Praja would have to walk for at least three hours every day to get education.

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14 years on, Badarmude victims accuse Dahal of hollow promises

Published On: June 6, 2019 07:00 AM NPT By: Sabita Shrestha

CHITWAN, June 6: Although 14 years have passed since Maoist cadres bombed a public passenger bus at Badarmude of Madi in Chitwan district, the families of the victims are still waiting for justice.

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Fear of being homeless worries Bhujel community

Published On: June 3, 2019 09:56 AM NPT By: Sabita Shrestha

CHITWAN, June 3: There is a small settlement of indigenous Bhujel community in the forest area of Gaidakot Municipality-3 of Nawalpur. Altogether eight households live in this area while others are scattered across the country. Twenty-two years ago, landslide displaced these families from their original settlements in Chipchipe-8 of Tanahun.

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All local units in Chitwan using forests and rivers to dump their waste

Published On: June 1, 2019 08:28 AM NPT By: Sabita Shrestha

CHITWAN, June 1: Bharatpur Metropolitan City collects around 65 tons of waste on a daily basis. After collecting the garbage, the metropolis dumps it on the banks of the Narayani River. It has been nine years since the local unit has been dumping the waste on the river bank in ward 4.

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Locals tear down fence of Gautam Buddha Stadium site

Published On: May 30, 2019 10:55 AM NPT By: Sabita Shrestha

CHITWAN, May 30: Locals have destroyed the fencing of the under-construction Gautam Buddha International Cricket Stadium in Bharatpur Metropolitan City Ward 15 on Wednesday.

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Wildlife crimes decreasing, rape and drug abuse on the rise

Published On: May 29, 2019 04:30 AM NPT By: Sabita Shrestha

CHITWAN, May 29: In the past, the number of people serving jail terms for wildlife crimes was comparatively more than those committing social crimes.

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National ID cards to be distributed in Chitwan this fiscal year

Published On: May 16, 2019 02:32 PM NPT By: Sabita Shrestha

CHITWAN, May 16: Preparations are underway to start the distribution of the National Identity Cards in Chitwan within this fiscal year.

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Devghat master plan in limbo

Published On: May 16, 2019 12:43 PM NPT By: Sabita Shrestha

CHITWAN, May 16: Efforts to develop Devghat into a well-managed religious tourism destination has not come into implementation even though it has already been a decades since the master plan was prepared.

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