The municipality has made investments in the productive sectors in an effort to boost the income of the villagers.

Haphazard parking in the market area has increased the risk of accidents because of congestion, locals say.

Locals complain of local government’s indifference while entrepreneurs lament the dip in business.

Local units across the district are concentrating on projects that have no positive impacts on people's living standard.

Nepal Owl Festival organised in Jalapa has had a good impact on children and locals over the importance of owls.

Khotang hosts one of the newest trails—Mundhum trail—that charts through many eastern hilly districts.

Two years ago, more than 400 trees were cut down to open a road from Kalika Bhagwati Temple to the Majhuwagadhi area.

The contractor company says road infrastructures have been damaged due to heavy rainfall during the monsoon.

The Nepal Veterinary Association and animal rights activists filed the complaint at the Khotang District Police Office on Tuesday.

A video has gone viral that shows two men pummeling a dog to death, while a tractor carries scores of canines--some dead and others semi-conscious.

District chief Bishnu Hari Upadhayay tells journalists ‘to not report on unnecessary matters’ when he was asked about the delay in road repair.

Prices of daily essential commodities have started to drop after a bridge connecting Khotang and Okhaldhunga opened last week.

A bridge connecting Khotang and Okhaldhunga came into operation on Friday, after eight years in limbo.

Four sources of water have dried up in Majhuwagadhi of Khotang district after a dozen illegally operated stone mines used rock breakers nearby to extract natural resources such as boulders.

A number of government agencies have joined forces to host Tourism Festival 2017 in Rupakot, Khotang in a bid to promote tourism in the district. The celebration starts on Friday coinciding with New Year’s Day of Bikram Sambat.