Electricity poles were installed seven years ago in Kalimati Rural Municipality, but the villagers are still living in darkness
Most of the poles are already bent with age and neglect.
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In Salyan, it’s now mandatory for wedding cards to include age of bride and groom
The move is aimed to control child marriages in the district, according to Salyan’s District Police Office.
At a community school in Salyan, there are no teachers
The municipal office reportedly transferred the last remaining teacher of the school to another institution, citing low enrolment numbers.
Acute shortage of employees in the government offices recently established by provincial government
Karnali Provinces’ finance minister assures to address the problem soon by appointing employees on a contract basis.
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Dusty roads make life difficult for the residents of Salyan
Though the Division Road Office allocates millions of rupees for road repair work every year, the roads in the district are in dire conditions.
Squatters, who received plots to build houses, are deprived of land titles
Around 500 landless squatters had received space to build in Salyan district.
Forest user groups distribute cooking gas cylinders, stoves to prevent logging
Forest committees have spent around Rs 500,000 to distribute gas cylinders and stoves to 100 families. The amount was managed with the income of the community forests.
Student number dwindling in Salyan’s community schools
Guardians’ preference for private schools over community schools is contributing to the decrease in students’ number.
62 households in Salyan village deprived of drinking water due to dispute over the source
The local unit’s plan to construct a drinking water project to supply water to parched Kagkhola is in limbo as the locals of another village--which is water rich--has refused to share its water source.
‘One House One Kitchen Garden’ programme a success in Chhatreshwori
The local authority urges people not to go to those houses as guests that do not have a kitchen garden.
Raging forest fire that claimed a life and destroyed 10 houses in Salyan is yet to be contained
The raging forest fire in a community forest of Chhatreswori Rural Municipality-6, Salyan, has not come under control yet.
Woman dies, two others hurt while trying to control forest fire in Salyan
A woman died while two other people sustained serious burn injuries while trying to contain a massive forest fire at Tusare Simpani of Chhatreswori Rural Municipality-6, Salyan, on Saturday.
Four held with leopard hides
Police have arrested four suspected smugglers in possession with leopard hides from Sharada Municipality-1 in Salyan district.
1,333 psychiatric patients in Salyan
Many psychiatric patients in the district refrain from seeking any treatment fearing social humiliation and stigma attached to mental illness, sources at the District Hospital said.
Former rebel seeks support for treatment
A former commander of the dissolved People’s Liberation Army, who has been living with shrapnel in his body, has accused the then CPN (Maoist) party and the government of being apathetic
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