Published On: March 8, 2024 02:50 PM NPT By: Nagendra Upadhyaya
Srijana Rawat, now the first pilot from Karnali, had a dream of flying aircraft since her school days.
Published On: February 1, 2024 08:30 AM NPT By: Nagendra Upadhyaya
SURKHET, Feb 1: The Karnali Corridor, which links the remote Karnali Province to China, is set to become operational from the Nepali month of Baishakh (mid-April to mid-May). The Nepalese Army is in the final phase of completing the challenging task of opening an 11 km stretch of rugged terrain from Lalibagar to Dullikuna in Humla.
Published On: January 6, 2024 07:45 PM NPT By: Nagendra Upadhyaya
SURKHET, Jan 6: After assuming office as the third Chief Minister of Karnali Province, Rajkumar Sharma pledged to provide employment opportunities for 10,000 Karnali youths annually. However, one year into Sharma's tenure, the ambitious decision has yet to be implemented.
Published On: January 2, 2024 03:00 PM NPT By: Nagendra Upadhyaya
KATHMANDU, Jan 2: The bodies of the two people who died in the Balkumari incident have been sent to their home districts.
Published On: December 26, 2023 09:27 PM NPT By: Nagendra Upadhyaya
SURKHET, Dec 27: After assuming office as the third chief minister of Karnali Province, Chief Minister Raj Kumar Sharma announced to provide employment to 10,000 Karnali youths every year. It will be one year on January 12, 2024 since Sharma took over the command of Karnali. However, the announcement made by Sharma has not been implemented so far.
Published On: December 20, 2023 01:00 PM NPT By: Nagendra Upadhyaya
SURKHET, Dec 20: Samiksha Pun's family of Pipe, Bheri Municipality-1, Jajarkot, has been residing under the tarpaulin provided by a donor after her house was destroyed by the November 3 earthquake. Her one-and-a-half-year-old daughter Sujata, three-year-old son Siddhant and five-year-old daughter Suhana have been continuously sick since they started living under the leaking tarpaulin. "Doctors prescribe medicine by asking to protect the children from cold," Pun said. "How to keep the children warm under a tarpaulin?" she added.
Published On: December 10, 2023 09:05 AM NPT By: Nagendra Upadhyaya
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.
Published On: December 6, 2023 02:30 PM NPT By: Nagendra Upadhyaya
SURKHET, Dec 6: Urmila Bishwakarma, the mother of Nabaraj BK, who was murdered over the issue of inter-caste love and marriage, recently received justice as the District Court, Rukum West, pronounced life imprisonment for 24 individuals involved in the mass murder incident that occurred on May 23, 2020.
Published On: November 20, 2023 01:58 PM NPT By: Nagendra Upadhyaya
KATHMANDU, Nov 20: Two people including a child died in a jeep accident in Garijeula in Chaurjahari Municipality of Rukum West on Monday.
Published On: November 7, 2023 09:35 PM NPT By: Nagendra Upadhyaya
SURKHET, Nov 7: Earthquake survivors in Jajarkot have appealed to President Ram Chandra Paudel for medical treatment, food, and shelter for the injured.
Published On: November 7, 2023 02:15 PM NPT By: Nagendra Upadhyaya
SURKHET, Nov 7: President Ramchandra Paudel has conducted an on-site inspection of the earthquake-affected area in Jajarkot. President Paudel reached Jajarkot Hospital and inquired about the condition of the injured.
Published On: October 1, 2023 10:31 AM NPT By: Nagendra Upadhyaya
SURKHET, Oct 1: The process of voting is currently underway for the election of the leadership of CPN-UML Karnali Province. The voting started at 10AM today. The first session of the UML convention, originally scheduled for two days, failed to reach a consensus on the leadership selection, necessitating the election on the fifth day.
Published On: August 10, 2023 04:00 PM NPT By: Nagendra Upadhyaya
SURKHET, Aug 10: Hima Buda, a health worker working at Pulu Health Post in Mugu Karmarong Rural Municipality, reached the Mugu Airport on Wednesday to visit Nepalgunj for treatment. Buda, who reached the airport in two days, is unsure about when she will reach Nepalgunj.
Published On: April 23, 2023 03:54 PM NPT By: Nagendra Upadhyaya
SURKHET, April 23: Karnali Chief Minister (CM) Raj Kumar Sharma has prepared to take the vote of confidence in the provincial assembly for a third time. Sharma registered a letter regarding the seeking the vote of confidence in the province assembly on Sunday.
Published On: February 27, 2023 02:10 PM NPT By: Nagendra Upadhyaya
SURKHET, Feb 27: Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has decided to cancel the agreement with India's Seven3 Sports Pvt Ltd, the main partner of the Nepal T-20 League cricket competition.
Published On: February 9, 2023 04:00 PM NPT By: Nagendra Upadhyaya
SURKHET, Feb 9: Navraj Gurung, a member of the Birendranagar Municipality City Executive, who was convicted of dual citizenship, has been nominated as a member of the Surkhet Valley Town Development Committee. Executive member Gurung was nominated as a member of the town development committee by Mayor Mohan Maya Dhakal (Bhandari) on Tuesday.
Published On: February 7, 2023 05:30 PM NPT By: Nagendra Upadhyaya
SURKHET, Feb 7: Karnali Province government has decided to give a public holiday on February 13 on the occasion of the ‘People's War Day’. A meeting of the Council of Ministers of Karnali Province held on Monday decided to give a public holiday on February 13 for public offices of the province.
Published On: February 2, 2023 09:15 AM NPT By: Nagendra Upadhyaya
SURKHET, Feb 2: Police have arrested a woman on the charge of killing her husband and hiding his body in a safety tank five years after the incident.
Published On: January 30, 2023 08:40 PM NPT By: Nagendra Upadhyaya
SURKHET, Jan 30: Nawaraj Gurung, an executive member of Birendranagar Municipality, has been found guilty by the District Administration Office, Surkhet for acquiring citizenship certificate twice with different dates.
Published On: January 30, 2023 01:52 PM NPT By: Nagendra Upadhyaya
SURKHET, Jan 30: Police have arrested a woman with the contraband drug brown sugar. A joint team of Karnali Province Police Office, Narcotics Control Bureau and District Police Office Surkhet arrested Malati Baigar from Gandaki tole of Birendranagar-3 along with 440 milligrams of the narcotic drug and cash.