Author: Himalaya Post

Two girls, who were taken captive in India for the past six months, have been rescued on Thursday night. A police team deployed from Boarder Police Post, Maheshpur, of West Nawalparasi, rescued them from Kamtabazaar of Maharajgunj district in India, with the support of Maiti Nepal and Indian Police. The rescued girls are sisters of the same family of Bardaghat in Nawalparasi. Police rescued them after their mother filed complaint asking police to rescue her daughters and handed over them to the parents after rescuing them. Deputy Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office, West Nawalparasi, Birendra Thapa, said that further investigation into the case was underway. Thapa said, “Search for the involved in the incident is on.” Mother of the girls said that a woman had taken them with herself in India, alluring them of providing good job in a shop but had given physical, mental and financial torture as well as they were taken captive...

The central transmission line is also to be connected in Rukum (east). The drive for expanding central transmission line to all local levels including district headquarters Rukumkot is gaining pace. It may be noted that Nepal Electricity Authority’s transmission centre was established in the district in the Nepali month of last Asoj (September-October). The office also has expedited the tasks of expanding electric cables, erecting poles and installing transformer, among others. The NEA has intensified its preparation to expand national transmission across the district. NEA is planning to expand reach of electric access from the national grid of 33 KVA through Thawang of Rolpa and Bhume rural municiplaity-6 Mahat and 11 KVA via Rukum (west) and district headquarters Rukumkot, shared office in-charge Yubaraj Rawat. It is believed that the expansion of national transmission will also ease connect locally-produced electricity to the national...

A new species of bird ‘Purbiya Fulbari’ was found at Chitwan National Park in Nepal. According to the ex-President of Bird Education Society Chitwan and bird expert Basu Bidari, Society’s member Raju Tamang found the new species of bird on Thursday. Bidari further shared that the bird has entered Nepal through Mongolia, Japan, and India among others to ward off cold. Though the aquatic bird was first found in Nepal’s Koshi Tappu and West Nepal it is the first time that the bird was spotted in Chitwan, he shared. The bird, however, goes back to Mongolia and Japan to incubate, lay and hatch eggs. With the detection of the new one, the number of birds species found in Chitwan has reached 641. Nepal is a habitat for different 887 species of...

Four commercial areas have been identified to contribute to the economic development of Nepalgunj sub-metropolis. With the technical assistance of German government, the sub-metropolis has identified vegetable, fruits, food processing and milk (dairy) as top commercial points through a 11-day workshop. The sub-metropolis came up with the move as part of its Local and Provincial Economic Development Project. In a bid to boost local economy and garner strengths to overcome imminent risks, the commercial areas have been identified, Nepalgunj mayor Dr Dhawal Shumsher Rana said. He expressed readiness on part of the sub-metropolis to extend any type of assistance towards promoting trade and entrepreneurship in the town. He further shared that the sub-metropolis has floated a plan to set up economic promotion department in Nepalgunj to help germinate new...