Immigration office says 80 percent of visitors entering Nepal through the eastern point are Bhutanese nationals.

What were once rare visits by one or two elephants have turned into regular invasions by huge herds of 50 to 60, complain residents.

An impoverished settlement in Jhapa on the bank of Kankai river is looking at another monsoon without long-promised flood defences.

Streams and springs in many villages have dried up in recent years. Experts attribute the problem to unregulated development activities.

Using the authority given by constitution, Mechinagar Municipality introduced a localised school curriculum, but has failed to supply enough textbooks.