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Himalayan Times
March 25, 2018
The fast track is also expected to serve Nepal's proposed second international airport in Nijgadh. The fast track originates at Sano Khokana in Lalitpur district and reaches Nijgadh in Bara district of the Tarai. While the Nijgadh communities are strongly pushing for the quick construction of the expressway,ÃÂ ...
The Kathmandu Post
February 18, 2018
The launch of the 'people's war' in 1996 proved to be the game-changer since it was able to mainstream the concept of creating an inclusive Nepal within a ... and culture; v) criminalising caste-based discrimination; and vi) doing away with discrimination on the basis of social, linguistic or religious identity.
The Kathmandu Post
February 13, 2018
Many people who live in cohesion with the forest would be affected from sustainably using resources within these areas. According to Chairperson of the Bara chapter of the Federation of Community Forest Users Nepal (FECOFUN), Ramji Bajgain, high-level government officials and interest groups areÃÂ ...
Hindustan Times
January 18, 2018
The protestors said Birgunj was the center of the Madhesi movement and lost a huge volume of trade during the standoff between India and Nepal in 2015. The nearby district of Bara too was totally shut down by protestors. In Doti district, more than a dozen people were injured when protesters and securityÃÂ ...
Hindustan Times
January 14, 2018
Last year, people from Chhaudano village on Indian side and Kaliya village on Nepal side fought a pitched battle over border dispute, compelling senior ... Both sides also agreed to call a meeting of FST at Bara in Nepal soon to discuss further course of action and resolve any issues related to the survey.
Hindustan Times
January 2, 2018
A young devotee collects water while offering prayers at the banks of the Hanumante River during the Madhav Narayan festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Hindus poured onto the banks of the Hanumante on Tuesday to mark the first day of the month-long Madhav Narayan festival in the city of Bhaktapur.
thejournal.ie
December 31, 2017
However, some communities who live in poverty are challenging this tradition. Action Aid has just completed a 12-year programme in Bara, Nepal, which was funded by hundreds of Irish people through child sponsorship. Children in rural Bara face many hardships including child labour, marrying youngÃÂ ...
ANI News
December 17, 2017
They have been identified as Dinesh Podar, Mukesh Kumar Podar, Ketalu Podar, Chandan Podar, Suraj Podar and Bikash Podar. Five of these thieves are below 20 years. A Nepali is identified as Raj Kumar Adhikari of Bara, who used to work in Pashupati Temple, has also been placed under arrest.
Outlook India
October 23, 2017
Kathmandu, Oct 23 Three Indians and a Pakistani were among six people arrested here for allegedly smuggling protected live animals to Nepal from ... Two Nepalese -- Sanjeev Bhari, 40, of Kathmandu and Raj Kumar Tiwari, 42, of Bara -- and Jawaid Aslam Khan, 55, of Pakistan were also arrested, policeÃÂ ...
The Indian Express
October 23, 2017
Three Indians and a Pakistani were among six people arrested here for allegedly smuggling protected live animals to Nepal from Nigeria, a media report ... Two Nepalese — Sanjeev Bhari, 40, of Kathmandu and Raj Kumar Tiwari, 42, of Bara — and Jawaid Aslam Khan, 55, of Pakistan were also arrested,ÃÂ ...
The Kathmandu Post
September 24, 2017
The Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal has emerged victorious in Janakpur Sub-Metropolitan City, a centre of the Madhes agitation, as the vote counting of the third-phase local elections in ... BARA: CPN-UML candidates have been elected as mayor and deputy mayor in Jitpur Simara Sub-Metropolitan City.
The Tribune
August 14, 2017
At least 14 people were killed in a landslide in Nepal on Monday, taking the death toll in floods and rain-related calamities to 80 across the Himalayan ... Nine persons were killed in Rautahat, eight were killed in Sunsari, four each in Sarlahi, Sindhuli, Bara, Makawanpur and Banke districts, five personsÃÂ ...
Business Standard
August 13, 2017
Chief District Officer Narayan Prasad Bhatta said efforts were on to shift the trapped tourists to safer places. According to data by the ministry, one person was killed in Panchthar, four in Sindhuli, Jhapa and Banke each, five in Morang, eight in Sunsari, three in Sarlahi and Surkhet each and two in Bara andÃÂ ...
Hindustan Times
August 13, 2017
Some 100,000 people were displaced across Nepal and several villages are under the risk of flood and inundation after rivers flowing from north to ... in Panchthar, four in Sindhuli, Jhapa and Banke each, five in Morang, eight in Sunsari, three in Sarlahi and Surkhet each and two in Bara and Dang each.
The Indian Express
August 13, 2017
The death toll from floods and landslides in Nepal rose to 49 today with thousands of families displaced from their homes due to incessant rainfall in ... in Panchthar, four in Sindhuli, Jhapa and Banke each, five in Morang, eight in Sunsari, three in Sarlahi and Surkhet each and two in Bara and Dang each.
Republica
July 17, 2017
KATHMANDU, July 17: Over Rs 23 billion was spent through various INGOs in the 22 tarai districts of the country during fiscal year 2016/017, it is learnt. A total of 74 INGOs had channelled Rs 23.85 billion through 745 projects in the tarai, which includes the country's southern plans from Jhapa district in theÃÂ ...
Republica
June 23, 2017
According to Kedia, 450,000 farmers are involved in the dairy sector that provides direct employment to around 20,000 people. He further added ... Nepal produces 4.8 million liters of milk daily and 50 percent of the production is consumed by producers themselves, according to the association. Hotels andÃÂ ...
Republica
June 14, 2017
POKHARA, June 14: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has suspected that fake banknotes are being circulated among people in rural areas as people in urban areas can easily identify such notes. Officials of the central banks say that fake banknotes are arriving in the market through people in remote areas.
Hindustan Times
June 4, 2017
A resident of Hariharpur village in Bara district of Nepal, Farmullah was a close aide of his co-villager, Md Abi Ansari, who was arrested in the first week of May. He had revealed the names of many of his contacts in Indian districts bordering Nepal, who were involved in his racket. Abi, 35, was arrested fromÃÂ ...
Aljazeera.com
May 13, 2017
The people of Nepal have voted for representatives in municipal and village councils for the first time in two decades, a landmark moment in the country's transition to democracy. Polling stations closed at 5pm local time (11:15 GMT) on Sunday, with voter turnout estimated at 71 percent, ElectionÃÂ ...
ucanews
February 10, 2015
But after failing to bring a dowry, a woman will often suffer life-long physical and mental persecution at the hands of her husband and in-laws. Bara district is known as a hotspot, with increasing numbers of domestic violence and abuse cases being reported by women after they fail to bring enough dowry toÃÂ ...
CNN
December 1, 2014
Motilal Kushwaha had promised the Hindu goddess Gadhimai that he would offer her a male goat if one of his children found a job. Last year his son was successful -- and on Saturday he was one of tens of thousands of people killing the animals at the temple of Gadhimai in southern Nepal as part of theÃÂ ...
The Kathmandu Post
December 31, 1999
Also, our religious sites will vanish forever,” said Omkar Maharjan, a local resident of Lalitpur Metropolitan City—21, Khokana. According to Dangol, nearly 14 ropani area of Sikali will go into the 76.2 km track that stretches from Khokana of Lalitpur to Nijgadh of Bara. The Nepal Army, which is constructingÃÂ ...
The Kathmandu Post
February 14, 2018
Many people who live in cohesion with the forest would be affected from sustainably using resources within these areas. According to Chairperson of the Bara chapter of the Federation of Community Forest Users Nepal (FECOFUN), Ramji Bajgain, high-level government officials and interest groups areÃÂ ...
Kathmandu Tribune
January 15, 2018
Over 500 thousand people are expected to visit the 15-day long festival. Every year, a large score of devotees from Dhanusha, Mahottari, Sarlahi, Bara, Parsa, Khotang, Okhaldhunga, Udaypur, Sindhuli, Saptari, Siraha, Sunari, Morang, Ramechhap and Sindhuli arrive here to celebrate the Makar Sankranti.
Christians In Pakistan
January 14, 2018
Three Christians named as Indra Bahadur Tamad, Shukra Rai and Mekh Bahadur who were residents of Nepal reached at Shahjahanpur, India on Sunday. They began sharing the Christian religious literature. Then they returned to their residence which they hired temporarily because they wanted to stayÃÂ ...
thejournal.ie
December 31, 2017
However, some communities who live in poverty are challenging this tradition. Action Aid has just completed a 12-year programme in Bara, Nepal, which was funded by hundreds of Irish people through child sponsorship. Children in rural Bara face many hardships including child labour, marrying youngÃÂ ...
The Kathmandu Post
December 22, 2017
Dec 22, 2017-The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has decided to hold its central committee meeting in the third week of January to review the recently concluded parliamentary and provincial elections in Birgunj. According to party spokesperson Bhuwan Pathak, the meeting will hold discussions on the improvement of theÃÂ ...
Kathmandu Tribune
October 26, 2017
Thus, people feel proud and the pleasure to be part of it by being used in any activities of this fiesta. However, some of its significant symbolic messages which suggest us to preserve and praise nature and eradicate all types of disparities by filling gaps of age, caste, gender, race, and religion areÃÂ ...
The Indian Express
October 23, 2017
Three Indians and a Pakistani were among six people arrested here for allegedly smuggling protected live animals to Nepal from Nigeria, a media report ... Two Nepalese — Sanjeev Bhari, 40, of Kathmandu and Raj Kumar Tiwari, 42, of Bara — and Jawaid Aslam Khan, 55, of Pakistan were also arrested,ÃÂ ...
Republica
October 18, 2017
KATHMANDU, Oct 19: On the third day of the Yamapanchak, Laxmi, the Goddess of wealth, is being worshipped with jubilation and various religious rituals throughout the country in the evening in ... Nepali Hindus worship Goddess Laxmi and their wealth in the evening today wishing for prosperity.
The Kathmandu Post
September 24, 2017
The Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal has emerged victorious in Janakpur Sub-Metropolitan City, a centre of the Madhes agitation, as the vote counting of the ... “I'm a servant of Janakpur and I want to work as the servant of Goddess Janaki for the welfare of the local people,” Lal Kishor said after his victory.
The Indian Express
August 13, 2017
The death toll from floods and landslides in Nepal rose to 49 today with thousands of families displaced from their homes due to incessant rainfall in ... in Panchthar, four in Sindhuli, Jhapa and Banke each, five in Morang, eight in Sunsari, three in Sarlahi and Surkhet each and two in Bara and Dang each.
Hindustan Times
August 13, 2017
Some 100,000 people were displaced across Nepal and several villages are under the risk of flood and inundation after rivers flowing from north to ... in Panchthar, four in Sindhuli, Jhapa and Banke each, five in Morang, eight in Sunsari, three in Sarlahi and Surkhet each and two in Bara and Dang each.
Republica
July 17, 2017
KATHMANDU, July 17: Over Rs 23 billion was spent through various INGOs in the 22 tarai districts of the country during fiscal year 2016/017, it is learnt. A total of 74 INGOs had channelled Rs 23.85 billion through 745 projects in the tarai, which includes the country's southern plans from Jhapa district in theÃÂ ...
Republica
June 25, 2017
Abdullah Bista of Maharajgunj used to be known as Tekendra Bista until sometime ago. A computer science graduate, Hindu Tekendra became Abdulla after he converted into a Muslim. “I lived as Hindu. Now I have embraced Islam. I have embraced this religion for mental peace and social uplift,” he said.
Hindustan Times
June 4, 2017
A resident of Hariharpur village in Bara district of Nepal, Farmullah was a close aide of his co-villager, Md Abi Ansari, who was arrested in the first week of May. He had revealed the names of many of his contacts in Indian districts bordering Nepal, who were involved in his racket. Abi, 35, was arrested fromÃÂ ...
Aljazeera.com
May 13, 2017
The people of Nepal have voted for representatives in municipal and village councils for the first time in two decades, a landmark moment in the country's transition to democracy. Polling stations closed at 5pm local time (11:15 GMT) on Sunday, with voter turnout estimated at 71 percent, ElectionÃÂ ...
Hindustan Times
February 6, 2017
National Investigating Agency sources said Shamsul Hoda was in Dubai when a local criminal Brij Giri, who was arrested in Nepal, exposed Hoda's role in the derailment of Indore-Patna Express that went off the tracks near Kanpur Dehat in Pukhrayan killing 140 people on November 21. “Hoda wasÃÂ ...
Himalayan Times
January 30, 2017
Saying ,”There is not truth related to such a story, “ Pokharel informed that the final rites of people can be done as per the dead person's religion. ... Then there are stories that people constructing houses on land in the shape of a gagro — a utensil used in Nepal to fill water — are supposed to suffer fromÃÂ ...
Chandigarh Tribune
November 29, 2016
He had also announced to invest billions of rupees in Nepal to create 20,000 jobs in the country as by launching a new venture to produce organic medicine and other items. President Bidya Devi Bhandari on November 24 inaugurated Ramdev's Patanjali factory in southern Nepal's Bara district which willÃÂ ...
CNN
December 1, 2014
Motilal Kushwaha had promised the Hindu goddess Gadhimai that he would offer her a male goat if one of his children found a job. Last year his son was successful -- and on Saturday he was one of tens of thousands of people killing the animals at the temple of Gadhimai in southern Nepal as part of theÃÂ ...
CNN
December 1, 2014
Motilal Kushwaha had promised the Hindu goddess Gadhimai that he would offer her a male goat if one of his children found a job. Last year his son was successful -- and on Saturday he was one of tens of thousands of people killing the animals at the temple of Gadhimai in southern Nepal as part of theÃÂ ...
The TeCake
November 18, 2017
Almost 80 per cent of Nepal's 27 million people are Hindu. ... Yogendra Dulal, assistant administrator of the Bara district, where the temple is located. ... right activists said “It is not proper to kill animals in the name of religion.”.
Eurasia Review
October 16, 2017
Muslim extremists perceive people of other religion as “enemies” of God. .... of the Religious Other vis-a-vis the concept Al-Wala' wal Bara' is ...
The Kathmandu Post
September 24, 2017
The Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal takes out a rally in Janakpur on Sunday after its electoral victory. ... for the welfare of the local people,” Lal Kishor said after his victory. ... religious significance, was considered a stronghold of the ruling NC. ... BARA: CPN-UML candidates have been elected as mayor and ...
Firstpost
August 14, 2017
Kathmandu: At least 12 people were killed in a landslide in Nepal on Monday, taking the death toll in floods and rain-related calamities to 78, while ... Nine persons were killed in Rautahat, eight were killed in Sunsari, four each in Sarlahi, Sindhuli, Bara, Makawanpur and Banke districts, five persons wereÃÂ ...
Hindustan Times
August 13, 2017
Some 100,000 people were displaced across Nepal and several villages ... three in Sarlahi and Surkhet each and two in Bara and Dang each.
The Kathmandu Post
July 31, 2017
Aug 1, 2017-Three major political parties Nepali Congress, CPN- UML and CPN (Maoist Centre) have focussed their activities on Province 2 in view of the third phase ... Deputy General Secretaries Bishnu Poudel and Ghanashyam Bhusal have got the command of Bara and Rautahat districts while Secretary Prithivi Subba ...
Republica
July 17, 2017
... on awareness generation, religion conversion, health and education. ... in Rautahat, Rs 864 million in Bara, and Rs 902.1 million in Parsa.
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