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1 week ago | thehimalayantimes.com | Prakash Singh

BAJURA, JUNE 18The centuries-old pottery profession of the Kumal community in Budhiganga Municipality, Bajura, is being revived with the support of the local government after facing near extinction. The municipality has launched a skills training and technology support program to preserve the traditional craft of making clay pots. In the past, members of the Kumal community residing in Ward 8 of Budhiganga used to make clay pots.

1 week ago | thehimalayantimes.com | Prakash Singh

Returned migrants turn to agriculture for sustainable livelihood BAJURA, JUNE 15Padam Bahadur Rawat, a resident of Budhiganga Municipality-1 in Bajura, has found financial success in vegetable farming. A few years ago, he worked as a daily wage labourer in India, but in recent years, he has returned to his village and committed himself to agriculture. Rawat, who worked as a security guard in India with little savings, now earns between Rs 500,000 and Rs 700,000 annually.

2 months ago | thehimalayantimes.com | Prakash Singh

BAJURA, APRIL 21Bichchhya, one of Bajura district's most remote settlements, has been electrified for the first time, ending generations of darkness for its residents. A total of 682 households in Wards 1, 2, and 3 of the Himalayan Rural Municipality now have access to electricity. The electrification was made possible through the Natikhola Micro Hydropower Project, which generates 100 kilowatts of electricity.

Feb 24, 2025 | thehimalayantimes.com | Prakash Singh

Bajura, February 24Relief materials have been distributed to to earthquake-affected and impoverished families in Bajura. A total of 157 families from Jagannath Rural Municipality, Swamikartik Khapar Rural Municipality, and Budhinanda Municipality have received essential supplies. Bajura, frequently hit by earthquakes, has seen hundreds of families living in vulnerable conditions. The relief distribution was coordinated by Nepal Rising and the Badimalika Foundation Nepal.

Jan 31, 2025 | thehimalayantimes.com | Prabhat Jha

SARLAHI, JANUARY 31A massive fire broke out at a plastic bag manufacturing factory in Bayalbas, of Ishwarpur Municipality, in Sarlahi, early Friday morning, causing damages worth crores. The fire erupted at Himalayan Poly Nepal, a factory operating in a rented house owned by Netra Bahadur Karki at Brahmasthan Chowk, Bayalbas Bazaar, of Ishwarpur Municipality-7.