Author: Himalaya Post

With increasing complaints from the public, the operation of crusher industries is coming to halt in Mahottari district. The District Monitoring Committee formed to oversee the consumption of natural resources and river products on Wednesday took a decision to ban the operation of crusher industries. Monitoring Committee Coordinator Suresh Prasad Singh shared that the decision to ban the crusher industries was made when their operators did not provide stock details of the fiscal year 2075/76 BS. He further said that directive was already issued to all the local level of the district to certify the stock of crusher and sand processing centres in their territory and send the details to the District Coordination Committee within five days. The district has 15 local levels. The crusher industries have been operational in Bardibas, Aurahi, Bahnagaha and Gaushala municipalities in the northern belt of the area without license. Singh, also the coordinator of District Coordination Committee, said re-operation license can be provided to the only industries which have completed all the stated process. Due to growing public complaint on illegal excavation of sand and gravel from Chure region, the district coordination committee and natural resource and environment committee of the state-2 have upped joint monitoring in the area. Around 50 crusher industries and sand processing centres did not provide the documents demanded in course of the monitoring. The committee decided to completely...

Bagmati State Government’s chief minister Dormani Poudel has said the Gorkha-Mughal war has played a role in popularizing the bravery of the Gorkha soldiers in the world. Chief Minister Poudel stated this in a congratulatory message he gave today on the occasion of the 257th Victory Celebration of Makawanpurgadhi. A victory celebration is being observed at Makawanpurgadhi today to commemorate the victory of the Gorkha army in the battle with the army of then Mughal Emperor Mir Kasim. Chief Minister Poudel stated that today’s day marks a glorious and historical day of the valor of the Gorkha army in a battle 257 years back. “Nepal would not have been an independent country it is today had the Nepalis faced defeat in the battle that took place 257 years ago. Therefore, this day is important in Nepalis’ history. I pay sincere tributes and respect to the 30 brave warriors who lost their lives fighting for the protection of the motherland and all the other soldiers who fought for the country in that battle,” Chief Minister Poudel stated in the...