MOHAMMAD HABIB

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Progress of Gautam Buddha Int'l Airport project affected as equipment, technicians stuck abroad

Published On: July 10, 2020 12:00 PM NPT By: MOHAMMAD HABIB

BHAIRAHAWA, July 10: The construction of Gautam Buddha International Airport has been affected as technicians and equipment required for the airport project are stuck abroad due to COVID-19.

25 COVID-19 patients in Bhairahawa return home after recovery

Published On: June 1, 2020 01:56 PM NPT By: MOHAMMAD HABIB

BHAIRAHAWA, June 1: All 25 COVID-19 patients who were receiving treatment at Bhim Hospital in Bhairahawa have returned home after recovery.

Muslim workers forced to leave jobs in Rupandehi

Published On: April 27, 2020 06:25 PM NPT By: MOHAMMAD HABIB

BHAIRAHAWA, April 27: Laborers have been expelled from industry in Rupandehi citing the coronavirus infection fears.

Patient dies in course of treatment at corona hospital in Butwal

Published On: March 29, 2020 05:00 PM NPT By: MOHAMMAD HABIB

BHAIRAHAWA, March 29: A patient who was undergoing treatment at Butwal based coronavirus special hospital has died on Sunday afternoon.

29 Nepali nationals stranded at Belahiya-Sunauli border crossing between Nepal and India

Published On: March 26, 2020 02:52 PM NPT By: MOHAMMAD HABIB

BHAIRAHAWA, March 26: Twenty-nine Nepali nationals including four students have been stranded at the Belahiya-Sunauli border crossing between Nepal and India while entering Nepal from India on Wednesday morning amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Bhairahawa Customs Office fails to collect targeted revenue

Published On: March 18, 2020 10:55 AM NPT By: MOHAMMAD HABIB

BHAIRAHAWA, March 18: The country's second largest and the first customs point of Province 5, Bhairahawa Customs Office, has failed to collect the targeted revenue in the previous month.

COVID-19 separates ‘lovebirds’

Published On: March 16, 2020 08:10 AM NPT By: MOHAMMAD HABIB

BHAIRAHAWA, March 16: A German woman named Stella and a Portuguese man named Alexander had arrived in Nepal about 15 days ago on tourist visas. The couple travelled to various tourist destinations like Pokhara and Lumbini expressing their mutual affection and commitment to each other. They had already made plans to travel to India before returning to their respective homelands.

Rural Municipality to distribute LPG cylinders to reduce indoor air pollution

Published On: February 28, 2020 09:05 AM NPT By: MOHAMMAD HABIB

BHAIRAHAWA, Feb 28: In a bid to reduce indoor air pollution in the region, Sammarimai Rural Municipality is planning to distribute liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders to each household of the rural municipality.

CCTV cameras installed in Siddharthanagar Municipality

Published On: February 25, 2020 07:25 AM NPT By: MOHAMMAD HABIB

BHAIRAHAWA, Feb 25: The locals of Siddharthanagar Municipality have installed CCTV surveillance cameras in busy roads of the municipality in collaboration with Rupandehi Police.

Siddharthanagar Municipality disposing of waste on riverbank

Published On: February 22, 2020 09:02 AM NPT By: MOHAMMAD HABIB

BHAIRAHAWA, Feb 22: As Siddharthanangar Municipality in Rupandehi district has no concrete waste management plan, the local government has fixed the Danda River as the dumping site of Bhairahawa, hitting hard the locals living near the river.

Man selling puffed rice earns more than son working abroad

Published On: February 18, 2020 09:07 AM NPT By: MOHAMMAD HABIB

BHAIRAHAWA, Feb 18: A man selling something as simple as bhuja (puffed rice) has been earning far more than his son who has gone abroad for employment. Nandalal Kewat, 70, works day and night and earns pretty good money. The simple business which he has been doing in his own land for the past 55 years has rewarded him with both satisfaction and livelihood.

Bhim Hospital starts 24-hour lab services

Published On: February 14, 2020 07:35 AM NPT By: MOHAMMAD HABIB

BHAIRAHAWA, Feb 14: A lab facility operating round the clock has been started at Bhim hospital in Bhairahawa. The expansion of this facility in the hospital that was established in 1990 BS has made it a lot easier for the locals.  Now the locals will not have to go to other places for blood, urine and stool tests.

Advance hotel booking suffer due to coronavirus

Published On: February 5, 2020 11:48 AM NPT By: MOHAMMAD HABIB

BHAIRAHAWA, Feb 5: The widespread outbreak of coronavirus in China has affected the tourism industry in Nepal. Advance booking and hotel packages are being canceled by Chinese tourists due to the outbreak of coronavirus.

Call to remove minimum export threshold

Published On: February 3, 2020 11:13 AM NPT By: MOHAMMAD HABIB

BHAIRAHAWA, Feb 3: Local industrialists have suggested authorities concerned to remove minimum export threshold for attracting industrial units inside Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Bhairahawa.

Lumbini claims eighth Super League title

Published On: February 3, 2020 10:13 AM NPT By: MOHAMMAD HABIB

BHAIRAHAWA, Feb 3: Lumbini Khukuri Club secured its eighth title defeating Butwal XI Cricket Club by seven wickets in Rupandehi Super League’s final match held at Bhairahawa on Sunday.

Four members of same family from India die of suffocation in Rupandehi

Published On: January 30, 2020 02:40 PM NPT By: MOHAMMAD HABIB

RUPANDEHI, Jan 30: Four members of the same family from the Indian state of Bihar died of suffocation inside a house in Rupandehi in the wee hours of Thursday.

Three die in Bhairahawa road mishap

Published On: January 28, 2020 11:30 AM NPT By: MOHAMMAD HABIB

BHAIRAHAWA, Jan 28: Three persons died on the spot while nine others sustained injuries when three trucks collided with each other at Rohini rural municipality-4 of Rupandehi district at the Bhumahi road section at 6:30 am on Tuesday.

Modern technology helps Marchwar farmers earn more

Published On: January 19, 2020 10:50 AM NPT By: MOHAMMAD HABIB

BHAIRAHAWA, Jan 19: The farmers in the Marchwar area, which lies in the south of Rupandehi, are slowly adopting modern technology to boost their income.

Commercial banana farming more profitable than vegetables

Published On: January 7, 2020 10:39 AM NPT By: MOHAMMAD HABIB

BHAIRAHAWA, Jan 7: Rohit Kumar Pasi, 37, from Siyari Rural Municipality-4 spends most of time at farm taking care of bananas. When he shifted to banana farming from vegetables last year, he was not sure if it was worthwhile. But even within a year, he finds it more profitable than vegetable farming.

Gautam Buddha Int'l Airport deferred, deadline extended for 4th time

Published On: December 28, 2019 11:10 AM NPT By: MOHAMMAD HABIB

BHAIRAHAWA, Dec 28: The deadline of under-construction Gautam Buddha International Airport is ending this Tuesday. The construction company has submitted an application for deadline extension, for the fourth time, citing various reasons for their inability to complete the construction on time.