BISHAN CHHETRI

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Students indefinitely padlock OPD at Gandaki Medical College

Published On: February 6, 2019 09:11 AM NPT By: BISHAN CHHETRI

POKHARA, Feb 6: The protest staged by the students of Gandaki Medical College (GMC) has taken a serious turn as students padlocked the Outpatient Department (OPD) indefinitely since Tuesday.

Soil excavation starts for Fewa conservation

Published On: January 29, 2019 07:19 AM NPT By: BISHAN CHHETRI

POKHARA, Jan 29: Pokhara Metropolitan City has started excavating soil from the Fewa Lake as an effort to step up the conservation of the lake. The metropolis has started excavating soil from Monday near Hallan Chowk where the Bangladi River meets the lake. The lake area had been shrinking with various seasonal streams dumping silt and soil into the lake.

Province govt implementing SC order on Fewa

Published On: January 24, 2019 06:55 AM NPT By: BISHAN CHHETRI

POKHARA, Jan 24: The Gandaki Province government on Wednesday formed a minister-level committee to reclaim the encroached areas of Fewa Lake as per a Supreme Court order.

Projects worth up to Rs 10 million to be awarded to consumer committees

Published On: January 15, 2019 10:25 AM NPT By: BISHAN CHHETRI

POKHARA, Jan 15: The cabinet of Gandaki Province has decided to award projects worth up to Rs 10 million to consumer committees.

Gandaki Province proposes building petroleum storage at Gachhepani

Published On: January 10, 2019 08:40 AM NPT By: BISHAN CHHETRI

POKHARA, Jan 10: Gandaki Province is preparing to recommend the federal government to build petroleum storage facility in Tanahun district.

Will Manange be administered oath?

Published On: January 6, 2019 08:44 AM NPT By: BISHAN CHHETRI

POKHARA, Jan 6: A meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of Gandaki Provincial Assembly is taking place on Sunday to decide whether to administer the oath of office and secrecy to Rajiv Gurung alias Deepak Manange, a provincial assembly member elected from Manang.

440 tourists enter Pokhara a day

Published On: November 3, 2018 09:07 AM NPT By: BISHAN CHHETRI

POKHARA, Nov 3: On average, 440 foreign tourists enter the tourist city of Pokhara every day, according to statistics compiled by the Ministry of Energy, Tourism, Forest and Environment of Gandaki Province. Of them, 230 are Indian nationals.

Gandaki Province to spend millions on public toilets

Published On: November 3, 2018 01:05 AM NPT By: BISHAN CHHETRI

POKHARA, Nov 3: Although all 11 districts of Gandaki Province have already been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF), the provincial government has announced to spend millions on public toilets.

Province to provide Rs 50,000 to family of each tipper accident dead

Published On: July 12, 2018 06:56 AM NPT By: BISHAN CHHETRI

POKHARA, July 12: Gandaki province has announced to provide a relief of Rs 50,000 to the family members of each passenger killed in Friday’s tragic tipper accident in upper Mustang.

Parliamentarians to discuss viable names for Province 4 and its capital

Published On: June 24, 2018 03:20 AM NPT By: BISHAN CHHETRI

POKHARA, June 24: A meeting of Province 4 on Sunday will initiate discussions on the viable names for the province and the location of its capital based on a report submitted by a special committee.

Province 4 lawmakers not to get constituency development fund

Published On: June 17, 2018 08:05 AM NPT By: BISHAN CHHETRI

POKHARA, June 17: Unlike the federal government, which has decided to continue with constituency infrastructure development fund in the budget for the next fiscal year bowing to pressure from lawmakers, the provincial government of Province 4 did not come up with any pork-barrel program for its lawmakers in its budget for the next fiscal year.