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Three-member taskforce formed to investigate into Jumla clash

Posted by | Aug 12, 2018 |

Surkhet, Aug 12 (RSS): A three-member taskforce has been formed to look into a clash erupted between the police and local people at the Karnali Academy of Health Sciences in Jumla on July 19 when the police tried to airlift then protesting Dr Gobinda KC to Kathmandu. Many people were injured in the conflict. A Cabinet meeting of Karnali provincial government on Saturday decided to this effect. The committee is given a week’s time to submit the report. Secretary of the Office of Chief Minister and Council of Ministers Kalanidhi Poudel leads the committee, while under secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law Bhakta Bahadur Karki and Chief of the Health Division under the Ministry of Social Development Barsha Bahadur Shahi are...

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Elderly man arrested with marijuana

Posted by | Aug 12, 2018 |

Lahan, Siraha, Aug 12 (RSS): The police arrested an elderly man in possession of two kilograms illegal marijuana from Sakhuwanandarkatti Rural Municipality-5 in Siraha on Saturday evening. The arrestee Shovit Mandal, 66, of the village sells chatpate (a mix of potato, beans, magpie and salads) at Khayarwana Chowk, said the police, adding that investigations were...

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Traffic disrupted along Jayprithvi Highway

Posted by | Aug 12, 2018 |

Baitadi – The traffic along the Jayprithvi Highway has been disrupted since this morning due to the damage caused by landslide. The landslide triggered by the continuous rainfall for some days occurred at Shribhawar of Sigas Rural Municipality-9 in the district, said the District Police Office, Baitadi. Consequently, the bus passengers heading for various destinations have been stranded. However, efforts are on to repair the...

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Journalist Dhakal to be awarded

Posted by | Aug 12, 2018 |

Bhadrapur – This year’s ‘Shyam Krishna Upadhyay Memorial Journalism Award’ is to be conferred on Jhapa-based journalist Laxman Dhakal. The award carrying a purse of Rs 15,550 will be presented to senior journalist Dhakal on coming September 1. He has been in the journalism since 2034 BS- pursuing this career being associated to the Bishwadeep literary magazine. The award was instituted by Aabha Kumari Upadhyaya in memory of her beloved late father, said an organisation formed to deal with the award related matters. So far over 12 journalists from province 1 have received the...

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Farmers worried over diseased crop

Posted by | Aug 12, 2018 |

Dang –  Farmers at Bhatte village of Tulsipur Sub Metropolis-3 have been worried after the maize they cultivated got diseased. The stalk rot of maize has destroyed the crop in five bighas of land, said a local Karna Bahadur Oli. The maize about to grain suffered stalk rot disease. They had sowed the seeds of local kanchan and rajkumar species of maize bought from Tulsipur bazaar. “We cultivated these species of maize hoping ample harvest, but the stalk rot disease destroyed the crop,” Oli said, expressing despair. They have also complained at Tulsipur agriculture office. Office chief Tilak KC however informed that the famers had to conduct soil test before beginning plantation. ...

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