Rohit Rai

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Dahal hints Province 1 name could be Kirat

Published On: June 2, 2019 06:30 AM NPT By: Rohit Rai

DHARAN, June 2:  Former prime minister and chairperson of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), Pushpa Kamal Dahal, has said that discussions are underway in the party over naming Province 1 as Kirat.

Unidentified group shoots at microfinance worker

Published On: May 27, 2019 05:30 AM NPT By: Rohit Rai

DHARAN, May 27: Every month, Shambhu Prasad Gachchhadar ,35, a staffer at the Kathari-based Jiwan Bikash Micro-Finance Ltd in Morang, used to go to Dharan-4, 5 and Yangshila area of Morang to collect deposits from individuals as well as firms.

Unidentified group loot Rs 400,000 in Dharan

Published On: May 26, 2019 02:26 PM NPT By: Rohit Rai

DHARAN, May 26: An unidentified group shot an employee of Dharan-based microfinance and robbed of around Rs 400,000 on Sunday afternoon.

Bodies of Miklajung victims handed over to kin after postmortem

Published On: May 23, 2019 07:50 AM NPT By: Rohit Rai

DHARAN, May 23: After postmortems at BP Koirala Hospital in Dharan, the bodies of all victims of the horrific Miklajung murders have been handed over to relatives.

Protest launched demanding Dharan as Province 1 capital

Published On: May 6, 2019 10:00 AM NPT By: Rohit Rai

DHARAN, May 5: At a time when the parliament of Province 1 is struggling to fix its name and permanent capital, political and civil society leaders in Dharan started staging protests since Sunday demanding Dharan be declared the capital of the province.

Land mafia grab 243 bighas of watershed land acquired by govt long ago

Published On: April 15, 2019 05:00 AM NPT By: Rohit Rai

DHARAN, April 15: Even though the government had already relocated the families from Surdu Watershed area which is the prime source of water supply for Dharan, it has been found that hundreds of Bighas of land in the watershed area have already been captured by various individuals.

7 killed in two road accidents

Published On: April 9, 2019 07:46 AM NPT By: Rohit Rai

DHARAN/ARGHAKHANCHI, April 9: A total of seven people died in two separate road accidents on Monday. One accident occurred in Arghakhanchi and the other in Dharan.

Four die, 21 injured in Dharan bus accident

Published On: April 8, 2019 03:05 PM NPT By: Rohit Rai

DHARAN, April 8: At least four persons died and 21 sustained injuries when a passenger bus met with an accident in Dharan on Monday afternoon.

Experiencing Tamang culture in Bishnupaduka Homestay

Published On: March 28, 2019 02:30 PM NPT By: Rohit Rai

Travelling to new places and experiencing the local culture can shift your perspective. Moreover, you can gain a sense of rejuvenation as well. And if you are the one looking for getting out from the hustle and bustle of Kathmandu, how about going Dharan and stay at the newly formed homestay at Bishnupaduka Homestay, Dharan.

Land mafia selling land of Sardu Watershed Area: Locals

Published On: March 23, 2019 05:30 AM NPT By: Rohit Rai

DHARAN, March 23: Locals have accused land mafia occupying land belonging to the Sardu Watershed Area and illegal selling the land.

BPKIHS now has ‘two vice-chancellors’

Published On: March 21, 2019 07:36 AM NPT By: Rohit Rai

DHARAN, March 21: After the Supreme Court (SC) on Sunday issued an interim order to the government not to sack Prof Dr Raj Kumar Rauniyar from the post of vice-chancellor of the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), Dharan, he returned to work amid celebrations by his supporters.

Shortage of nurses affects BPKIHS services

Published On: March 17, 2019 06:00 AM NPT By: Rohit Rai

DHARAN, March 17: Hari Kumari Rai, a nursing supervisor at the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), says that she 'does not have time even to breathe.'

BPKIHS without Vice-Chancellor

Published On: March 16, 2019 10:47 AM NPT By: Rohit Rai

DHARAN, March 16: BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) is being run without a vice chancellor (VC) after its VC Dr Raj Kumar Rauniyar was sacked by the Ministry of Health and Population On Thursday for "poor performance".

BPKIHS senate meeting sacks Vice Chancellor Rauniyar

Published On: March 2, 2019 11:28 AM NPT By: Rohit Rai

DHARAN, March 2: Vice Chancellor of the B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), Rajkumar Rauniyar, has been relieved from his post, on Friday.

Dauphins defeat Dharan to lift second title in five days

Published On: February 17, 2019 11:34 AM NPT By: Rohit Rai

DHARAN, Feb 16: Cameroon’s Dauphins Football Club has lifted the 21st Budha Subba Red Bull Gold Cup football tournament title defeating the host Dharan Football Club 3-2 in tie breaker on Saturday.

Dauphins defeats Police in sudden-death to reach final

Published On: February 16, 2019 11:15 AM NPT By: Rohit Rai

DHARAN, Feb 16: Cameroon’s Dauphins Football Club has advanced into the final of the ongoing 21st Budha Subba Red Bull Gold Cup football tournament with a 6-5 sudden-death win over the departmental team Nepal Police Club in Dharan on Friday.

Host Dharan stuns Sankata to reach Budha Subba Gold Cup final

Published On: February 15, 2019 11:25 AM NPT By: Rohit Rai

DHARAN, Feb 15: Host Dharan Football Club advanced into the final of the ongoing 21st Budha Subba Red Bull Gold Cup football tournament stunning A-Division runner-up Sankata Club 4-3 in the tie-breaker in Dharan on Thursday.

Roads in the middle of forest threatening safety of wild animals

Published On: February 13, 2019 03:08 AM NPT By: Rohit Rai

DHARAN, Feb 12: There is a road which runs right through the Panwari Community Forest of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City-6, in between Mahadev Chowk and Panwari.

Sankata, Kakarbhitta to restart tiebreaker today after sudden-death failed to decide result

Published On: February 11, 2019 08:30 AM NPT By: Rohit Rai

DHARAN, Feb 11: The opening match of the 21st International Invitational Budha Subba Red Bull Gold Cup football tournament between Sankata Club and Mechi Netralaya Kakarbhitta Training Center was stopped at a 4-4 tiebreaker as the sudden-death could not continue due to lack of light.

NEA offers to supply 100 MW of power to Dharan

Published On: January 14, 2019 12:36 PM NPT By: Rohit Rai

DHARAN, Jan 14: Kulman Ghising, managing director of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), has offered to provide 100 MW of hydropower to Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City.