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Chiuri bloom brings bumper honey harvest for Chepang beekeepers in Makawanpur

Hetauda, Jan. 22 -- Aitesingh Chepang, a beekeeper from Silinge village in Makawanpur, central Nepal, cannot hide his excitement this winter. With 150 beehives placed amid blooming chiuri forests, he ... Read More


Farmers guard fish ponds to protect stock from migratory ducks

Hetauda, Jan. 16 -- To protect fish in its ponds from migratory water ducks arriving from Siberia in search of warmer weather and food, three watchmen are being deployed daily at the Hetauda-based Nat... Read More


Four of six victims identified in Bhimphedi jeep crash

Hetauda, Jan. 5 -- Four of the six people who died in a jeep accident at Jurikhet in ward 6 of Bhimphedi Rural Municipality along the Hetauda-Bhimphedi -Kulekhani road have been identified as of Monda... Read More


Six dead as passenger van crashes in Bhimphedi

Hetauda, Jan. 4 -- Six people died in a Tata Sumo vehicle accident at Jurikhet in Bhimphedi Rural Municipality-6, Makawanpur, on Sunday. Three others were injured. According to the District Police Of... Read More


140 inmates still at large after September's mass jailbreak from Bhimphedi Prison

Hetauda, Jan. 3 -- A total of 140 inmates who escaped from the regional Bhimphedi Prison during the September 9 Gen Z protests are still on the run, authorities confirmed on Saturday. Of the escapees,... Read More


Kulekhani units now run fully automated

Makawanpur, Dec. 21 -- The first and second units of the Kulekhani Hydropower Project are now fully automated, allowing four turbines to operate entirely via computer without manual intervention. Nep... Read More


Longstanding road encroachment issue in Hetauda resolved

Hetauda, Dec. 7 -- After years of legal wrangling and disputes, government authorities on Saturday launched a major demolition drive in the Hetauda market area, tearing down structures that had encroa... Read More


25 injured in separate bus accidents

Gorkha/makawanpur, Nov. 30 -- As many as 25 people were injured in separate bus accidents in Gorkha and Makawanpur districts on Sunday. Twenty-one people were injured when a bus met with an accident ... Read More


Elderly man apprehended for allegedly killing village shaman in Makawanpur

Hetauda, Nov. 15 -- year-old man from Raksirang Rural Municipality in Makawanpur district has been arrested for allegedly fatally shooting a local shaman (dhami) in what police describe as a murder dr... Read More


Kanti Highway reopens after landslide cleared

Hetauda, Nov. 2 -- Vehicle movement has resumed on the Kanti Highway after authorities cleared a landslide that blocked the road at Ghattapakha in ward 11 of Bakaiya Rural Municipality, Makawanpur. T... Read More