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Mahakali bridge construction stalled due to lack of funds

by Bhawani Bhatta in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 27, 2023A lack of budget has affected the construction work of a four-lane bridge over the Mahakali River connecting Dodhara Chandani Municipality with Bhimdatta Municipality. Work on the bridge remains stalled for the past three months. According to the construction company Kumar Shrestha CFEC JV, the government is yet to release around Rs250 million for the work completed in the fiscal year 2022-23 and for the first…

Quake-hit families of migrant workers struggle for survival

by Krishna Prasad Gautam in The Kathmandu Post, Nov 25, 2023Bhakta Bahadur BK, a migrant worker, leaves for India for work around this time of the year after celebrating Dashain with his family. This year he returned from India before Dashain and had planned to go back to work after the festivities. But the November 3 earthquake prevented him from making good on his plans. Since the earthquake destroyed his house in Chyuridar inward 4…

Violent incidents at juvenile centres expose managerial lapses

by Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Sept 23, 2023One minor died while 11 others were injured in a clash at the Jayandu Juvenile Correction Centre in Daduwa Rural Municipality of Banke district on Thursday. All 254 inmates fled the centre, breaching boundary walls, railings and gates. While 254 have returned, nine are still at large by Friday evening. This is the third incident of violence in a correction centre within a month in the…

Police fire gunshots, lob teargas to disperse demolition protesters in Mirchaiya bazaar:

By Bharat Jarghamagar in The Kathmandu post, April 21, 2023Police fired 27 rounds and lobbed 11 teargas shells to disperse a crowd that had gathered outside Mirchaiya mayor Nabin Kumar Yadav’s office on Thursday to protest the demolition drive carried out by the municipality. The protesters were demanding compensation for the losses caused to their houses. Sangita Kumari Sah, a Mirchaiya local, was injured after allegedly being assaulted by police, said Anjay Sah, the victim’s…