The eastern district is now what Biratnagar used to be between 1990 and 2010.

The tea industry is one of the oldest and largest export-oriented sectors in the country, but it has no social protection scheme.

Medical waste, highly hazardous to health and generated by various hospitals in Birtamod, has been finding its way to the Biring River of late.

Lack of adequate fertiliser could cause a 30 percent drop in tea output this year, insiders say.

The Inaruwa-Kakarbhitta railway line will be 106 km long, and it is estimated to cost Rs90 billion.

Fertiliser shortage is major problem repeating every crop season in the past several years.

The remote village in Jhapa is cut off from the rest of the district for most of the year due to rise in water level.

The 50-bed hospital is being built by the Kathmandu Institute of Child Health. The health institute plans to operate at least one children’s hospital each in all seven provinces.

The departmental team beat Jhapa XI 2-1 to lift their fourth and third successive title.

Jhapa’s lead was doubled ten minutes into the second half after Red Panda’s Pintso Bhutiya scored into his own net.

After the rickshaws stopped working, all four buyers returned their vehicles to the showroom saying that they had been cheated.

Various political parties, business entrepreneurs and local residents have protested against Birtamod Municipality’s mismanagement of Covid-19 vaccines.

The sole isolation centre in Jhapa reaches its capacity within first four days of its operation.

The floodwaters of the river have put around 2,000 households at risk of inundation.

The floodwaters have affected about 1,000 bighas of paddy fields as well.