Jeetendra Kumar Jha

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Murderer mother sentenced to life

Published On: March 3, 2019 05:30 AM NPT By: Jeetendra Kumar Jha

RAJBIRAJ, March 3: The Saptari District Court, on Wednesday, slapped life imprisonment on two suspects for murdering a minor two years ago. One of the two convicts is the mother of the murdered child.

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'Citizenship for sale'

Published On: November 11, 2018 04:00 AM NPT By: Jeetendra Kumar Jha

RAJBIRAJ, Nov 11: Genuine people are deprived of citizenship in Nepal while foreign nationals have been reportedly obtaining the document in collusion with the government officials by paying handsome price.

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'Citizenship for sale'

Published On: October 2, 2018 03:00 AM NPT By: Jeetendra Kumar Jha

RAJBIRAJ, Oct 2: Genuine people are deprived of citizenship in Nepal while foreign nationals have been reportedly obtaining the document in collusion with the government officials by paying handsome price.

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Indian national caught with fake citizenship

Published On: September 27, 2018 04:30 AM NPT By: Jeetendra Kumar Jha

RAJBIRAJ, Sept 27: Saptari police last week held an Indian national Ramjit Rajak for possessing forged Nepali citizenship. His addressed in the citizenship has been mentioned as Rajbiraj-3 while he had been staying temporarily at Damak Municipality of Jhapa for the past few months.

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Dozens of villages under risk of flooding as dam remains unrepaired

Published On: July 5, 2018 06:37 AM NPT By: Jeetendra Kumar Jha

RAJBIRAJ, July 5: Khado River inundated thousands of houses during the monsoon last year. Every year, the river swells during the monsoon and wreaks havoc in the surrounding villages.

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Indian projects worth millions of dollars in limbo

Published On: March 25, 2018 04:30 AM NPT By: Jeetendra Kumar Jha

RAJBIRAJ, March 25: Since 2007, no India-backed development project has been initiated in Saptari district. This is largely due to failure of the five India-backed projects in the district that were approved between 2005 and 2007.

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Rape rife in Saptari localities

Published On: March 14, 2018 04:00 AM NPT By: Jeetendra Kumar Jha

RAJBIRAJ, March 14: It was around eight o'clock in the evening. Parbati (name changed) walked out of her home in Sabhunath Municipality to buy medicines at a nearby medical store.

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Fake citizenship rackets thrive in tarai

Published On: February 21, 2018 06:15 AM NPT By: Jeetendra Kumar Jha

RAJBIRAJ, Feb 21: If citizens of India, Bangladesh and other countries want to obtain Nepali citizenship certificate, all they have to do is to visit Saptari and Sunsari districts. These two districts, since a long time, have been a safe haven for international criminals to obtain fake Nepali citizenship certificates.

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'One home, one toilet' campaign in Kodarkatti

Published On: December 26, 2017 05:00 AM NPT By: Jeetendra Kumar Jha

SAPTARI, Dec 26:  Preparations are in full swing in Ramanagar, Kodarkatti village of Saptari to declare the village an Open Defecation Free (ODF) zone before December 29. Residents have sped up the 'one home, one toilet campaign' in the recent days to meet the deadline.

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Sakarpura flood victims start building toilets to get ODF status

Published On: December 17, 2017 05:15 AM NPT By: Jeetendra Kumar Jha

SAPTARI, Dec 17: A few months ago, Saptari and various other districts of tarai were hit by devastating floods. Many villages including Sakarpura were chronically ravaged by flood water. The floods inundated more than 1,500 houses and destroyed infrastructures like roads and bridges.

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Kin of Dhading accident demand stern action against guilty

Published On: October 30, 2017 05:45 AM NPT By: Jeetendra Kumar Jha

RAJBIRAJ, Oct 30: Relatives of the passengers killed in Dhading bus plunge on Saturday have urged the government to find out the actual reasons behind the fatal accident and take action against the responsible persons.

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Parties ignore martyrs' families in candidacy registration

Published On: September 8, 2017 05:00 AM NPT By: Jeetendra Kumar Jha

SAPTARI, September 8: The major, as well as Madhes-based political parties, have ignored the martyrs' families while picking their candidates for the third round of local polls slated for September 18 in Province 2, compelling family members of the martyrs to contest the polls as independent candidates.

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Paddy crop in 10,000 hectares damaged in Saptari

Published On: August 17, 2017 04:30 AM NPT By: Jeetendra Kumar Jha

RAJBIRAJ, August 17: Recent floods damaged paddy crop in more than 10,000 hectares in Saptari district, according to a preliminary estimate of the District Agriculture Development Office (DADO).

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Saptari incident: One more person succumbs to injuries, death toll climbs to 5

Published On: March 10, 2017 05:42 PM NPT By: Jeetendra Kumar Jha

SAPTARI, March 10: The death toll of Saptari incident has climbed to 5.

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UDMF cadres clash with police in Saptari (Update)

Published On: March 7, 2017 12:59 PM NPT By: Jeetendra Kumar Jha

SAPTARI, March 7: Fresh clashes between the security force and the cadres of United Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF) have been reported in Saptari.

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Protestors vandalize vehicle of NHRC in Rajbiraj

Published On: March 7, 2017 10:53 AM NPT By: Jeetendra Kumar Jha

SAPTARI, March 7: A group of  people has vandalized the vehicle belonging to Janakpur Regional Office of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Rajbiraj on Tuesday morning.

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1 killed, 14 injured in Saptari clash (Update)

Published On: March 6, 2017 05:18 PM NPT By: Jeetendra Kumar Jha

SAPTARI, March 6:  A person died on the spot after the cadres of the agitating United Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF) clashed with security forces during a function organized by the CPN-UML as part of Mechi-Mahakali Campaign in Saptari.

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UDMF to intensify protest from mid-March

Published On: March 5, 2017 11:14 AM NPT By: Jeetendra Kumar Jha

KATHMANDU, March 5:  The United Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF) affiliated parties are preparing to intensify the protest program in the Tarai-Madhesh region after mid-March against the announcement of the date of the local polls before the constitution amendment.

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Kamal, Kamala set national records in weightlifting

Published On: December 27, 2016 09:06 AM NPT By: Jeetendra Kumar Jha

RAJBIRAJ, Dec 27: Tribhuvan Army Club weightlifters Kamal Bahadur Adhikari and Kamala Shrestha set new national records in weightlifting in the National Games being held in Rajbiraj, Saptari.

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