Surkhet Airport closed until Saturday due to water leak on runway
Flights halted since Tuesday after pothole appears and groundwater emerges during repair.
Flights halted since Tuesday after pothole appears and groundwater emerges during repair.
Food supplies delivered to flood-displaced families as village remains cut off and in darkness
Poor nutrition, lack of medical attention and alcoholism are the main reasons, officials say.
Without any support from the government, the seven gurukuls, five madrasas and four gumbas in the province are relying on donations to survive.
Fifteen staffers have invested Rs4 million and lease lands to grow seasonal and off-season vegetables. Villagers are both employed and inspired.
Power outage in Surkhet, Salyan, and Jajarkot as storm damages key transmission lines.
The child was pronounced dead at a provincial hospital in Surkhet.
The injured victims have been airlifted to Surkhet by an army chopper.
Facilitators pull the tribe’s minors aside and briefly engage them in reading and writing.
The two workers, aged 24 and 18, were repairing a suspension bridge in Surkhet when the accident occurred.
Lack of basic facilities means the residents have had to make a difficult choice—whether to stay back and endure the difficulties or to leave for good.
A 4.2 magnitude tremor with epicentre in Barekot recorded on Thursday morning.
Most farmers engaged in growing paddy are now lured into cash crops such as apples and vegetables.
Official says reconstruction has just started after provincial government approved reconstruction guidelines last month.
Official records show 34,501 houses in Jajarkot, 16,909 in Rukum West and over 4,600 in Salyan were damaged or destroyed by the November 2023 earthquake.