GANESH BISHU

For decades, the district’s politics was dominated by the Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN-UML, along with the former Nepal Communist Party (NCP). This time, however, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has created a new political wave.

At least eight people were killed and five others seriously injured when a jeep plunged about 700 meters off the road at Jharmare, on the border between Baphikot Rural Municipality and Aathbiskot Municipality in Rukum West, on Friday afternoon.

The Federal and provincial governments have started initiatives after receiving complaints from non-governmental health organizations and private hospitals about unfairness in the remuneration and service facilities of nursing and health workers.

GANESH BISU BANKE, Feb 10: Ganesh Sijapati, 38, the manager of Namaste Savings and Credit Cooperative Society, accused in a cooperative fraud case, has been apprehended in Qatar and extradited to Nepal through INTERPOL.

BANKE May 21: A complaint was made to the district police office about the murder of a young woman by a man over a rejected love proposal.

BANKE, Feb 24: A fire broke out in Ambe Steel Industry located in Janki Rural Municipality-5 in Banke at around 6:30 am on Friday morning.

BANKE, Oct 30: CPN-UML Kohalpur has demanded that the encroached land of Kohalpur City Development Committee be freed from encroachment and protected. Khil Prasad Bhusal, chairman of CPN-UML, Kohalpur city, issued a statement demanding that the encroached land for urban development should be freed f...

BANKE, July 29: A police personnel has sexually abused a woman, who is in the custody of the local police office, in Banke.

BANKE, July 14: Nepalgunj was declared a pressure horn prohibited area in November 2018. During that time, the police conducted programs ranging from public awareness to action to ban horns. However, the police gradually began to ignore the ban due to which large vehicles have started blowing their...

BANKE, JULY 13: The rate of malnutrition in Lumbini Province has increased this year, compared to last year. The rate of malnutrition which was 2.8 percent in 2077/78 increased by 0.6 percent in 2078/79.