Rapti Zone was one of the fourteen zones, located in the Mid-Western Development Region of Nepal. It was named after the West Rapti River which drains Rolpa, Pyuthan and part of Dang districts. The remainder of Dang and part of Salyan district are drained by the Babai. The remainder of Salyan and all of Rukum districts are drained by the Bheri.
Damai is an occupational caste found among Khas people comprising 45 subgroups. Their surnames take after the subgroup they belong to. People belonging to this caste are traditionally tailors and musicians capable of using the naumati baja - an ensemble of nine traditional musical instruments. The term Damai is coined from the musical instrument Damaha. The 1854 Nepalese Muluki Ain categorized Damai as "Lower caste” category.
Rolpa, is a "hill" district in Lumbini Province of Nepal. Rolpa district covers an area of 1,879 km2 (725 sq mi) with population (2011) of 221,177. Rolpa town is the district's administrative center.
Rolpa is a municipality located in Rolpa District of Lumbini Province of Nepal. It is only municipality of Rolpa District. The municipality is surrounded by Sunchhahari and Swarnawati rural councils from the east, Tribeni & Madi rural councils from the West, Duikholi rural council from the North and Swarnawati & Runtigadhi from the South
The Nepalese People's Liberation Army was the armed wing of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). The PLA was founded in 2002, in the midst of the Nepalese Civil War initiated by the Maoists in 1996. The chief commander of the PLA during the war was Prachanda. On 12 September 2008, Nanda Kishor Pun was appointed new chief commander of the PLA, as Prachanda had become Prime Minister of Nepal. This move was in line with a pledge issued by the CPN(M), issued prior to the 2008 Constituent Assembly election, that their members elected to the Assembly would leave their PLA positions.
Jelbang, also known as Jelbang, is a name of Nepalese village in Rolpa District of the Lumbini Province, and is situated at the Southern Part of the Jaljala Mountain. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 2896 people living in 510 individual households. The town is populated by Magars.
Gajul is a village development committee (VDC) located in the Rolpa District of Lumbini Province, situated in the northeastern region of Nepal. Nestled amidst the rugged terrain of the mid-hills, Gajul represents a traditional and rural aspect of Nepali society, with its culture deeply intertwined with the local landscape and environment. As of the 1991 Nepal census, Gajul had a population of 4,263 individuals living across 778 households, highlighting its status as a closely-knit community.
Mijhing is a village development committee located in the Rolpa District, within the Rapti Zone of north-eastern Nepal. This region is known for its rugged terrain and cultural diversity, offering a glimpse into the traditional lifestyle of the people living in the Himalayan foothills. Mijhing, like much of Rolpa, is characterized by its agricultural landscape, with farming being the primary source of livelihood for its inhabitants.
Nuwagaun is a village development committee in Rolpa District in the Rapti Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3725 people living in 689 individual households.
Musikot is a municipality and the district headquarter of Western Rukum District in Karnali Province of Nepal that was established as Musikot Khalanga on 2 December 2014 by merging the two former Village development committees Musikot and Khalanga. From 2014 until 2018, Musikot was called Musikot Khalanga and until 2017 served as the district headquarter of Rukum District. It lies on the bank of Sani Bheri River. It borders with Eastern Rukum in the east, Sanibheri rural municipality in the west, Banfikot rural municipality in the north and Tribeni rural municipality and Rolpa district in the south.
Tara Air Pvt. Ltd. is an airline headquartered in Kathmandu, Nepal. It is a subsidiary of Yeti Airlines. Tara Air was formed in 2009 using aircraft from the Yeti Airlines fleet and is based at Tribhuvan International Airport, with a secondary hub at Nepalgunj Airport. The airline operates scheduled flights and air charter services with a fleet of STOL aircraft, previously provided by Yeti Airlines. Its operations focus on serving remote and mountainous airports and airstrips.
Tsho Rolpa is one of the biggest glacial lakes in Nepal. The lake, which is located at an altitude of 4,580 metres (15,030 ft) in the Rolwaling Valley, Dolakha District, has grown considerably over the last 50 years due to glacial melting in the Himalayas.
Barsaman Pun, also known by his nom de guerreAnanta, is a Nepali communist politician and former Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation.
Lumbini Province is a province in western Nepal. The country's third largest province in terms of area as well as population, Lumbini is home to the World Heritage Site of Lumbini, where according to the Buddhist tradition, the founder of Buddhism, Gautama Buddha was born.
Western Rukum a part of Karnali Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. Musikot is the headquarter of the district.
Rolpa 1 is the parliamentary constituency of Rolpa District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.
Operation Romeo was a Nepal Police operation that aimed to suppress the Maoist movement in Nepal. Taking place in November 1995, it resulted in human rights abuses, the arrests of 132 people, the displacement of 6000 locals, and rape and torture on an unknown scale. More than twelve people died during the course of the operation, and severe violence against locals took place. No perpetrators were arrested. The operation was one of the causes of the Nepalese Civil War, which began three months later in February 1996.
