updated Mon. January 8, 2024
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Himalayan Times
April 15, 2018
ACHHAM: Commercial rafting has formally begun in Budhi Ganga River of Achham district. Kathmandu-based Masto Outdoor Company has started offering rafting trips from Sanfe to Jimradi of Chitre, the religious site in the district. “The company had conducted a feasibility study to this regard a year ago.
The Kathmandu Post
April 11, 2018
Apr 12, 2018-. A youth has died after falling off a suspension bridge in ward no. 3 of Safebagar municipality, Achham. Rupa Bogati, 34, was returning home from Chaurpati rural municipality when he accidently fell into the Budhi ganga river while crossing the suspension bridge over it. The incident took place at around 9:00Ãâà...
The Kathmandu Post
April 4, 2018
The project will be spread over Dailekh and Surkhet in Karnali and Achham district in Province 7. The project is being constructed by GMR, an Indian company. The dam will be constructed in Dailekh. The powerhouse will be located at Balde in Achham and water will be brought to it from the reservoir atÃâà...
Nepali times
March 29, 2018
Possible employs 56 community health workers looking after more than 80,000 people in Achham and Dolakha. It is planning to more than quadruple that number next year. Bayalpata Hospital started in 2009, when the group Nyaya Health (now Possible) took over an abandoned government facility.
Nepali times
March 6, 2018
Achham district, which is connected to the rest of the country through an arduous 8 hour journey from the Tarai, will soon revive its airfield in Sanfebagar. Work to blacktop the runway and repair the terminal building destroyed in a Maoist attack in February 2002 are ongoing, and the facility is expected to beÃâà...
The Kathmandu Post
February 25, 2018
Feb 25, 2018-Two women were killed in a road accident at Mujabagar of Ramarosan rural municipality-3 in Achham district on Sunday. The deceased have been identified as Kalashi Saud and Naru Bhandari of Ramarosan rural municipality. The accident took place when a tractor (Se 1 Ta 3148) they were travelling metÃâà...
The Kathmandu Post
February 22, 2018
Feb 23, 2018-Many women in Achham have been found observing Chhaupadi despite the government outlawing the depraved tradition of banishing menstruating and ... Whether these efforts will succeed in changing the attitude of people remains to be seen, but for now Chhaupadi is still a norm in many areas of Achham.
Himalayan Times
February 4, 2018
“Construction of the bridge here has not only made travel easier for the vehicles but also for the locals to cross the river,” said Meena Nepali of Bayala, Achham. 48 out of the 80 concrete bridges have been constructed throughout the highway while 32 are under construction. The Pushpalal Highway isÃâà...
Himalayan Times
November 29, 2017
As the second phase of provincial and parliamentary elections draw close, elections in Achham-1 are turning out to be a battle of pride mainly between candidates of the left and democratic alliances. CPN-UML Vice-chair Bhim Rawal is contesting as a left alliance candidate for the parliamentary seat in theÃâà...
Himalayan Times
November 20, 2017
Of the VAW cases registered at the District Police Office, Achham, most are related to domestic violence against women, but they are settled through mediation, as stated by Achham's police chief Deputy Superintendent of Police Dadhiram Neupane. Only one-third of cases are reported to the police whileÃâà...
The Kathmandu Post
December 31, 1999
Mar 17, 2018-The farmers involved in spring paddy cultivation in the district have not received any subsidy from the government. Earlier, the Agriculture Ministry used to launch a subsidy programme to help farmers boost the production of spring paddy. But the local government this year scrapped the subsidy programme.
