Quake-hit Jajarkot villages reel under water shortage after sources dry up
The magnitude 6.4 earthquake last November damaged 480 drinking water projects in Jajarkot, Salyan, and Rukum West districts.
The magnitude 6.4 earthquake last November damaged 480 drinking water projects in Jajarkot, Salyan, and Rukum West districts.
More than 300 government-owned and community buildings in Jajarkot were damaged by the earthquake. Thousands of people are still living in tents.
Many people displaced by the November 3 earthquake are still languishing in flimsy tents and huts due to delays in the distribution of housing grants.
As many as 23 earthquake survivors have succumbed to cold so far.
Senior-most member Binod Kumar Shah administered the oath to provincial lawmakers on Monday afternoon.
The vehicle was carrying wedding attendants from Jewa village in Chhedagad Municipality. Police say the jeep was carrying passengers beyond its capacity.
The bus enroute to Rukum West from Nepalgunj with 32 passengers onboard fell off the road at Kudu Bara Chowk in Bheri Municipality.
Smugglers have cut down trees taking advantage of nationwide lockdown, locals say.
Families of daily wage earners in Biratnagar and Dhading stare at trouble as local governments fail to distribute relief.
There are around 70 hotels and restaurants directly disposing of waste into the water.
The villagers concluded the egg was not laid by hen but a rooster--and that the egg could be sold at over Rs10 million.
The government has spent around Rs26 billion so far acquiring land from 27 settlements in Gorkha and Dhading districts.
As part of their migration pattern, the cranes have entered India from Mustang-Bheri River route, ornithologists say.
The Dhading District Police Office has imposed a ban on the movement of heavy vehicles on the road during Dashain festival.
The river is one of the 100 tourist destinations chosen by the government for the Visit Nepal 2020 campaign.