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Health services in Achham local unit hit following federal order to end contract appointments

Achham, Nov. 27 -- The eye treatment centre operated by Mellekh Rural Municipality in Achham has shut down after the local government terminated all contract-based health staff, causing what officials... Read More


School dropout Achham youth returns from India, passes SEE and seven PSC exams

Achham, Nov. 26 -- When Lokendra Bohara left school in the ninth grade at the age of 13 and went to India for work, he believed formal education was no longer for him. A decade later, the 23-year-old ... Read More


Budhiganga project to be built under EPC model

Achham, Nov. 18 -- The construction process for the 20-megawatt Budhiganga Hydropower Project- discussed for nearly three decades-has finally begun. With 20 percent investment from Nepal government a... Read More


Several schools in Achham district close technical education classes

Achham, Oct. 30 -- What once began as a promising drive to expand technical education across Achham, a hill district of Sudurpaschim Province, has now faltered, with most secondary schools closing the... Read More


Bayalpata Hospital suspends free treatment after government takeover

Achham, Oct. 26 -- Bayalpata Hospital, which has long been recognised for its model of accessible rural healthcare in Achham, has suspended both health insurance and services under its social security... Read More


Centuries-old Tihar traditions fade in Sudurpashchim and Karnali villages

Achham, Oct. 21 -- Karnali Pul, Nasukyai Hajari Phool, a deuda song once inseparable from Bhai Tika celebrations in Sudurpaschim and Karnali villages, is fading from memory. Sung by Binod Bajurali and... Read More