Construction of roads, transmission lines and infrastructures, rampant use of forest products and overgrazing are threat to rhododendron conservation.

Farmers with shares in the factory have been demanding that it be revived and operated in a transparent manner.

Shortage of water and a lack of modern agriculture methods and irrigation facilities are main reasons behind the high migration rate.

The Koshi Corridor 220 KV Transmission Line Project, a national pride project, will cut down trees that fall in the area where the transmission lines are set to be installed.

Thirty-five people have been staying in makeshift tents since their houses were destroyed in March 26 fire.

Ministry of Forests and Environment launches five-year action plan to conserve rhododendron species.

The programme has not only helped retain students in community schools but has also managed to attract more students, say school authorities.

Teenjure, Milke and Jaljale, spread over three districts, Tehrathum, Sankhuwasabha and Taplejung, is one of the designated areas for Visit Nepal Year 2020.

According to FECOFUN, authorities cannot construct infrastructure in forestlands owned by communities.

The government had a design to build such towns in 10 places nine years ago. Till date, it has little to show for work.

Every year, the District Coordination Committee receives around 10 to 12 demands for suspension bridges.

People are leaving their villages due to drinking water shortages, wild animals menace, food scarcity, and lack of education and health facilities 

Swachhanda Construction Services, the contractor building a bridge over the Tamor river at Lumbughat in Tehrathum district, has been accused of failing to deliver the project in time and of using substandard construction materials.

Beekeeping or apiculture has always been an important income generating activity in many places, particularly in the rural hill and mountain regions. And this activity could be transformed into bee tourism or ‘apitourism’, a move that could have a large impact at the village levels, bee farmers and concerned stakeholders said.

A 22-year-old bride sustained critical injuries when a group of local youths attacked her at her wedding venue in Phedap Rural Municipality-3, Tehrathum, on Monday night. Three others were also injured in the incident.