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Upper Marsyangdi ‘A’ to remain inoperative for three more months

August 28, 2021 11:51 am

KATHMANDU, August 28: The Upper Marsyangdi ‘A’ Hydropower Project, which is capable of generating 50 MW of electricity, has been inoperative for the past two and a half months, following the damage to the infrastructure caused by floods and landslides in the region.

Tremors felt 86 times in 24 hours in Lamjung, aftershocks continue

May 20, 2021 11:34 am

LAMJUNG, May 20: Tremors were felt 86 times in 24 hours amidst the fear of the coronavirus infection in the hill district, Lamjung. The earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale with its epicenter at Bhulbhule of Marsyangdi Rural Municipality had struck at 5.42AM on Wednesday.

UPDATE: Seven houses collapsed, three injured in Lamjung earthquake

May 19, 2021 08:43 am

POKHARA, May 19: Seven houses collapsed in Lamjung district when a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck this morning. Three villagers were injured by the quake.

Elderly woman dies, 11 injured as jeep plunges into river in Lamjung

November 18, 2020 13:28 pm

LAMJUNG, Nov 18: A 70-year-old woman died and 11 others sustained injuries when a Bolero jeep skidded off the road and plunged into Kisedi River in Lamjung.

Rain-triggered landslides sweep away 21 houses in Lamjung

July 23, 2020 18:51 pm

LAMJUNG, July 23: At least 21 houses were swept away by landslides that occurred in Marsyangdi Rural Municipality-3 of Lamjung district on Wednesday.

UPDATE: Nine die, nine others injured in landslides in Kaski and Lamjung

July 10, 2020 09:00 am

POKHARA, July 10: At least nine people died and several others were injured in landslides triggered by incessant rainfall that buried houses in Kaski and Lamjung districts on Thursday night.

Over 3,000 benefitted by drinking water in Beshishahar

January 27, 2020 17:31 pm

LAMJUNG, Jan 27: More than 3,000 people of 300 households at Bhakunde in Lamjung have availed drinking water facility after the Bhakunde Drinking Water Project at Beshishahar Municipality-2 started distributing water to them from today.

Five hydroelectricity projects under construction in Lamjung

January 20, 2020 14:35 pm

LAMJUNG, Jan 20: Five hydropower projects are under construction in the district at the total cost of Rs 23 billion. These hydel projects are based in Dordikhola and Dordi corridor.

25 gamblers held in Lamjung

October 29, 2019 19:45 pm

BESISAHAR, Oct 29: Police have arrested 25 gamblers from a gambling den at Besisahar-11, Chiti on Tuesday.

Earthquake in Tanahu

September 17, 2019 13:10 pm

KATHMANDU, Sept 17: An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale was felt in Lamjung.

Canoeing festival to take place for tourism promotion

August 21, 2019 10:30 am

LAMJUNG, August 21: The first cannoning festival 2076 BS is taking place in Besishahar municipality-1, Dalal for unleashing tourism potentials.

Rs 276b spent on post-quake reconstruction

August 5, 2019 07:00 am

KATHMANDU, Aug 5: A total of Rs 276.3 billion has been spent on post-earthquake reconstruction that includes government buildings, educational institutions, health centers and archeological heritages, among others.

THE WEEK IN PICTURES

July 27, 2019 19:00 pm

The week in pictures for the week July 21 - July 27

Four killed, scores missing in Dordi river flood

July 24, 2019 20:10 pm

LAMJUNG, July 24: At least four people have been killed in the flood in Dordi River of Lamjung due to incessant rain on Wednesday. The flood has left huge damage in the infrastructure of the hydropower project.

Chancellor Upreti unveils memoir of late Subedi

June 7, 2019 18:51 pm

KATHMANDU, June 7: Chancellor of Nepal Academy Ganga Prasad Upreti on Friday released a memoir of late Hom Nath Subedi, a prominent social activist and educator from Lamjung.

RPP launching national campaign

June 6, 2019 12:11 pm

POKHARA, June 6: Chairman of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), Kamal Thapa, has informed that his party was launching a national campaign to make the people aware and exert pressure on the government.

Bhujung, a tourist destination in Lamjung, declared ‘cleanest village’

March 18, 2019 09:03 am

LAMJUNG, March 18: Bhujung of Lamjung attracts many tourists annually. Considering the ongoing initiatives towards maintaining cleanliness, residents feel that the place would attract more even more tourists and extend the duration of their stay.

Man dies after being rammed by school bus

November 16, 2018 13:46 pm

LAMJUNG, Nov 16: A man died after being struck by a school bus at Udipur Bazaar in Besisahar Municipality-1 on Friday.

Traffic resumes along Lamjung- Manang road after 19 days

October 1, 2018 03:30 am

LAMJUNG, Oct 1: After 19 days of obstruction following numerous landslides along the Marsyangdi River, vehicular movement has finally resumed in Lamjung-Manang road section, which is the only route to reach the mountainous district of Manang.

Death toll in Lamjung landslide reaches four

September 13, 2018 14:02 pm

LAMJUNG, Sept 13: The death toll in the Wednesday's Lamjung landslide has climbed to four with the recovery of the body of an elderly woman today morning.

Landslides wreak havoc, claim 3 in Lamjung

September 13, 2018 10:16 am

LAMJUNG, Sept 13: Three people lost their lives due to landslides triggered by incessant rains in Lamjung district on Wednesday.

Honey hunting; A tale of a lifetime

April 7, 2018 10:48 am

I got a call from locals as an invitation to document wild honeybees (Apis Dorsata Laborasia) hunting, the largest in the world. I had heard the honey collected in the Himalayan cliffs carried a lot of nutritional, medicinal, aphrodisiacal and hallucinogenic properties.

Civil Bank opens 59th branch office in Lamjung

April 1, 2018 08:01 am

KATHMANDU, April 1: Civil Bank Ltd has opened its new branch at Beshisahar in Lamjung. Issuing a statement, the commercial bank said that Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Governor Chiranjibi Nepal inaugurated the branch office amid a ceremony held on Saturday.

Lamjung mourns Purnima's demise

March 15, 2018 06:44 am

Condolences from her relatives, friends and well wishers fill up her Facebook wall

Special neonatal care unit soon in Lamjung District Community Hospital

February 22, 2018 14:08 pm

LAMJUNG, Feb 22: Lamjung District Community Hospital is going to launch Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) service.

Lamjung to be promoted as a model district for hydropower development

February 6, 2018 09:50 am

LAMJUNG, Feb 5: Local stakeholders have started taking initiative for promoting Lamjung as a model district for hydropower generation.

Lamjung district community hospital lacks free-distributed medicines

January 5, 2018 15:14 pm

LAMJUNG, Jan 5: The District Community Hospital is struggling to provide service to patients due to lack of medicines provided by the government for free.

NA defuses IED in Lamjung

November 18, 2017 14:09 pm

LAMJUNG, Nov 18: An Improvised Explosive Device or IED was found planted in the Lamjung district headquarters today at a time when an election campaign was going on in a peaceful manner. The NA personnel defused the IED planted near Hospital Chowk in Bensisahara Municipality-8.

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