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Madhav Nepal running from Rautahat for sixth parliamentary term

Rautahat, Feb. 1 -- On a sweltering June afternoon last year, a crowd of supporters gathered to greet chairman of the then CPN (Unified Socialist), Madhav Kumar Nepal, at its party office in Gaur. Th... Read More


Gagan Thapa takes on Madhesh gamble in Sarlahi-4 as old rivalries resurface

Sarlahi, Jan. 28 -- During the 2022 House of Representatives election, Sher Bahadur Deuba was leading the Nepali Congress. At the time, general secretary Gagan Thapa pushed to field economist and form... Read More


Glimmer of hope for 2007 Gaur massacre survivors

Rautahat, Jan. 8 -- Possibly for the first time in nearly two decades, a glimmer of hope is visible on the face of Tribhuvan Sah, aged 50, of ward 8 of Baudhimai Municipality in Rautahat district. Sah... Read More


Suspected rabid dog injures 48 in Gadhimai

Rautahat, Jan. 8 -- At least 48 people were injured after being bitten by a rabid dog in different areas of Gadhimai Municipality in Rautahat district on Wednesday, triggering fear among local residen... Read More


Gas tanker overturns, East-West Highway reopens after 24 hours in Rautahat

Rautahat, Dec. 31 -- A gas tanker from India overturned on the East-West Highway on Tuesday morning, blocking traffic for 24 hours. Authorities finally cleared the road and reopened it by 7:30am on We... Read More


Gas tanker overturns, blocking East-West Highway for 10 hours

Rautahat, Dec. 30 -- Traffic along the East-West Highway has remained obstructed for 10 hours after a bullet tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas overturned near the Second Lachka area of Chandrapu... Read More


Explosion at Jyoti Distillery in Rautahat leaves one dead, half a dozen injured

Rautahat, Dec. 27 -- One worker died on the spot after a boiler (a container used to heat fuel or water) exploded at Jyoti Distillery located in Katahariya Municipality-9, of Rautahat, on Saturday mor... Read More


Tarai cold hits the poor the most. No relief in sight

Rautahat, Dec. 21 -- Approximately six kilometres south-east of the East-West Highway lies Chetanagar village, where a small thatched hut on the edge of the settlement tells a stark story of winter ha... Read More


Shallow and deep borewells fail during drought in Madhesh

Rautahat, Dec. 20 -- Every year, farmers across the country follow an unwritten agricultural calendar: paddy transplantation begins in June and must be completed by mid-August. Last monsoon, however,... Read More


Wildlife risks grow along forested Rautahat highways

Rautahat, Nov. 16 -- year-old truck driver Raj Kumar Chaudhary of Bhaktinagar in ward 1 of Jeetpursimara Sub-metropolitan City was killed after a wild elephant attacked him on the Pathlaiya-Nijgadh se... Read More