TAKSAR (Bhojpur), Dec 26: A former British Army soldier Krishna Bahadur Rai has constructed a school building at the cost of Rs 13.9 million at Pauwadung Rural Municipality in the eastern belt of Bhojpur district.

BHOJPUR, Dec 20: The traditional metal industries in the historical marketplace in Bhojpur district-Taksar- are on the verge of extinction due to the lack of skilled human resources and availability of raw materials.

TAKSAR (BHOJPUR), Nov 13: Property worth over Rs 2.6 million was destroyed when a house caught fire in Bhojpur. The fire started from a butter lamp lit for the Laxmi Puja ritual during Tihar festival, it is said.

TAKSAR (Bhojpur), Oct 19: An international-standard stadium has been constructed in Bhojpur. The key to the stadium has been handed over to the District Coordination Committee (DCC) with the completion of the stadium.

Tremors of earthquake felt in Bhojpur

September 1, 2023 08:53 am

KATHMANDU, Sept 1: Tremors of earthquake were felt at 1:11 am today with its epicenter at Tungechha in Bhojpur district.

One killed due to landslide in Bhojpur

August 12, 2023 10:34 am

BHOJPUR, Aug 12: A person has died after a landslide buried him in Bhojpur.

BHOJPUR, July 26: The western belt in Bhojpur district has suffered badly as the road networks have been damaged by floods in the local Raute River and landslides there.

BHOJPUR, July 11: Bhojpur district has been declared a fully vaccine-assured district.

BHOJPUR, June 24: A massive flood triggered by incessant rainfall here damaged Sabha Khola-based Lohakot Bijuwapani Community Water Lifting Project in Bhojpur district.

BHOJPUR, Feb 5: Human settlements in the lower belt of Bhojpur district are being displaced with increasing rampage of monkeys.

BHOJPUR, August 10: All educational institutions in Temkemaiyung Rural Municipality in Bhojpur district have been closed following a rise in COVID-19 cases.

BHOJPUR, May 8: An unidentified person attacked a poll candidate for ward member in Shadananda Municipality-10 in the district with a khukuri in the locality on Saturday night.

BHOJPUR, April 10: The ruling coalition of parties has decided to forge an alliance in all the local units of the district for the upcoming May 13 elections. A meeting of the five local chapters of the ruling parties held here on Saturday announced the decision to move ahead with an electoral alliance in the District Coordination Committee, nine local units and 81 wards.

A former MP of Bhojpur, Narendra Basnet has passed away after suffering from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease.

BHOJPUR, June 5: Five India-returnees in Bhojpur have tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.

BHOJPUR, April 24: The Ministry of Health and Population confirmed the 48th COVID-19 case in the country on Thursday evening.

BHOJPUR, Aug 11: Ten passengers were injured when a bus fell into the roadside canal near Champire river in the border of ward no. 3 and 4 of Bhojpur municipality this morning.

Ward chairperson dies of pneumonia

August 4, 2019 12:27 pm

BHOJPUR, Aug 4: A ward chairman in Bhojpur district has died after the prolonged illness on Saturday evening.

BHOJPUR, July 13: Three persons belonging to the same family were killed on Saturday as the house they were living in was swept away by the landslide caused by the continuous downpour in Bhojpur district.

BHOJPUR, July 12: Two persons lost their lives in landslide-triggered incidents in Bhojpur on Friday.

BHOJPUR, July 11: Two persons including a policeman were killed in an exchange of fire with a cadre of the Netra Bikram Chand-led CPN (Maoist) in Bhojpur, Wednesday morning.

BHOJPUR, July 4: An unidentified group on Tuesday evening vandalized and torched the ward office of Tyamkemaiyung Rural Municipality-1, in Bhojpur district.

Mother kills 22-month son

May 29, 2019 12:15 pm

BHOJPUR, May 29: A mother in Bhojpur murdered her 22 months old son with a sharp weapon on Tuesday.

BHOJPUR, May 28: A woman has slashed her three-year-old son to death with a khukuri at Panitanki of Bhojpur municipality-9.

BHOJPUR, April 20: Farmers in Bhojpur are frustrated with a free fall in the price of their high value cash crop – cardamom – by 80 percent.

BHOJPUR, Feb 21: Date expired food stuffs worth around Rs 100,000 have been destroyed in Bhojpur district.

BHOJPUR, Jan 8: A six-year-old girl has been allegedly raped at Sampang of Shadanand municipality-10 in Bhojpur.

BHOJPUR, Dec 29: A 50-year-old woman died on the spot while eight others were injured after a passenger bus lost control and side turned on the road.

BHOJPUR, Nov 5: At a time when most of the ministers and elected representatives are busy exchanging greetings for Tihar, Sudan Kirati who was elected in the federal election from Bhojpur is busy listening to the grievances of the people of his constituency.

BHOJPUR, Oct 8: The meeting of stakeholders convened in Bhojpur district to determine the Large Cardamom Zone has decided to do its farming in 22 wards across four local units in the district.

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BHOJPUR, Sept 9: Taksar Airport, the only one airport in Bhojpur, the district in Province 1, has not witnessed the flight for over the past one month.

BHOJPUR, Feb 2: With the objective of benefiting the poor, underprivileged, marginalized and homeless people, the government has announced to build 50 houses in Bhojpur district under the Public Residency Program (PRP).

BHOJPUR, Dec 27: Taxi service has been started from Bhojpur to Dharan and vice-versa.  Taxi service came into operation from today at the joint initiative of the Sagarmatha Taxi Entrepreneurs Association, Bhojpur and Sunsari Taxi Entrepreneurs Association.

Truck hits a person in Bhojpur

December 27, 2017 10:10 am

BHOJPUR, Dec 27: Nabin Pachkoti, 22 of Bhojpur municipality-4 sustained critical injuries after a truck Ko 1 Kha 6097 hit him while getting off from his tractor. Pachkoti was initially undergoing treatment at district hospital but later taken to Dharan, police said.

BHOJPUR, Nov 18: An exchange of fire has taken place in Bhojpur on Saturday while defusing a time bomb. The incident took place when a bomb disposal team tried to defuse the time bomb planted in Bhir Thaplo of Khadananda Municipality-13, Boya.

BHOJPUR, Nov 16: Security has been tightened in Bhojpur district after the vehicle carrying CPN (UML)'s candidate for the State Assembly election came under a bomb attack on November 14.

KATHMANDU, Nov 14: Vehicle of CPN-UML’s Bhojpur candidate Sherdhan Rai was ambushed by 14 cadres of CPN-Maoist (Revolutionary) leader Biplav at 10 am today.

BHOJPUR, Nov 2: Bhojpur district has historically been a fort of the country’s communist parties. While the left alliance gears up to defend their traditional stronghold, the democratic alliance led by the ruling Nepali Congress (NC) is determined to lead a successful assault in the upcoming electoral battle slated for November 26.

BHOJPUR, July 1: Nepali Congress' mayoral candidate in Bhojpur Municipality has been elected in a victory achieved with a narrow margin of only 36 votes.

BHOJPUR, June 29: CPN(Maoist Center) is taking the lead in the race for the mayor of Bhojpur Municipality.

BHOJPUR, June 27: An improvised explosive device (IED  went off in the  house of  Prem Bhandari, ward candidate of  Bhojpur Municipality-4, representing  Nepali Congress, on Tuesday morning.

BHOJPUR, June 26: Two adolescents and one child  have been found dead in fish pond belonging to local Toran Karki under mysterious circumstance at Pyauli of Arun Rural Municipality in Bhojpur district.

BHOJPUR, May 12: CPN-UML cadre was attacked by CPN(Maoist center) cadre on Thursday evening at Helauchha in Bhojpur Municipality of Bhojpur.

BHOJPUR, March 15: The local government agencies and various Nepali individuals have provided relief assistance in cash to the fire victims' families of Tehrathum and Bhojpur districts.

BHOJPUR, March 3: Five houses were reduced to ashes after a gale-fueled fire broke out at Dandakharka in Bhojpur Municipality -2.

BHOJPUR, Jan 24: The locals in Bhojpur district have installed CCTV cameras at various locations in violation of the CCTV camera installation guideline.

Fire breaks out in Bhojpur Bazaar

November 21, 2016 08:32 am

BHOJPUR, Nov 21: A massive fire broke out in Bhojpur Bazaar due to suspected electric short circuit at a jewelry shop in the district headquarters on Sunday evening.

BHOJPUR, Oct 18: A direct transport service between Bhojpur and Kathmandu was flagged off today.

BHOJPUR, Oct 6: Gupteshwor and Siddheshwor VDC in Bhojpur district are reeling under a shortage of essentials, making the matter worse especially during Dashain festival that started five days ago.