KATHMANDU, Aug 20: A pedestrian was caught with two kg of gold in Rasuwa.

RASUWA, July 20: The lumpy skin disease (LSD) has killed dozens of cattle in Rasuwa district. The increasing outbreak of the contagious animal disease has panicked local farmers with their cattle dying of LSD.

KHALTE, RASUWA, June 7: The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA), established with the sole purpose of rebuilding public as well as private houses destroyed by the 2015 earthquake, was dissolved over two years ago. However, it would be a terrible mistake to assume that every Nepali who lost their homes to the quake has a decent roof over their heads.

KATHMANDU, April 25: China has expedited the detailed feasibility study of the much-talked-about Kathmandu-Kerung inland railway. A technical team that came from China on December 27 has already visited Rasuwa and Nuwakot and started a detailed study.

RASUWA, Jan 19: District Administration Office (DAO), Rasuwa, has made an arrangement for the service seekers to submit online applications to obtain passports.

RASUWA, Dec 26: The construction of a power transmission line has been expedited to supply the power generated from the hydropower projects in Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts to the central grid.

RASUWA, Nov 22: Nepali Congress (NC) candidate is leading in the ongoing vote count in the elections held for the post of member of the House of Representatives in Rasuwa. According to the results of vote counting as of 5 am, out of 5,722 votes counted, Mohan Acharya of NC has received 3,350 votes.

RASUWA, Nov 20: As much as 64 percent votes were cast in Rasuwa district by 3:30PM in the voting held today for the House of Representatives and provincial assembly elections.

RASUWA, Nov 15: The District Administration Office, Rasuwa, has curtailed its services citing shortage of employees. The office postponed the distribution of citizenship and passport certificates citing the lack of employees.

RASUWA, August 15: At least eight police personnel including two Inspectors sustained injuries in a scuffle between the police and Gatlang residents at Thambuchet in northern Rasuwa.

RASUWA, August 3: Foodstuffs have been hoarded to the district so as to arrange meals for the devotees turning up to Gosainkunda, a holy shrine.

RASUWA, April 22:The number of domestic and foreign tourists coming to visit the upper region of Rasuwa has increased with the arrival of spring and the situation of COVID-19 pandemic returning to normalcy.

RASUWA, March 19: The number of people buying land in the name of women has been gradually increasing due to the provision of exemption of revenue fee while acquiring land ownership.

RASUWA, March 12: The quantity of Chinese goods imported through the Rasuwagadhi transit is set to increase. An agreement was reached to increase the volume of Chinese goods imported into Nepal from the transit during 'virtual' talks between the border officials of Rasuwa and Jilung Province in Kerung, according to the District Administration Office.

RASUWA, Jan 24: The construction of a dry port is gradually advancing in Timure. In a bid to enhance trade and commerce between Nepal and China by easing the screening of import and export of goods, the construction of dry ports was expedited.

KATHMANDU, Nov 1: Langtang, a region located in the northern side of Nepal is not just a getaway destination for tourists who have come to escape the hustle and bustle of the city life and to embrace nature and the Himalayas, but is also a region rich in culture and traditions.

RASUWA, Oct 28: Electric microbuses have been imported via Nepal's northern border checkpoint, Rasuwagadhi. A total of 22 microbuses were imported on Wednesday evening. Entrepreneurs from the private sector imported electric vehicles focusing on the urban area. Each microbus is a 12-seater.

RASUWA, August 19: Four people have gone missing while one has sustained severe injuries due to a landslide that occurred at Naukunda Rural Municipality-5 of Rasuwa district on Thursday morning.

RASUWA, August 13: The landslide that occurred in Gosaikunda Rural Municipality-5 on Friday morning has severely affected four houses in the area while seven others have sustained minor damages. Also, two people have been injured by the natural disaster.

RASUWA, April 15: A ward chairman, who went missing after a tipper accident in Syaubari, Kalika Rural Municipality-2 of Rasuwa, has been found.

RASUWA, April 12: The import of electromechanical equipment meant for the Upper Sanjen Hydroelectric Project, which is under construction in Rasuwa, has resumed after several months.

RASUWA, March 13: A campaign to distribute identity cards to people with disabilities (PWDs) in Rasuwa district has started in order to make it easy for them to avail facilities being provided by the state. A total of 625 PWDs including 371 women in Rasuwa have received the ID cards so far.

RASUWA, Dec 26: A woman gave birth to a 5 kilogram baby at the District Hospital Rasuwa.

KATHMANDU, Dec 9: A girl has been killed after being abducted in Rasuwa. Sumina Tamang, a 6-year-old girl of Phailigang in Kalika Rural Municipality- 1 of the district, was killed after being abducted. She was attending Grang Primary School and had gone missing since Sunday after she left for school.

The landless squatters are yet to begin reconstructing their houses owing to financial crunch

KATHMANDU, April 12: 60 tons of cement that were stranded for 17 days due to the lockdown has reached Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Project site in Rasuwa district. The construction works had been halted since the last two weeks due to the lockdown. The cement had been transported to Ramche of Rasuwa district on March 24 and had been kept there because of the lockdown.

RASUWA, March 6: Blasting work to lay down penstock pipes at the under-construction Sanjen Hydropower Project at Ama Chhodingmo Rural Municipality-5 of Rasuwa has resumed after a brief hiatus.

RASUWA, March 31: A young girl returned to her home in Kalika Rural Municipality of Rasuwa district from Dubai on March 16. As usual, she started meeting her friends and visiting market areas. So far, she looks fine. But, on Saturday, her brother had a fever. This alarmed everyone at her home. Her brother also recovered but the girl is now placed in self-quarantine at her home. The family has managed to keep her in isolation.

RASUWA, Feb 27: Altogether 16 police personnel deployed in Timure Border Post of Rasuwa district were suspended on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in distributing gold smuggled from across the border among themselves.

RASUWA, Jan 12: The ongoing construction work of Upper Mailung Hydroelectricity Project at Uttargaya Rural Municipality-1, Rasuwa has been stopped due to the obstruction from the local residents. Putting forward a three-point demand, locals affected by the project have obstructed the construction of the project.

RASUWA, Jan 4: Eight passengers were injured in a bus accident at Mulkharkha along the Pasanglhyamu Highway this afternoon.

RASUWA, Nov 24: Even after more than four years since the massive earthquake of 2015, a total of 1,095 households of Rasuwa are living in risky settlements.

RASUWA, Oct 13: The number of tourists visiting tourist destinations of Rasuwa is increasing. The domestic and international tourist influx in the district is increasing as the tourism season has started.

RASUWA, Sept 23: The Upper Trishuli 3 'A' is all set to start commercial generation of electricity within a week. The project is starting to generate electricity 8 years after starting the construction work of the project.

RASUWA, Sept 8: Chilime Trishuli Transmission Line Project in Rasuwa district has achieved 45% physical progress. While project designing work is at its last leg, excavation works for 15 towers in Haku and Tiru have completed, according to project officials.

RASUWA, Sept 2: Deployment of a professional health worker to educate mothers about childcare has seen tangible results in Rasuwa. Earlier Female Health Volunteers (FHV were responsible for organizing mothers’ group, locally known as ‘Ama Samuha,’ and training them on childcare. But they rarely engaged the mothers.

RASUWA, Aug 29: Sanjen Hydropower Project conducted breakthrough of the pilot hole of its 227-meter-long penstock tunnel at Chilime in Ama Chhodingma Rural Municipality-5 of Rasuwa, on Tuesday.

RASUWA, Aug 27: The influx of visitors in tourist destinations of Rasuwa district has increased of late. The number of tourists travelling to Langtang, Gosaikunda, Tamang Sampadamarg, and Rasuwagadhi has increased.

RASUWA, Aug 25: The under-construction Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Project at Timure of Gosainkunda Rural Municipality in Rasuwa district is all set to start generating power within the current fiscal year.

RASUWA, Aug 20: A flood in Khalde of Uttargaya Rural Municipality-5 of Rasuwa wreaked havoc displacing 260 households in the area on Sunday evening.

RASUWA, Aug 8: A French national went missing after drowning in the swollen Ghattekhola River in Rasuwa on Thursday morning.

RASUWA, Aug 5: The road in Rasuwa district that was blocked by an overturn goods-carrier vehicle this morning has been opened after eight hours of joint efforts by the security personnel.

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.

RASUWA, July 31: Apples worth Rs 3.3 billion were imported from China via Rasuwagadhi border in FY2018/19.

RASUWA, July 28: Two persons were killed on Saturday as landslide triggered by torrential rainfall in Rasuwa buried a four-wheeler in Gosaikunda Rural Municipality ward-2.

RASUWA, July 24: More than 10,000 Nepalis have so far acquired entry card to cross the border with China, according to the immigration office, Rasuwa.

RASUWA, June 23: The Syafrubesi-Rasuwagadhi road section of the Galchhi-Trishuli-Rasuwa Gadhi highway has been obstructed since last night at Lingling due to the landslide triggered by incessant rainfall.

RASUWA, June 22: Upgrade of road connecting to Rasuwagadhi has begun. As the roads has degraded and the area is prone to accident, construction has begun. Division Road Office, Nuwakot has divided the work into two blocks that are Betrawati to Kalikasthan and Shyaubari to Dhunche.

RASUWA, June 10: There has been no syndicate-type operation at the customs point in Rasuwagadhi along the northern border, according to the District Administration Office of Rasuwa.

RASUWA June 9: Six persons were injured when a mini truck met with an accident in Gosaikunda rural municipality on Sunday.