- Monday, 6 February 2023
Night surveillance beefed-up to prevent illegal sand extraction from Doda River
The reports about the unauthorized extraction of sand from the Doda River in Shulkaphanta Municipality-12 have drawn the attention of local government, prompting it to increase its surveillance against the move.
Lawmaker Arun Kumar Chaudhary sent to jail
House of Representatives (HoR) member and Nagarik Unmukti Party Whip Arun Kumar Chaudhary has been sent to custody.
Dehimandu wins title under Women's T20 Cricket Tournament
Dehimandu in Dasharathchand Municipality-2 lifted the title under the municipal level Women's T20 Cricket Tournament. It defeated Tripura in the municipality-8 by seven wickets in the final at the Niglashaini Ground in the municipality in Baitadi district on Tuesday.
We will launch 'Education, Earning and Health Care' campaign : Chief Minister Rawal
Chief Minister of Sudurpaschim province Rajendra Singh Rawal has said the provincial government will initiate the 'Education, Earning and Health Care' campaign.
Light rain and snowfall likely at some places of Sudurpaschim and Karnali provinces
The weather will be cloudy throughout the country due to the influence of the Westerly low pressure system with chances of light rain and snowfall at some places Sudurpaschim and Karnali provinces.
Sudurpaschim's Malas region reeling from acute water shortage
There has been an acute shortage of drinking water in the settlements bordering Chure mountain region in Dadeldhura and Kanchanpur districts. It is said that due to the destruction of forests, dri
Earthquake destroys 58 houses in Bajura
Bajura, Jan 25: Fifty-eight houses have been damaged by the 5.9 magnitude earthquake that jolted the Sudurpaschim region on Tuesday. The epicentre of the earthquake is in Bichchhya of Himali rural municipality in Bajura district. According to the District Police Office, some of the houses have suffered partial damage while others have been completely damaged. There has been loss of life and property in various places of the district due to the tremor that occurred at 2.43 pm on Tuesday. Some buildings of the government offices in the district have developed cracks due to the earthquake. Several private houses have also developed cracks and suffered broken walls. The mud and stone houses have cracked and are unfit for accommodation, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Surya Thapa of the District Police Office. He said the policemen stationed at the Area Police Office and the police posts were sent to the villages to collect the details of the damage caused by the earthquake and as per the collected data 58 houses, include government office buildings and private houses have been damaged. One killed A woman was killed at Jureli of Gaumul rural municipality-2. She was killed on the spot when cutting grass in the forest to feed the cattle. Thirty-two years old Jamuna Rokaya was hit on the head by a falling stone and died instantaneously, the District Police Office said. Three injured Three people were injured due to the earthquake in the district and as police said, of them, two are receiving treatment at local health facilities while one has been already discharged. They are Rajdal Bohara of around 45 years of Amlika of Gaumul-1, Chandra Mahat of Badimalika municipality-2, and Sarita Nepali, 16, from Humla who was here to visit her elder sister residing at Himali-6. Mahat has been already sent home after treatment. 50 sheep killed in rock fracture The quake caused the death of a flock of sheep. They were 50 in numbers and got trapped in a rock rupture following the quake and died. The animals belonged to Bohara, one of the survivors and they were taken for grazing when the incident happened, according to the District Police Office. (RSS)
School-level cricket tournament to take place in Kailali
The school-level U-19 T20 cricket tournament is set to take place at Fapla cricket ground in Dhangadhi, Kailali from February 4 onward.
Sudurpaschim hit by second tremor within three months
An earthquake measuring 5.9 in the Richter scale rocked western Nepal on Tuesday. The tremor, which had its epicentre near Bichhya, Himali Rural Municipality, Bajura, occurred at 2.43 pm in the afternoon, according to Tirtha Dahal, information officer at the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre’s Surkhet office.
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Earthquake update: One killed, four houses damaged
A woman has died in the Bajura earthquake. District Police Office Bajura informed that Jamunama Rokaya around 35 years, a woman of Gaumul Rural Municipality-2, was killed when a falling rock hit her while she was cutting grass in the nearby forest during the earthquake jolting the area.
Earthquake update: Four houses damaged
At least four houses have been damaged from an earthquake which was recorded at 2:43 PM today making Bajura epicentre.
Earthquake measuring 5.9 magnitude jolts Baitadi
The epicenter of the earthquake was Madanamela of Bajura, according to Mukundra Bhattarai of National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center.
Rs 1 miilion received from government did little to improve situation of Rambhut family
According to Ajjamati Dhami, one of three wives of the Rambhut, aged 68, said that the main bread earner of the family, Rambhut Dhami, was found dead amid kidnapping during the Maoist insurgency. Their two sons, who were studying in grade 7 and 8 in 2004, absconded leaving school after the death of father Rambhut, because of which, the Dhami family had to take out loans for the mere survival. The Dhami family had to marry off their five daughters for which also they had taken out the loans, that loan is piling up because of the compounding interests.
