Tea producers describe India’s new quality-testing regime as a non-tariff barrier that has paralysed exports and forced dozens of factories to suspend operations.

Repeated crop losses from wildlife are pushing farmers in Jhapa to abandon paddy and maize in favour of rubber.

The municipality says new inspection requirements by India’s Tea Board have disrupted Nepali tea shipments and risk losses for farmers and traders.

The BJP’s first-ever majority government in West Bengal has revived hopes of a separate Gorkhaland state among Nepali-speaking communities in Darjeeling and adjoining regions.

Denied entry into Nepal for lacking identification documents, Chatur Man Tamang and Hasta Bahadur Rai head back towards Bhutan with nowhere else to go.

The 390-km route connecting India and China through Nepal promises lower transport costs, stronger trade links, tourism growth and new investment opportunities, but experts say its success will depend on policy support and cross-border connectivity.

Political pressure and trade competition—not quality alone—lie behind repeated restrictions on Nepali tea exports to India, industry insiders say.

Now Nepali tea meant for Indian domestic market won’t require testing, but tea for re-export from India will be tested.

Hundreds of Indian tourists are travelling to the hill station as soaring temperatures grip Bihar.

Groundwater that once lay at 20 to 25 feet is now sinking beyond 110 feet in several parts of the Tarai.

Municipal records show over 6,000 landless residents in Damak as authorities seek updated data on informal settlements.

They say the involvement of the national defence force in the process raises questions over whether the country is being run by the civilian government or the military.

Residents say they fear a similar crackdown, as authorities step up identification of ‘genuine and fake’ squatters across Morang.

Drop in cross-border shopping lifts Nepali traders but draws complaints from residents over higher prices and tighter checks.

Vendors protest lack of alternatives as metropolis begins market clean-up campaign.