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Locals warn of boycotting polls unless they get compensation

Published On: October 30, 2017 06:30 AM NPT By: NARAHARI SAPKOTA AND DEVENDRA BASNET

GORKHA, Oct 30: Locals of Gorkha and Dhading, whose land would be acquired by Budhigandaki Hydro Project, have warned of boycotting the upcoming federal and provincial polls if the government does not start the process of distributing compensation at the earliest.

Reconstruction by I/NGOs sluggish

Published On: August 1, 2017 10:00 AM NPT By: NARAHARI SAPKOTA AND DEVENDRA BASNET

GORKHA, July 31: The pace of work of the NGOs and INGOs working for reconstruction in Gorkha district, the epicenter of the 2015 earthquakes, is even slower than that of the government, it has been observed.

Landslides kill 8 in Pyuthan, 3 in Gorkha

Published On: July 5, 2016 09:45 PM NPT By: NARAHARI SAPKOTA AND DEVENDRA BASNET

GORKHA/DANG, July 5: Massive landslides triggered by incessant rainfall have killed 11 people -- eight in Pyuthan and three in Gorkha district -- over the past two days. The landslides occurred in Gorkha on Tuesday and in Pyuthan on Monday.