Farmers in the district are busy preparing their fields and planting paddy seedlings.

Farmers lament the government has not prioritised tea and coffee development programmes.

The cause of the fire is yet to be known.

Thirteen dogs were found to be infected with pyometra, an infection in the womb. The cause behind the fatal infection was the use of human contraceptives on dogs, according to veterinarians.

Her relatives said they searched for a vehicle to take her to a well-equipped hospital, but to no avail.

Two others were injured, while three persons managed to escape the flames.

The grenade is said to be a remnant of the armed conflict.

The accident occurred as the vehicle’s brakes gave way on a steep road section at Daregauda in Ilam’s Mangsebung Rural Municipality on Sunday afternoon.

The delay in construction has inconvenienced local residents and businesspersons.

Ophthalmologists say lack of regular check-ups and pollution trouble eyes.

Every year, properties worth millions are destroyed in fire incidents in Taplejung and Panchthar but authorities have no plans to control them.

The road access has also given a boost to economic activities and import and export of food items in the area.

Despite promises from the federal and the provincial governments, no help has reached the disaster-hit areas in the last three weeks.

Province 1 is hit hardest as unseasonal rainfall continues to claim lives, destroy crops.

Landslides triggered by unseasonal rains have also obstructed several road sections, police say.