Author: Himalaya Post

Rupandehi- Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Poudel has expressed commitment for the development of all regions in Rupandehi district. He made this commitment while inaugurating a bridge constructed over the Danab River at Nayagaon in Butwal-14 today. He said the development construction works would be pursued simultaneously. “We will not let this place lag behind in terms of development,” he reiterated on the occasion. Finance Minister Poudel said both the development works and the government’s works would be made effective in the coming days, calling for the support from all in this. Stating that the local people too have an equal responsibility in pushing for the development issues of this region, he urged them to alert the authorities concerned about this from time to time. “This place would not be allowed to lag behind in terms of infrastructure development. The process has been begun for the construction of a constituent campus of the Lumbini Buddhist University at this place. The face of this place will transform once this project is completed,” Finance Minister Poudel said. Completed on 16 September, 2019 at a cost of Rs 62 million, the bridge is 98.25 metres in length and 7.2 metres in width.  Earlier today, minister Poudel inaugurated a bridge at Magarghat that links Yogikuti and Shivanagar. Constructed in the Nepali month of Magh, 2076 BS at the cost of Rs 214 million, the...

London- A coronavirus-infected Nepali died of brain stroke while undergoing treatment at a hospital in the United Kingdom. Prof Dr Chandra Laksamba, a permanent resident of Sikaincha, Taplejung, who has long been residing in the UK, passed away at Farnabaro-based hospital in Britain, shared his colleague Dr Krishna Adhikari. Dr Laksamba was an academic personality with his ex-Gurkha background. He was put on ventilator after brain stroke while being treated at the hospital after contracting the coronavirus since last January 18. His surgery could not take place due to high blood pressure, the hospital sources said. After retirement from the Gorkha Army, Laksamba, 59, had served the Oxford University as a research assistant for around two years and as a project coordinator of a census project implemented by Nepal Study Centre, UK from 2006 to 2009 to identify Nepali populace in the UK. O f late, he had quit his stay and returned Nepal and also started serving the Nepal Open University as a Professor. He had come to the UK to visit his spouse and family members some time ago. It may be noted that the Nepal government had appointed him as a member of the Bouddha University Council last year. He is survived by his spouse and two sons....

Jumla- A fire that broke out at Gothigaun in Tila rural municipality-7, Jumla Pokhari has turned 25 houses into ashes. According to Public Information Officer and Police Inspector of District Police Office, Humla, Yuwan Kumar Chaudhary, all 25 houses were completely destroyed in the fire incident that spread from a pipe of an improved stove in the village which is 35-km away from the district headquarters, Jumla Khalanga. The inferno caught the dry grass on the roof top of the house and got spread, he shared. As many as 20-25 cattle were also burnt alive along with the destruction of the house, Chaudhary added. “The fire incident had occurred at around 7.00 pm as informed by the local witness”, he briefed. A police team comprising six personnel from Tila-1, Raralihi police post and Kudari police post had reached the incident site immediately after being informed of the fire outbreak, he further shared. Later, a 26-member police squad including a 15-member team from Jumla headquarters under the leadership of Police Inspector Nabin Thapa Magar and a 11-member team led by Assistant Inspector of the Armed Police Force Laxmi Prasad Sharma was mobilized to the fire site, informed Jumla’s Chief District Officer Bhupendra Thapa. CDO Thapa said that the fire had caused a big loss due to geographical remoteness and inadequacy of water sources. As the fire has not been completely...