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Indian side accused of constructing infrastructure in no man's land
Published On: February 17, 2020 02:25 PM NPT By: DIL BAHADUR CHHATYAL /PUSHPA RAJ JOSHI
DHANGADHI, Feb 17: The Indian side has started constructing government buildings on the no man's land without taking permission from Nepal.
Faulty paddy seeds haunt far-west farmers
Published On: November 3, 2019 11:42 AM NPT By: DIL BAHADUR CHHATYAL /PUSHPA RAJ JOSHI
DHANGADHI, Nov 3: Farmers in Kailali and Kanchanpur districts have been at the receiving end as they have been provided with faulty seeds of Garima variety of paddy.
A year on, capital of Sudur Paschim still mired in uncertainty
Published On: September 29, 2019 07:44 AM NPT By: DIL BAHADUR CHHATYAL /PUSHPA RAJ JOSHI
TEGHARI (Kailali), Sept 29: It has been exactly one year since the Provincial Assembly here announced the province’s name as Sudur Paschim Province and also decided the capital.
Victims recall 15 minutes of perfect storm
Published On: June 9, 2019 06:00 AM NPT By: DIL BAHADUR CHHATYAL /PUSHPA RAJ JOSHI
DHANGADHI, June 9: The scorching sun was setting at last and locals in various parts of Kailali were returning home for the evening when the devastating storm on Thursday descended upon them.
Patients complain of sheer negligence at Seti Zonal Hospital
Published On: April 11, 2019 08:34 AM NPT By: DIL BAHADUR CHHATYAL /PUSHPA RAJ JOSHI
DHANGADHI, April 11: Shalibhan Jethara, 80, who was admitted at the emergency room of Seti Zonal Hospital on Wednesday due to complications arising from high blood pressure felt even worst after receiving treatment. The reason was, nurses had injected his lean, skinny arm many times to find veins. His blood needed to be taken out, and the nurses did not find veins after multiple attempts. Later, he learned that the girls who were attending him were not certified, nurses but interns. “That is why they injected syringe for so many times. It hurt me so badly,” said the old man.
Indian embankment puts 1,300 families at risk of inundation in Kailali
Published On: February 18, 2019 07:55 AM NPT By: DIL BAHADUR CHHATYAL /PUSHPA RAJ JOSHI
KAILALI, Feb 18: An embankment being constructed by India near the Indo-Nepal border neighboring the Kairali Rural Municipality has alarmed locals of inundation in their areas during the rainy season.
Death of 2,200 cows just a rumor created by an NGO to pocket budget
Published On: February 11, 2019 07:30 AM NPT By: DIL BAHADUR CHHATYAL /PUSHPA RAJ JOSHI
KAILALI, Feb 11: In September, Ghodaghodi Municipality erected three cowsheds for the management of stray cattle. In the last six months, only 70 cows had died but a non-governmental organization (NGO) was recently found spreading rumors about the death of more than 2,200 cows in the municipality
India illegally building wall near no-man's land
Published On: January 25, 2019 05:00 AM NPT By: DIL BAHADUR CHHATYAL /PUSHPA RAJ JOSHI
KANCHANPUR, Jan 25: The Indian side has been building a brick wall near the no-man's land at Dokebazaar of Purnawas Municipality-11 of Kanchanpur.
Lawmakers condemn newspaper burning
Published On: October 5, 2018 04:30 AM NPT By: DIL BAHADUR CHHATYAL /PUSHPA RAJ JOSHI
DHANGADHI, Oct 5: Lawmakers from both ruling and main opposition parties have opposed the act of setting ablaze Nagarik daily and other newspapers at Attariya of Kailali while being ferried from Nepalgunj for distribution on Wednesday.
Locals unhappy with name and capital Province 7
Published On: October 3, 2018 06:30 AM NPT By: DIL BAHADUR CHHATYAL /PUSHPA RAJ JOSHI
DHANGADHI, Oct 3: In 1981, King Birendra demarcated Nepal's nine districts of the farthest west as 'Far-western Development Region' and set Dipayal as its headquarters.
Conservationists against Godawari as capital
Published On: October 1, 2018 06:50 AM NPT By: DIL BAHADUR CHHATYAL /PUSHPA RAJ JOSHI
DHANGADHI, Oct 1: Some residents of the Far West Province are not happy with the government’s decision to choose Godawari as the province’s permanent capital. They have accused the government of being directed forest mafias who are plotting to destroy forest in the area by shifting the capital from Dhangadi to Godawari. After the provincial assembly on Friday named Godawari as the provincial capital, protests have been intensified.
Province 7 named Far-western, Godawari its capital
Published On: September 29, 2018 07:02 AM NPT By: DIL BAHADUR CHHATYAL /PUSHPA RAJ JOSHI
DHANGADHI, Sept 29: Province 7 has been named Far-western Province from Friday with Godawari in Kailali district as its capital. A decision to this effect was taken on Friday despite friction over the choices.
DNA testing starts for suspended SP, two others
Published On: September 14, 2018 05:30 AM NPT By: DIL BAHADUR CHHATYAL /PUSHPA RAJ JOSHI
KANCHANPUR, Sept 14: A blood sample of suspended Superintendent of Police Dilli Bista, one of the accused in the rape and murder case of teenager Nirmala Panta, has been collected for DNA testing.
'Police team should be investigated under custody'
Published On: September 13, 2018 02:16 AM NPT By: DIL BAHADUR CHHATYAL /PUSHPA RAJ JOSHI
KANCHANPUR, Sept 13: Neighbors and relatives of Nirmala Panta, who was raped and murdered over a month ago, have demanded the arrest of the entire police team involved, accusing them of trying to cover up the truth regarding the incident. They have demanded investigations into the police team for their 'obvious efforts to protect the real culprit'.
Chopping of guava tree raises eyebrows
Published On: August 30, 2018 05:30 AM NPT By: DIL BAHADUR CHHATYAL /PUSHPA RAJ JOSHI
KANCHANPUR, Aug 30: The rape and murder of Nirmala Panta sparked outrage across the country while the latest twist in the story has raised quite a few eyebrows. The chopping down of a guava tree in the garden of Nirmala's friend Roshani Bam has made the locals suspicious of foul play.
Locals question police role in rape-murder probe
Published On: August 25, 2018 06:54 AM NPT By: DIL BAHADUR CHHATYAL /PUSHPA RAJ JOSHI
MAHENDRANAGAR, Aug 25: Accusing that police have been attempting to protect the person involved in the rape and murder of 13-year-old Nirmala Panta, the locals and Panta’s family members have demanded investigation against the police team led by Superintendent of Police (SP) Dilli Bista.
Reckless negligence: 'Tree ambush' on a blacktopped road
Published On: August 14, 2018 06:30 AM NPT By: DIL BAHADUR CHHATYAL /PUSHPA RAJ JOSHI
DHANGADI, Aug 14: Bhikhram Chaudhari of Pathari village lost his brother, Khushiram, 26, in a road accident last winter after the victim's motorbike hit at a tree in the middle of the road. He was returning home from Dhangadi, carrying fodder for chicks.
Tharu leaders for Dipayal as Province 7 capital
Published On: August 12, 2018 06:30 AM NPT By: DIL BAHADUR CHHATYAL /PUSHPA RAJ JOSHI
KAILALI, Aug 12: While lawmakers are divided over naming Province 7 and fixing its capital, Tharu leaders have agreed to stand in favor of naming Dipayal as the provincial capital in a conclusion that this move could help them to garner wider support of hilly people in naming the province as Tharuhat.
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