Published On: September 3, 2017 02:30 AM NPT By: Ramesh Kumar Paudel
CHITWAN, September 3: Preparation for Second Gaindakot Festival that is scheduled to be organized in the second week of January has been started.
Published On: August 31, 2017 03:40 AM NPT By: Ramesh Kumar Paudel
CHITWAN, Aug 30: A parliamentary committee which is investigating Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) for its alleged misappropriation of funds on land purchase has uncovered strong evidences to prove the wrongdoings of the state-owned oil monopoly.
Published On: August 29, 2017 07:22 AM NPT By: Ramesh Kumar Paudel
CHITWAN, August 29: Following the devastating April 2015 earthquake, government had announced to aid quake victims in rebuilding their homes. It pledged housing reconstruction grants to help the victims to commence the rebuilding process.
Published On: August 23, 2017 03:15 AM NPT By: Ramesh Kumar Paudel
CHITWAN, August 23: A recent study has shown a significant increase in the number of Bengal tigers in Parsa National Park (PNP). Parsa Wildlife Reserve, which was established in 1984, got the status of a national park in April 2017.
Published On: August 21, 2017 09:29 AM NPT By: Ramesh Kumar Paudel
CHITWAN, August 21: The ‘Natural Art Exhibition’ kicked off at Kalawati Art Council, Gaindakot on Saturday. The exhibition is being organized to mark the first anniversary of Rotary Club of Gaindakot.
Published On: August 21, 2017 07:39 AM NPT By: Ramesh Kumar Paudel
CHITWAN, August 21: It has been a tough week for Bir Bahadur Chepang of Rapti Rural Municipality ward-6, Pyaridhap, who is currently mourning the loss of his 74-year-old mother Phulmati Praja Chepang. His mother died in the flood of August 13 on Saturday midnight.
Published On: August 21, 2017 03:31 AM NPT By: Ramesh Kumar Paudel
CHITWAN, Aug 20: Tourism in Sauraha, which was battered by last week's floods, is gradually returning back to normalcy.
Published On: August 21, 2017 12:54 AM NPT By: Ramesh Kumar Paudel
CHITWAN, Aug 20: It has been a tough week for Bir Bahadur Chepang of Rapti Rural Municipality ward-6, Pyaridhap, who is currently mourning the loss of his 74-year-old mother Phulmati Praja Chepang. His mother died in the flood of August 13 on Saturday midnight.
Published On: August 19, 2017 08:14 AM NPT By: Ramesh Kumar Paudel
CHITWAN, August 19: One of the three rhinoceroses washed away by floods to the Indian side of the border was rescued by Chitwan National Park (CNP) officials on Friday morning.
Published On: August 18, 2017 12:18 AM NPT By: Ramesh Kumar Paudel
CHITWAN, August 18: Monsoon floods not only cause trouble to human settlements time and again, they are also a threat to the endangered rhinos of Chitwan National Park (CNP). During the monsoon, floodwater has caused severe injuries to the one-horned rhinos and even killed them .
Published On: August 17, 2017 12:11 PM NPT By: Ramesh Kumar Paudel
CHITWAN, August 17: Incessant rainfall in the southern part of Nepal has badly affected fish, banana and poultry farming in Chitwan. Places famous for banana and fish farming such as Khairahani, Kumroj, Pithuwa, Ratnanagar, Jagatpur and Meghauli, among others, have been inundated due to continuous heavy rainfall.
Published On: August 14, 2017 02:15 AM NPT By: Ramesh Kumar Paudel
CHITWAN, August 13: While floods and landslides have claimed dozens of life and displaced hundreds of people across the country, Sauraha, a prime tourist hub has also been unaffected equally. Swollen Rapti and Budhi rivers have inundated areas near their banks and floods have entered settlements. There are 110 tourist hotels and dozens of restaurant in Sauraha and all of these have been flooded to varied extent.
Published On: August 13, 2017 03:17 AM NPT By: Ramesh Kumar Paudel
CHITWAN, Aug 12: It was raining heavily since Friday evening. As night deepened, the rain got heavier. It even felt like a cloud burst at times. Locals of Chitai area were trembling with fear that the Chitai River might get out of control anytime. The apprehension came true. The river got swollen and flood entered their houses forcing them to flee.
Published On: August 10, 2017 12:09 PM NPT By: Ramesh Kumar Paudel
CHITWAN: Rajan Gautam, president of Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Chitwan, inaugurated the Banana Cafe at Astha Chowk of Bharatpur on Wednesday. The cafe is a joint venture of banana traders Yagya Prasad Subedi 'Laxman', Meghanath Bhatta and Ramchandra Bhatt.
Published On: August 9, 2017 05:35 PM NPT By: Ramesh Kumar Paudel
CHITWAN, August 9: Chitwan locals have started a relay hunger strike in support of Dr Govinda KC who has been staging a fast-unto-death demanding reforms in the medical education sector.
Published On: August 9, 2017 09:02 AM NPT By: Ramesh Kumar Paudel
CHITWAN, Aug 8: Under construction Narayanghat-Muglin road section will be spending additional Rs 200 million to grapple with frequent landslides. There are 29 places along the section that have high risk of landslide. A recent study on preventing landslide risk has just proposed the details of strategy and expenses for controlling landslides.
Published On: August 5, 2017 10:28 PM NPT By: Ramesh Kumar Paudel
CHITWAN, August 5 : Renu Dahal of the CPN (Maoist Center), daughter of the party's chairman and former prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, has won the election for the post of mayor of Bharatpur Metropolitan City, defeating CPN-UML's candidate Devi Gyawali by 203 votes.
Published On: August 5, 2017 09:37 PM NPT By: Ramesh Kumar Paudel
CHITWAN, August 5: With much awaited, Renu Dahal of CPN (Maoist Center)has been elected as the mayor of Bharatpur Metropolitan City.
Published On: August 5, 2017 05:18 PM NPT By: Ramesh Kumar Paudel
CHITWAN, August 5: With the preliminary vote count results of the final ward of Bharatpur Metropolitan City coming out, CPN (Maoist Center) candidate Renu Yadav is inching closer to her rival Devi Gyawali of CPN-UML with a difference of 76 votes.
Published On: August 4, 2017 07:16 PM NPT By: Ramesh Kumar Paudel
CHITWAN, August 4: A special measure has been taken for the security of the vote counting of the Baraptur repoll. The counting center has secured with barbed wire. The reelection was held today. Of the total 3, 797 voters, 2, 870 voters cast their votes, according to District Election Office Chief Hari Dhakal. In the first phase of local polls, as many as 2, 897 votes had been cast.