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Karnali Highway upgrade in limbo, 10 contracts scrapped

Surkhet, April 11 -- delayed upgrade of the Karnali Highway has continued to languish, with authorities scrapping 10 contracts on March 25 after years of stalled progress and repeated non-compliance b... Read More


Riverbed material processing halt affects construction projects in Lumbini Province

Butwal, April 11 -- Many crusher plants across Lumbini Province have halted production following a directive from the home ministry to immediately shut down illegal units. Many are reported to have be... Read More


Water crisis worsens for Jajarkot earthquake survivors

Surkhet, April 8 -- Two years after the devastating 2023 earthquake, with its epicentre in Barekot of Jajarkot district, thousands of survivors are trapped in a dual nightmare. While the government's ... Read More


Bheri Babai diversion project civil works miss third deadline, only 57 percent complete

Surkhet, April 8 -- Civil works under the second phase of the National Pride Bheri Babai Diversion Multipurpose Project have missed their deadline for the third time, with only 57 percent physical pro... Read More


Bheri bridge project stalls for years, leaving key highway link incomplete

Surkhet, April 5 -- Construction of a bridge over the Bheri river, intended to connect Rukum West and Jajarkot under the Mid-Hill Highway, has remained stalled for over a decade. YP Construction Pvt ... Read More


Karnali has 18,000 MW power potential, but only 10 MW is tapped

Surkhet, March 27 -- kilowatt Hildum Small Hydropower Project has provided electricity to around 2,300 households in Kharpunath rural municipality, including Simkot, the headquarters of Humla. However... Read More


Karnali students haven't been taught in full, yet they will sit for SEE next week

Surkhet/kalikot, March 26 -- With the Secondary Education Examination (SEE) around the corner, Jamuna Rokka, a tenth-grader at Janata Secondary School in Subhakalika Rural Municipality-1, Kalikot, fin... Read More


Inisa BK died from excessive bleeding after sexual assault, postmortem confirms

Surkhet, March 13 -- The preliminary post-mortem report of Inisa BK, a grade 11 science student whose body was discovered in a community forest in Birendranagar on Saturday, has confirmed that the 16-... Read More


Declining academic quality in Karnali make election pledges hollow

Surkhet, Feb. 24 -- Karnali Province's education system is facing a deepening crisis, marked by declining learning outcomes, poor Secondary Education Examination (SEE) results and chronic teacher shor... Read More


Declining quality and poor results make education pledges hollow

Surkhet, Feb. 23 -- Karnali Province's education system is facing a deepening crisis, marked by declining learning outcomes, poor Secondary Education Examination (SEE) results and chronic teacher shor... Read More