The locals of Ward No. 5 and 8 in Bhadrapur Municipality in Jhapa say the setting up of a coronavirus-specific hospital in the area will expose them to the risk of contracting the disease.

The local unit has decided to contact trace and expedite coronavirus testing among the local population through the Polymerase Chain Reaction method.

The Health Ministry on Sunday confirmed another case of the coronavirus in Jhapa.

The Golyan Group started commercial strawberry farming on 25 bighas in Bhagudubba.

Tobacco is being sold at Rs 3,000 per 40kg with a kattha of land being good enough to produce 80kg of tobacco.

Bimal Magar scored from the spot to help the league champions to a 1-0 win over Three Star.

Machhindra beat Army 2-0 to set up their title clash against Three Star Club.

Cameroon’s Andre Nia and Bimal Gharti Magar score in Machhindra’s 2-1 win.

Some sections of the six-kilometre road are riddled with potholes, say locals.

A majority of students in various schools were found suffering from myopia or near-sightedness.

Community forest committees seem to be focusing more on earning by adding artificial beauty without paying attention to the environmental aspects.

The price of CTC tea has plunged by 50 percent to IRs 65 per kg over the year.

The traffic office has set up its desks in Kakadbhitta, Birtamod and Damak to issue and check time-cards.

Schools lack computers and qualified teachers to run computer science classes.

The locals have been collecting riverbed materials from the respective lands that they claim to be theirs.