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Rupani villagers complain of polluted water supply

Posted by | Aug 10, 2018 |

Rajbiraj, Saptari –  Local people of Rupani Rural Municipality-6 in Saptari have complained that they are forced to drink polutaed water supplied by the District Drinking Water and Sanitation Division Office. “Water pipes have broken at many places and water is supplied without purification,” said a local resident Brija Man Tamang. The local people have also blamed the office employees and the water consumer committee for pocketing budget released for the water pipe repair. It cost Rs 60 million to launch the project. The villagers have installed water taps at the cost of Rs 1500 each, and they have been paying Rs 200 each house per month for the water supply. When asked, treasurer of the consumer committee Lal Bahadur Tamang showed ignorance about the...

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Bishwakarma arrested on criminal charge: Home Minister

Posted by | Aug 10, 2018 |

Chitwan, Aug 10 (RSS): Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa has said that Netra Bikram Chand led Communist Party of Nepal spokesperson Khadga Bahadur Bishwakarma was arrested on the charge of criminal activities. In a press meet here today, Minister Thapa clarified that he was arrested in course of controlling the criminal activities. He also said that it was his responsibility to control the crime, no matter who ever involves in crime. Home Minister Thapa also said that government invites all groups for talks to resolve any kind political issues. He added that government was getting success in controlling crimes witnessed lately. Minister Thapa refuted the rumor that police had committed fake encounter in the Kadaghari child abduction case. On another note, he shared that government was in ready to tackle the possible natural...

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Nepal playing second practice game today

Posted by | Aug 10, 2018 |

Kathmandu – The youth national football team which is undergoing training in Thailand in preparation for the Asian Games is playing a practice match with the Thai Under-23 team today. The match is being played at Thammasat University ground, All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) stated. Earlier, the Nepali youth team lost to the Police Terro Club team of Thailand, 1-0, in a match played on Tuesday. A suicide goal by defender Aditya Chaudhari in the 39th minute of play resulted in Nepal’s defeat. The match was played at Bonayachinda football ground. The Nepali youth team is on a 10-day special training in Thailand in view of Asian Games and SAFF Championship. The team will leave for Indonesia after the training is over. The Asian Games is taking place in Indonesia from August 14. Nepal is placed in Group D in the Asian Games. It will play against Japan, Vietnam and Pakistan in the group stage. Nepal will take on Japan on August 14 in its first game. It will play against Vietnam on August 16 in the second match and against Pakistan on August 19 in the last match.  ...

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Paragliding team depart Indonesia for Asian Games

Posted by | Aug 8, 2018 |

Kathmandu – President of Nepal Olympic Committee Mr. Jeevan Ram Shrestha bade farewell to the participants of 18th Asian Games from Paragliding Games for the training in Jakarta Batudwa, Indonesia. The 8 athletes and 1 coach will go to Punkak, Indonesia for the Asian Games in 17th August, 2018. Paragliding had previously won in the Pre World Cup in 2016 in team event Cross Country in Jakarta Batudwa, Sumedang; in 2017 in Pune, Panchagani their team won again in the same event. In 2018 Paragliding won a bronze medal in Pre World cup 2018 in Linzhou, Chaina in Individual cross country.  President Shrestha praised the development of Paragliding as a sport and encouraged the participants to perform better and target the gold medal in Asian games. Participants list: Athletes: Bijay Gautam, Bishal Thapa, Yukesh Gurung, Sushil Gurung, Bimal Adhikari, Prativa Bhujel, Sabita Tamang, Trisha Shrestha Bomjan Coaches: Yogesh Bhattarai Sano Babu Sunwar(Coach) and Sailendra Rawat( Official) will join the crew in 15th August 2018. In the Program Vice President of NOC Mr. Dhirendra Pradhan, Members of NOC Mr. Ashok Bajracharya, Mr. Nilendra Shrestha and Mr. Sunil Kumar Shrestha were also...

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J-K: Infiltration bid foiled, 4 Army men killed

Posted by | Aug 8, 2018 |

Srinagar – Four Army personnel including a Major lost their lives on Tuesday while foiling an infiltration bid in north Kashmir’s Gurez sector. The operation is still underway. The deceased have been identified as Major KP Rane, hawaldars Jamie Singh and Vikramjeet and rifleman Mandeep. There were eight terrorists who tried to infiltrate. Of the eight, the Army killed four terrorists and the rest escaped. The terrorists fired at the soldiers near the 36 Rashtriya Rifles post at Govind Nallah on the Line of Control. Reacting to the incident, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and senior National Congress (NC) leader Farooq Abdullah said that if the Army personnel have been killed then India should also respond accordingly. Expressing concern over the deaths, Abdullah said that India could have normal relations with Pakistan provided the neighbor stopped infiltration. “If Pakistan wants to maintain good relations with India, it is necessary that infiltration is stopped,” he said.  ...

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