Anil Bhandari

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Representatives accused of preferring excursion to development projects

Published On: August 15, 2018 04:30 AM NPT By: Anil Bhandari

SINDHULI, Aug 15: Spending a huge sum of money from the government budget, the elected representatives of Kamalamai Municipality along with the chiefs of few other rural municipalities have left for an excursion.

Kamalamai locals under tusker terror for past seven months

Published On: July 31, 2018 05:00 AM NPT By: Anil Bhandari

SINDHULI, July 31: Wild elephants have continued terrorizing the residents of various wards of Kamalamai Municipality for the past seven months. The elephants enter human settlements mostly at night, destroy crops and pull down houses.

Transport operators block vehicles on BP Highway

Published On: July 15, 2018 06:50 AM NPT By: Anil Bhandari

SINDHULI, July 15: Transport entrepreneurs on Saturday obstructed vehicular movement on the BP Highway for three hours, in a bid to pressure the government to reverse its decision to ban the movement of large vehicles on the highway.

20 percent reconstruction works completed in Sindhuli

Published On: July 11, 2018 04:10 AM NPT By: Anil Bhandari

SINDHULI, July 11: After more than three years of the devastating Gorkha earthquake, about 20 percent of the reconstruction works have completed so far in Sindhuli, according to the National Reconstruction Authority.

Locals suffer as roads turn into monsoon mud

Published On: July 4, 2018 10:55 AM NPT By: Anil Bhandari

SINDHULI, July 4: Nawaraj Gole of Kamalai Municipality in Sindhuli district does not like to step out of his home these days. Due to excessive rainfall, all the roads resemble ‘paddy fields’.

Diarrhea and viral fever cases spike in Sindhuli

Published On: June 23, 2018 05:05 AM NPT By: Anil Bhandari

SINDHULI, June 23: With the summer season in full stride, cases of viral and diarrheal diseases have increased markedly at the District Hospital, Sindhuli.

Ban on heavy vehicles on BP Highway comes into effect

Published On: June 9, 2018 10:09 AM NPT By: Anil Bhandari

SINDHULI, June 9: The local administration of Sindhuli has completely banned the operation of heavy vehicles along the BP Highway four days after the Supreme Court (SC) issued an order to this effect.

Sindhuli DAO bans operation of crushers

Published On: June 9, 2018 03:06 AM NPT By: Anil Bhandari

SINDHULI, June 9: In a bid to stop rampant excavation in Sunkoshi River, District Administration Office (DAO), Sindhuli has banned the operation of more than a dozen crushers after they were found operating against the laws.

Locals dissatisfied with govt decision to allow heavy vehicles on BP Highway

Published On: June 4, 2018 07:56 AM NPT By: Anil Bhandari

SINDHULI, June 4: Locals have expressed concerns over the government's recent decision to permit heavy vehicles on the BP Highway. They are worried about the future of the road after the government allowed heavy vehicles to operate on the road.

'Local representatives also involved in Sunkoshi excavation'

Published On: May 16, 2018 08:46 AM NPT By: Anil Bhandari

Locals have claimed that the excavation began after formation of the local government

Random sand mining taking toll on the Sunkoshi River

Published On: May 15, 2018 03:35 PM NPT By: Anil Bhandari

SINDHULI, May 15: The random extraction of sand, aggregates and stones in the Sunkosi River is not only taking a heavy toll on the nearby environment but also on the natural beauty of the river.

Water shortage halts reconstruction in Sindhuli

Published On: March 22, 2018 04:30 AM NPT By: Anil Bhandari

SINDHULI, March 22: After assembling workers and managing construction materials, survivors of the catastrophic earthquake of 2015 had just started rebuilding their houses in the district when scarcity of water stalled their dream to move to their new houses again.

All houses look similar in Sindhuli after reconstruction

Published On: February 10, 2018 08:19 AM NPT By: Anil Bhandari

SINDHULI, Feb 10: After months of delay and procrastination, reconstruction of the houses damaged by the 2015 earthquakes was expedited in Sindhuli a few months ago. And surprisingly, houses are already standing high in the district in no time. As soon as the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) fixed the deadline for rebuilding the houses, quake victims kept themselves busy rebuilding their damaged houses, putting aside all other works. After reconstruction, many parts of Sindhuli have worn a similar look with look-alike houses.

Quake victims in rural areas suffer in lack of banks

Published On: February 9, 2018 02:54 AM NPT By: Anil Bhandari

SINDHULI, Feb 8:  As most of the banks are limited to the district headquarters, earthquake victims living in rural parts of Sindhuli are almost deprived of banking service. As a result, they have to spend the whole day in vehicle to reach the headquarters even for minor transactions and mainly for receiving their reconstruction grants.

Quake victims in rural areas suffer in lack of banks

Published On: February 8, 2018 03:46 AM NPT By: Anil Bhandari

SINDHULI, Feb 7:  As most of the banks are limited to the district headquarters, earthquake victims living in rural parts of Sindhuli are almost deprived of banking service. As a result, they have to spend the whole day in vehicle to reach the headquarters even for minor transactions and mainly for receiving their reconstruction grants.

Timecard rule intensified to minimize road accidents on BP Highway

Published On: January 23, 2018 04:21 PM NPT By: Anil Bhandari

SINDHULI, Jan 23: District Traffic Police Office, Sindhuli has intensified timecard rule to minimize road accidents along the BP Highway. The timecard system has been stepped up concluding that the incidents of accidents are occurring due to over-speed.

Hike in the prices of construction materials halts reconstruction again

Published On: January 22, 2018 06:00 AM NPT By: Anil Bhandari

SINDHULI, Jan 22: The long-delayed reconstruction process which had finally picked up pace has again been halted with the sudden hike in the prices of construction materials.

Reconstruction finally picks up pace after 32 months of earthquake

Published On: December 30, 2017 03:40 AM NPT By: Anil Bhandari

SINDHULI, Dec 29: Thirty-two months after the catastrophic earthquake of 2015, reconstruction has finally been speeded up in Sindhuli.

Candidates making last-ditch efforts to persuade swing voters

Published On: December 6, 2017 03:30 AM NPT By: Anil Bhandari

SINDHULI, Dec 6: The silent period for the parliamentary and provincial polls has begun from Monday midnight, barring political parties and candidates from conducting any kind of election-related activities.

Farmers despair as middlemen eat into sweet orange earnings

Published On: November 26, 2017 03:45 AM NPT By: Anil Bhandari

SINDHULI, Nov 26: Although Sindhuli is considered as a hub for sweet orange (Junar) farming, the consumers are forced to pay excessively for the locally-produced fruits due to involvement of middlemen in the transaction.