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Phewa demolitions, now halted, expose buffer dispute, selective enforcement

Pokhara, April 14 -- Manju Thapa, a resident of Khapaudi in ward 18 of Pokhara Metropolitan City, was jolted awake in the early hours on April 4 by a telephone call. While she was asleep with her two ... Read More


Property row sparks grisly killing of Pokhara widow, nephew held

Pokhara, April 11 -- Sirjana Poudel KC, a 42-year-old widow, was killed in a brutal attack in Pokhara on April 8, in what police describe as a premeditated murder rooted in a family property dispute. ... Read More


Home Minister Gurung claims deception in Phewa Lake land lease. Landowner disputes claim

Pokhara, April 6 -- Conflicting claims have emerged between Home Minister Sudan Gurung and the landowner over land the minister leased near Phewa Lake in Pokhara, as the metropolitan city intensifies ... Read More


Home Minister Gurung faces scrutiny over unpaid land rent near Phewa Lake

Pokhara, April 6 -- Home Minister Sudan Gurung is at the centre of a dispute after it emerged that he leased 10 ropani (1 ropani = 508.73 square metres) of land near Phewa Lake in Pokhara for 15 years... Read More


Police, machines deployed to reclaim Phewa Lake territory

Pokhara, April 5 -- Pokhara, drenched by Friday night's rain, woke up early Saturday morning to the rumbling sound of excavators. Tourists staying at the Waterfront Resort on the lakeside drew their c... Read More


Illegal structures on Phewa lakeside torn down

Kathmandu, April 4 -- The Pokhara Metropolitan City has started demolishing illegal structures along the lakeside of Phewa Lake on Saturday morning. The metropolis acted on the directive of Prime Min... Read More


Phewa Lake: PM's push meets decades of encroachment, court orders, and costly reality

Pokhara, March 31 -- After the conservation of Phewa Lake was officially integrated into the government's '100-point roadmap for administrative reform', Prime Minister Balendra Shah personally telepho... Read More


Gulf war batters Pokhara tourism as half of peak-season bookings cancelled

Pokhara, March 26 -- February, the hills of Ghorepani are typically ablaze with vibrant rhododendron blooms. The trekking route begins from Nayapul in Kaski, passing through Birethanti, Ulleri, Bantha... Read More


Poshilo takes traditional Sattu global with modern branding

Pokhara, March 18 -- In 2020, after the first phase of the Covid pandemic, Prithvi Kalyan Parajuli, who had set out on a trek in the Annapurna region, noticed people grinding maize and soybeans in a t... Read More


Rastriya Swatantra Party widens lead in all three Kaski constituencies

Pokhara, March 6 -- Rastriya Swatantra Party candidates have widened their early lead across all three constituencies of Kaski. Khadkaraj Paudel 'Ganes' leads in Kaski-1, Uttam Prasad Paudel in Kaski-... Read More