Until two decades ago, Nepal used to produce 80,000 tonnes of jute annually. Production has now plunged to 10,000 tonnes.

A massive flooding of Koshi River in 2008 destroyed over 4,600 hectares of croplands in Sunsari. Many people are still unable to clear sand from their fields.

A male rhino from Chitwan National Park will soon be paired with two female rhinos at Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve for natural breeding.

Forty-five-year-old Gita Limbu died after she was attacked with a butcher knife.

Carelessness and electric short-circuits caused most of the fire incidents, police say.

The victims, aged three, five and seven, died after an inferno engulfed a cattle shed where they were playing.

The inferno gutted 22 houses of the Santhal settlement in Rangali Municipality-3 at noon on Saturday.

A mid-winter census conducted recently shows decline in both bird species and population in the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve and its vicinity.

The locals set fire the truck on fire following the accident, which obstructed the Koshi highway temporarily, said officials.

The Province 1 Renaming Joint Struggle Committee agrees to adopt peaceful protests to press its demands.

After nearly four months of his election, Karki inducted six new members in his Cabinet.

The Province 1 Renaming Joint Struggle Committee agrees to adopt peaceful protests to raise their demands.

The position was vacant since August 1 after the then Speaker Baburam Gautam resigned.

Three people were killed by the animals over the past two weeks in Jhapa and Sunsari.

More than a dozen of the injured sustained 40-50 per cent burn injuries.