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Two youths killed when bus hits motorcycle in Butwal
June 4, 2023 09:40 am
BUTWAL, June 4: Two youths died in a road accident that took place on Saturday in Tamnagar, Butwal sub-metropolitan city-12 along the East-West Highway.
Ward president of Suddhodhan-7 arrested
March 30, 2023 15:01 pm
Butwal, March 30: Three people, including the ward chairman and chief administrative officer of Shuddhodhan Rural Municipality ward number 7, have been arrested with 50,000 bribe money.
Fiber breakage causes Ncell network disturbance in parts of western Nepal
December 8, 2022 17:50 pm
KATHMANDU, Dec 8: Ncell has said that its network has experienced disturbance on Thursday due to multiple optical fiber links breakage in Butwal-Bardaghat and Damuali-Abhukhaireni areas as a result of ongoing road expansion works.
UPDATE: Three missing children found in India
September 11, 2022 13:35 pm
RUPANDEHI, Sept 11: Three school-bound children who had gone missing from Butwal since three days have been found in Kerala, India, said the police. The children—Sagar Paudel, 15, Samir Lamsal, 15, and Pradip Panthi, 14, all of Butwal Sub-metropolitan City-11 — had gone missing when they were bound to their school, said the families.
Three school-bound children missing
September 11, 2022 12:23 pm
TILOTTAMA, Sept 11: Three school-bound children have gone missing in Butwal.
PM Deuba inaugurates Butwal int'l conference center
August 27, 2022 14:15 pm
BUTWAL, August 27: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has inaugurated the international conference center in Butwal city today.
Couple found dead in a hotel in Butwal
August 16, 2022 12:46 pm
KATHMANDU August 16: A couple was found dead in a hotel in Butwal on Tuesday morning.
15 people fall ill after consuming poisonous mushroom in Butwal
June 30, 2022 13:55 pm
RUPANDEHI, June 30: Fifteen people have taken ill after consuming poisonous mushrooms in Butwal Sub Metropolitan City in Rupandehi district.
Vehicular traffic along Nawalpur section of East-West Highway disrupted
June 29, 2022 11:05 am
NAWALPUR, June 29: Vehicular movement along Nawalpur section of road of the East-West highway has been obstructed after the flood swept away three diversions.
Butwal-Palpa and Butwal-Narayanghat road disrupted
June 28, 2022 14:11 pm
BUTWAL, June 28: Butwal-Palpa road has been disrupted due to landslides in various places.
Body of a 65-year-old man found in Tinau River
June 20, 2022 13:18 pm
RUPANDEHI, June 20: A body has been found in the Tinau River of Butwal.
Vote count postponed in Butwal : Who broke the ballot box seal and why?
May 19, 2022 14:30 pm
BUTWAL, May 19: The counting of votes in Butwal Sub-Metropolitan City has been postponed. The counting was halted after a dispute arose during the counting of votes of ward 11.
Int’l flights start from Nepal’s second international airport
May 16, 2022 10:25 am
BUTWAL, May 16: The Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) in Bhairahawa, Rupandehi has inaugurated commercial international flights from Monday. Jazeera Airways launched a direct Bhairahawa-Kuwait flight on Monday morning coinciding with the Buddha Jayanti.
Pressure cooker bomb explodes in Butwal
May 12, 2022 09:50 am
KATHMANDU, May 12: A bomb has exploded at Milanchowk in Butwal on the eve of local elections. The bomb exploded at around 8:30 PM on Wednesday.
PM Deuba visiting Butwal tomorrow to address poll rally
May 6, 2022 14:57 pm
KATHMANDU, May 6: Prime Minister and Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba is scheduled to visit Butwal on Saturday.
Energy Minister Bhusal inaugurates substations at Butwal and Kapilvastu
March 18, 2022 13:30 pm
KATHMANDU, March 18: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Pampha Bhusal inaugurated two substations located at Butwal and Kapilvastu on Thursday. Bhusal inaugurated the 132-33-11 KV Motipur substation constructed in Banganga Municipality-7 of Kapilvastu as well as 220-132 KV New Butwal substation constructed in Sunwal Municipality-13 of Nawalparasi.
Three dead, two injured after car collides with parked truck in Butwal
February 7, 2022 12:30 pm
BUTWAL, Feb 7: As many as three people died and two were seriously injured after a car they were traveling in collided with a parked truck at Tamnagar in Butwal on early Monday.
Man killed in road accident
February 6, 2022 13:25 pm
KATHMANDU, Feb 6: A man died in a road accident that took place at Butwal Sub-metropolitan-2, Tinau Bridge. The deceased has been identified as Basu Acharya, 30, of Sandhikharka Municipality-1, Arghakhanchi, according to the Lumbini Province Traffic Police Office.
Two killed in ambulance-motorcycle collision
October 24, 2021 14:20 pm
BUTWAL, Oct 24: Two people have been killed and one has been injured after an ambulance and a motorcycle collided in Butwal. An ambulance (Lu 1 Jha 287) and a motorcycle (Lu 24 Pa 3987) collided on the East-West Highway at Butwal-12 Tamnagar on Saturday night. A motorcyclist and a person riding behind heading west from Butwal were killed in the incident, according to the police.
UML to organize party’s 10th General Convention in Butwal
October 4, 2021 10:10 am
KATHMANDU, Oct 4: The main opposition party, CPN-UML on Sunday concluded its first statute convention with the resolve to advance the country’s campaign for transformation and prosperity by taking people’s fresh mandate.
Mother and son killed in accident
September 28, 2021 10:49 am
BUTWAL, Sept 28: A mother and her son were killed in a road accident that took place on the East-west highway at Sainamaina Municipality-5 in Rupandehi district on Tuesday morning.
Landslide destroys houses in Butwal
August 29, 2021 16:29 pm
BUTWAL, August 29: Eleven houses have been damaged as a landslide hit a settlement in Ghecha of Chure at around 6AM today.
Five COVID-19 patients die in Butwal COVID Hospital due to shortage of medical oxygen
May 12, 2021 19:00 pm
The Hospital was supposed to receive medical oxygen provided by the government by Wednesday morning but failed to receive it until the afternoon.
11 patients died in a day at COVID-19 Special Hospital in Butwal
May 11, 2021 14:11 pm
BUTWAL, May 11: The number of COVID-19 infections in Butwal is increasing day by day. As many as 11 infected patients who were undergoing treatment at the COVID-19 Special Hospital in Butwal succumbed to the deadly virus in the past 24 hours.
An elected rep of local govt dies in an ambulance as his family waited for hours to get admission in hospital
May 7, 2021 16:18 pm
BUTWAL, May 7: An elected representative of local government in Butwal has died of COVID-19 as he was forced to wait for hours to get admission in hospital.
Three die of COVID-19 within half an hour in Butwal
April 29, 2021 12:16 pm
BUTWAL, April 29: Three people died at the Corona Special Temporary Hospital in Butwal on Thursday. All the three died within half an hour, said the hospital's Information Officer Dr Bishnu Gautam. Two men and a woman died in the ICU of the Corona Special Treatment Hospital run by Lumbini Provincial Hospital.
Girl staying in a private school dormitory dies
April 25, 2021 09:24 am
BUTWAL, April 25: A girl staying in a dormitory of a private school in Rupandehi suddenly died on Saturday. The school was conducting exams, defying the government’s directives.
‘NCP has not split, only few against party unity have left:’ Bishnu Poudel
February 13, 2021 15:46 pm
KATHMANDU, Feb 13: Finance Minister Bishnu Poudel, a key leader of the Oli-led faction of Nepal Communist Party (NCP), said that the party has not split and it won’t split.
Showdown of NCP Oli-led faction in Butwal today; PM Oli scheduled to address the gathering
February 13, 2021 09:47 am
KATHMANDU, Feb 13: The Nepal Communist Party (NCP)’s Oli-led faction is organizing a mass gathering in Butwal on Saturday.
NCP’s Oli faction organizing mass gatherings in Butwal and Biratnagar
February 5, 2021 16:24 pm
KATHMANDU, Feb 5: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has announced that his faction of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is organizing mass gatherings in Butwal and Biratnagar.
Solar power project in Butwal starts commercial power generation
December 22, 2020 11:30 am
BUTWAL, Dec 22: The country's largest private sector-run grid that is connected to a solar power project has started commercial power generation. Ridi Hydropower Development Company Limited has started commercial production after completing the work of 8.5 MW Grid connected to Butwal Solar Power Project.
Smuggler snatches police pistol and fires shot in Butwal; one smuggler injured
December 6, 2020 13:05 pm
BUTWAL, Dec 6: A smuggler snatched the pistol of a police officer, and fired at his friend in Butwal on Sunday, according to police.
COVID-19 death in Nawalparasi
October 14, 2020 11:57 am
BUTWAL, Oct 14: A man from western Nawalparasi died of COVID-19 in Butwal on Wednesday.
Three more die of COVID-19 in Rupandehi
October 11, 2020 10:04 am
BUTWAL, Oct 11: Three more people died of COVID-19 in Rupandehi last night.
Dang connects ‘zonal psychology’ as Province 5 capital: CM Pokharel
October 6, 2020 16:03 pm
BUTWAL, Oct 6: Chief Minister of Province 5 Shankar Pokharel has said that Rapti Valley of Dang has been discovered as the most appropriate place for the capital of Province 5 as it “rightly represents the common psychology of the people of the province.”
Republica Morning Brief: Oct 6
October 6, 2020 06:00 am
An expert panel formed by the government to gather historical evidences that support its claim that Kalapani, Lipu Lekh and Limpiyadhura currently held by Indian side originally belong to Nepal submitted its report to Minister for Foreign Affairs, Pradeep Kumar Gyawali on Sunday.
Oppn lawmakers resort to vandalism as Province 5 Assembly meeting deliberates on proposal to pick name, capital (with video)
October 5, 2020 17:04 pm
BUTWAL, Oct 5: Lawmakers belonging to the main opposition party, Nepali Congress(NC), broke several tables and chairs as Province 5 Assembly deliberated on the proposal tabled earlier to finalize the name of the province and its permanent capital.
NCP issues whip to its provincial lawmakers to vote for Lumbini as Province 5’s name and Dang as capital
October 5, 2020 13:57 pm
BUTWAL, Oct 5:The ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has issued a whip to its lawmakers in Province 5 Assembly to vote in favor of the proposed province name and capital.
Protests continue in Butwal against decision to make Dang the capital of Province 5
October 5, 2020 11:34 am
Security personnel in huge numbers deployed around the Province Assembly Building as the protests intensify
Agitating NC cadres pelt stones targeting vehicles carrying Chief Minister Pokharel
October 5, 2020 07:12 am
KATHMANDU, Oct 5: Agitating cadres of the main opposition party, Nepali Congress (NC), have pelted stones at the vehicle of Province 5 Chief Minister Shanker Pokharel on Sunday evening. Chief Minister Pokharel is unharmed in the incident.
Prohibitory order enforced in Butwal after protest intensifies against decision to make Dang capital of Province 5
October 4, 2020 11:05 am
KATHMANDU, Oct 4: The District Administration Office (DAO) of Rupandehi has enforced a prohibitory order in some places of Butwal amid growing protest activities in the area over the decision of the Provincial Assembly to name Dang as the provincial capital.
Rs 4.2 million was spent to name Province 5 and its capital but the job was finally done at the direction of NCP chairmen
October 3, 2020 15:23 pm
The committee spent Rs 1.8 million on its India tour and Rs 11 million to pay three experts
Republica Morning Brief: Oct 3
October 3, 2020 06:00 am
Province 5 government has decided to pick Dang as its provincial capital.
Tension flares in Butwal as Province 5 Assembly prepares to finalize Dang as provincial capital
October 2, 2020 19:24 pm
Protestors vandalize six govt vehicles
Province 5 to be named Lumbini, Dang’s Deukhuri permanent capital
October 2, 2020 15:01 pm
BUTWAL, Oct 2:Province 5 government has decided to pick Dang as its provincial capital.
COVID-19 patient from Palpa dies after being rejected by Butwal hospitals
September 17, 2020 18:55 pm
Family of deceased patients claim hospital’s rejection to admit for treatment led to his untimely demise
Nawalparasi records one more COVID-19 death
September 11, 2020 14:07 pm
BUTWAL, Sept 11: A person from Nawalparasi district died of the coronavirus infection while undergoing treatment at the Butwal-based COVID-19 hospital on Friday.
Woman succumbs to COVID-19 in Butwal
September 3, 2020 10:28 am
BUTWAL, Sept 3: A woman succumbed to novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Lumbini Provincial Hospital in Butwal on Wednesday night.
Rupandehi reports one more COVID-19 death
August 31, 2020 14:55 pm
Critical patients have to die untimely even in provincial capital due to ventilator and ICU bed crunch
Butwal reports yet another COVID-19 death, seven have died while undergoing treatment so far
August 27, 2020 14:06 pm
The deceased had gone through plasma therapy
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