Pregnant women suffer the most from a lack of good hospitals and roads in Khotang.

Around 4,000 families in Halesi Tuwachung Municipality face water shortages as supply project chases another deadline.

The project is estimated to inundate 162 houses including 80 Majhi households.

Many farmers are switching to rearing fish because it provides a higher return compared to other types of farming.

Development activities have not gained momentum in the district due to delay in the bridges’ construction.

Water crisis in Halesi is so acute even during the wet season that some families have begun to leave the villages.

The deadline for the project, which began in September 2018, is March 20.

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.