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12-year-old girl dies of scrub typhus in Palpa

Palpa, Aug. 26 -- year-old girl from Siddheshwar in Rainadevi Chhahara Rural Municipality-1, Palpa, died of scrub typhus, according to health authorities. The deceased, identified as Asmita Kumal, a ... Read More


Manager of credit cooperative held on funds embezzlement charges

Palpa, Aug. 14 -- Police have arrested the manager of a credit cooperative in Palpa district on charges of embezzling around Rs 28.7 million. The suspect, Bishnu Bahadur Bamrel (Bishwakarma) of ward ... Read More


Ten years on, Dobhan-Nuwakot road still stuck in mud

Palpa, Aug. 7 -- Ten years after the construction began, the Dobhan-Nuwakot road-designed as an alternative route to the landslide-prone Siddhababa section of Siddhartha Highway-remains unfinished. De... Read More


Siddhababa tunnel work progressing, but outer road still dangerous

Palpa, July 18 -- Despite the Siddhababa tunnel project work progressing rapidly, deadly landslides along the Palpa-Butwal road section have remained a serious concern. The recent death of 36-year-old... Read More


How a Nepali village is going global with ginger, beans

Palpa, June 28 -- A remarkable story of transformation unfolds in the hills of Palpa, where rough, winding roads make even a short journey an ordeal. Tucked away in Nisdi Rural Municipality-5, the vil... Read More


Rampur to reward those who raise larger families

Palpa, June 24 -- Rampur Municipality in Palpa, a hill district of Lumbini Province, has introduced a new policy to provide monthly allowances to families with three or more children, aiming to counte... Read More


Two dead, one critically injured in jeep accident in Palpa

Nepal, June 16 -- Two people died and another was seriously injured when a Bolero jeep veered off a rural road and plunged nearly 300 metres in Purba Khola-5, Birkot of Palpa district on Saturday. De... Read More


Organic fertiliser plant launched in Palpa to combat soil degradation

Palpa, June 6 -- In an effort to recover worsening soil health caused by excessive use of chemical fertilisers, a new organic fertiliser factory has begun production and sales in Kusumkhola, Ribdikot ... Read More


Object resembling yarsagumba found on Palpa's hill

Palpa, June 1 -- Authorities have begun an investigation after a fungus-like object resembling yarsagumba was discovered in Rimigha Hill of Rumba Rural Municipality-3 in Palpa district. According to ... Read More