Basanta Dhungana

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Indian team arrives in Chitwan to search for missing buses and passengers in Trishuli river

Published On: July 20, 2024 04:40 PM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

CHITWAN, July 20: A 12-member team from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) from India has arrived in Chitwan to assist in the search for passengers who were swept away by a landslide into the Trishuli River at Simaltal on the Narayanghat-Mugling road section.

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48 passengers remain missing after four days; search efforts continue for the fifth day today

Published On: July 16, 2024 09:55 AM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

CHITWAN, July 16: With the onset of the monsoon season every year, the government announces its preparedness for disaster management.

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11 bodies recovered from Trishuli River bus accident so far; seven identified bodies handed over to families

Published On: July 15, 2024 09:25 AM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

CHITWAN, July 15: Eleven bodies have been recovered following the bus accident in the Trishuli River last Friday. The District Administration Office, Chitwan, has confirmed that seven of these bodies have been identified.

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Simaltal Bus Accident: 65 passengers confirmed in two buses missing in Trishuli River

Published On: July 14, 2024 11:10 AM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

CHITWAN, July 14: It has been confirmed that there were 65 passengers on the two buses involved in an accident on Friday morning on the Narayanghat-Mugling road section in Simaltal, Bharatpur Metropolitan City Ward No-29, Chitwan.

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Police confirm body of Indian national found in Narayani River is linked to Simaltal incident

Published On: July 13, 2024 04:10 PM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

CHITWAN, July 13: The District Police Office, Chitwan, has confirmed that a body found on the bank of the Narayani River at Bharatpur-28 is that of a passenger from the bus swept away by a landslide in Simaltal.

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One missing after jumping into Narayani River

Published On: July 7, 2024 02:51 PM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

CHITWAN, July 7:  A person has gone missing after jumping into the Narayani River.

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Five schools in Chitwan report zero pass rates in SEE

Published On: July 2, 2024 01:02 PM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

CHITWAN, July 2: Five schools in Chitwan district have reported zero pass rates in the Secondary Education Examination (SEE) 2080.

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Seven, including five from same family, injured in microbus accident in Chitwan

Published On: June 30, 2024 11:00 AM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

CHITWAN, June 30: Seven people, including five from the same family, were injured in a microbus accident in Chitwan.

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Nepal to gift two elephants to Qatar during Emir's state visit

Published On: April 23, 2024 08:15 PM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

CHITWAN, April 23: Nepal is set to gift two elephants to Qatar, marking the first time the country will gift elephants to the Gulf state. This initiative is part of Nepal’s ongoing practice of gifting various wildlife species, including rhinoceroses and elephants, to other nations.

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Conservationists protest against caging tigers for tourism promotion in Bharatpur

Published On: March 30, 2024 04:48 PM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

CHITWAN, March 30: The wildlife rescue center in Devanagar, Bharatpur Metropolitan City-6, has been transformed into a tourist attraction, sparking protests from conservationists. The controversy erupted after Chitwan National Park made arrangements for tourists to view tigers in cages as part of the promotion of Bharatpur Visit Year 2024.

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Shalin’s post-mortem report shows no sign of rape

Published On: March 3, 2024 01:45 PM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

CHITWAN, March 3: The post-mortem report of Shalin Pokhrel, who was found dead in a hostel in Chitwan, has indicated that she was not raped before her death as claimed by her family members.

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Nepal exports tea worth Rs 3.9 billion in FY 2022/23

Published On: February 12, 2024 09:30 AM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

CHITWAN, Feb 12: The history of tea cultivation in Nepal is 160 years old. It was initiated by Gajraj Singh Thapa of Ilam, who began cultivating tea by planting tea bushes in 1920. Since then, Nepali tea has become a prominent export commodity for the country.

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Bagmati reports 1,530 deaths in road accidents in four and half years

Published On: January 19, 2024 10:30 AM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

CHITWAN, Jan 18: A 30-year-old youth died when a Bolero jeep and a scooter collided in Khairahani, East Chitwan on Thursday. Thus, the number of deaths in road accidents is high. In the last four and a half years, 1,530 people have lost their lives in 5,213 vehicle accidents in Bagmati Province. In the last six months, 128 people have died in road accidents, according to Bagmati Province Traffic Police Office Ramnagar.

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Vehicular traffic on Narayanghat-Mugling road section to resume today and tomorrow

Published On: January 14, 2024 11:50 AM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

CHITWAN, Jan 14: The vehicular traffic on the Narayanghat-Mugling road section is said to resume today and tomorrow.

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Two dead bodies found in sack identified after 1.5 months

Published On: January 8, 2024 01:30 PM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

CHITWAN, Jan 8: The identity of two dead bodies which were found tied in a sack under the culvert of the East West Highway at Milan Chowk, Bharatpur Metropolitan City-12, has been revealed. About 46 days after the incident, both the deceased and the parties involved in the murder were identified.

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RSP starts march from Chitwan to Butwal to exert pressure on govt for speedy Chitwan-Butwal road construction

Published On: December 25, 2023 02:15 PM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

CHITWAN, Dec 25: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) commenced a march from Narayanghat in Chitwan to Butwal in Rupandehi on Monday, aiming to exert pressure on the government for the swift construction of the road.

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‘Not the tenants but house owners should pay House Rental Tax’

Published On: December 10, 2023 03:00 PM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

CHITWAN, Dec 10:  Generally, the house rental tax is to be paid by the house owner. However, landlords in Bharatpur let tenants pay the house rental tax.

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Delay in 'Metro Plaza' construction sparks contract termination preparations

Published On: December 5, 2023 01:00 PM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

CHITWAN, Dec 5: The construction of 'Metro Plaza,' a collaborative project with the private sector in Bharatpur Metropolitan City, has not commenced even two years after the contract was awarded. The foundation stone, laid by the current Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on August 25, 2021, remains untouched.

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Eight arrested for killing rhinos in CNP

Published On: November 30, 2023 09:45 PM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

CHITWAN, Nov 30:  A total of eight individuals have been arrested for killing two rhinos inside the Chitwan National Park (CNP) recently. The CNP held a press conference and released the names of those individuals today.

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Two cadres of RSP under police custody for defaming Bharatpur Mayor Dahal

Published On: November 22, 2023 02:40 PM NPT By: Basanta Dhungana

CHITWAN, Nov 22: Two activists of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) have been arrested on the charge of defaming Bharatpur Metropolitan City Mayor Renu Dahal through social media.

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