KATHMANDU, April 9: At least 102 people have been killed in incidents of fire in about a one-year period (from April 14, 2023 to April 3, 2024). More than 3,795 fire incidents were reported in various places of the country during this period, resulting in the casualties, stated the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA).

WEST RUKUM, Feb 24: As many as 28,034 temporary houses have been set up for the quake survivors In the last four months since the Jajarkot earthquake.

KATHMANDU, Jan 19: The number of households affected from the Jajarkot earthquake has reached 79,599. It has increased by more than 12,000 in recent periods.

KATHMANDU, Dec 26: So far, as many as  11,336 temporary houses have been constructed for the earthquake survivors in five districts.

KATHMANDU, Dec 25: The number of people eligible for drawing government assistance over the Jajarkot earthquake has increased. The figure is expected to rise as the collection of details is underway.

JAJARKOT, Dec 25: Minister for Women, Children, and Senior Citizens, Surendra Raj Acharya, visited the earthquake-struck Bheri – 1, Rawat Gaun in Jajarkot.

KATHMANDU, Dec 20: The government is set to launch a vaccination campaign against measles-rubella and typhoid in the areas affected by the November 3 earthquake.

KARNALI, Dec 19: 'Green restoration' would be carried out in the areas affected by the Jajarkot earthquake that occurred on November 3.

KATHMANDU, Dec 19: The government has released Rs 1 billion for the construction of temporary housing for the affected ones from the Jajarkot earthquake on November 3.

RUKUM WEST, Dec 18: A total of 4,282 people affected by the November 3 earthquake in Aathbiskot Municipality of Rukum West have received the first installment of government assistance meant for building temporary shelters.

JAJARKOT, Dec 11: Food worth over Rs 90 million was ruined in the Jajarkot earthquake that caused a huge loss of lives and properties.

SURKHET, Dec 8: Since November 4, 32 people living in tarpaulins lost their lives because the government couldn't provide funds for a temporary shelter in time. Among them, 27 were from Jajarkot and five from Rukum West as of last Thursday. The rising cold might unfortunately lead to more casualties.

KATHMANDU, Dec 8: The quake survivors of Jajarkot district are eligible for a house loan of up to Rs 2.5 million at a maximum interest rate of two percentage points above the base rate.

JAJARKOT, Dec 6: The distribution of insurance amount to the families of people killed in the earthquake that struck Jajarkot on November 3 has begun.

KATHMANDU, Dec 2: The first installment of funds for the construction of temporary housing for the Jajarkot earthquake survivors has been disbursed.

JAJARKOT, Nov 28: More than 1,000 new mothers in Jajarkot are forced to live under tarpaulins following the November 3 earthquake.

JAJARKOT, Nov 26: Victims of the Jajarkot earthquake are dying one after another due to extreme cold as the magnitude 6.4 magnitude rendered them homeless.

JAJARKOT, Nov 21: The District Disaster Management Committee (DDMC), Jajarkot, has directed the municipalities and rural municipalities in the district to submit to it the full details of the physical structures damaged due to the earthquake by November 23.

TRIBENI (Rukum West), Nov 18: The first phase of relief distribution has been completed in various places of Rukum West hit by the Jajarkot earthquake. Although rescue efforts were completed the day after the quake, the first phase of relief distribution was over on Friday after two weeks, informed Assistant Chief District Officer Prabesh Baduwal.

BANKE, Nov 14: As many as 48 people who were injured in the Jajarkot earthquake and brought to Bheri Hospital in Nepalgunj for treatment have recovered and returned home.

KATHMANDU, Nov 13: The government has decided to allocate Rs 8.25 billion from the MP Development Fund for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Jajarkot earthquake victims.

KATHMANDU, Nov 12: A meeting of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Executive Committee has decided to provide Rs 50,000 each to the family affected by the Jajarkot earthquake for the construction of temporary houses.

KATHMANDU, Nov 11: The Government of the Republic of Korea has decided to provide US $ 300,000 worth of humanitarian assistance to help people affected by the recent earthquake in Jajarkot and Rukum East in Karnali Province.

KARNALI, Nov 10: Gorakh Singh and Shova Singh from Jiri of Barekot Rural Municipality-4 in Jajarkot are left in gloom with the earthquake that claimed the lives of their two daughters.

KATHMANDU, Nov 10: A temporary earthquake monitoring station has been set up in Chainpur, the headquarters of Bajhang district, with the frequent occurrence of earthquakes in Sudurpaschim and Karnali provinces in recent times.

SURKHET, Nov 9: Sharmila BK of Bheri Municipality-3, Jajarkot is a nursing mother who gave birth to a baby only a month ago. She was breastfeeding her 30-day-old daughter when the earthquake hit last Friday at around midnight.

RUKUM WEST, Nov 7: The next of kin of all those killed in the earthquake at Aathbiskot municipality, Rukum West have been provided with relief assistance, including monetary support for performing their mourning rituals.

KATHMANDU, Nov 7: In response to the recent earthquake in Jajarkot and Rukum West, the ruling Nepali Congress (NC) has contributed Rs 5 million to the Prime Minister's Disaster Relief Fund to aid survivors.

BANKE, Nov 6: Two truck-loads of relief materials provided by India have been dispatched along with a team of security persons towards Jajarkot and Rukum West, the earthquake-hit region, from the Nepalgunj Airport.

SURKHET, Nov 6: It has been found that almost half of those who died in the Jajarkot earthquake were children. According to the data provided by the police, 78 of the 157 people who died in the earthquake that occurred on the night of November 3 were children.

Ill-timed Europe visit of President

November 6, 2023 07:30 am

While the country mourns the death of the Jajarkot earthquake victims, President Ram Chandra Poudel is all set to embark on his Europe trip on Wednesday. A cabinet meeting on Thursday approved the 10-day long foreign trip of President Poudel. He is all set to visit the European countries including France, Germany and Italy on the scheduled date in which a hefty sum will be spent at a time when the country is receiving a large amount of money from various fronts for the rescue operation and relief materials.