India continues to halt the movement of Nepali cargo trucks at Panitanki border point
Over twenty trucks carrying Nepali tea and large cardamom have been stranded over the bridge of the Mechi River for the past five days.
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Tea farmers miss first flush production due to extended lockdown
The local government has not stepped in to help distraught farmers who face financial ruin.
15-year-old sustains injuries while spraying disinfectant in Jhapa
Five days after the accident, Abhinash Subedi was admitted to Manmohan Hospital on Wednesday. Mechinagar Municipality will bear the cost of his treatment
Jhapa’s tea plantation farmers face the brunt of lockdown
Mechinagar municipality has asked the tea estate administration to provide food supplies to the workers; the tea estate itself hasn’t said anything about it yet.
Mechinagar Municipality starts to mark the houses of foreign returnees in a bid to streamline the identification process
The drive will not only help timely identification but will also help in the effective mobilisation of health workers, authorities say.
170 Nepalis stranded in Panitanki border crossing allowed to enter Nepal
Around 100 Indian nationals stranded on the Nepali side of the border were also allowed to go to India, said police.
Lockdown leaves many incoming Nepalis in a fix at various border points
In Panitanki border crossing in Kakarbhitta, Jhapa, at least 100 Nepalis including 14 students who have returned from Mumbai, India on Tuesday morning are waiting to be allowed in.
Following Cabinet’s decision to close borders, hundreds of Nepalis faced a long day on Monday at the borders
Most of the returnees claimed of having no information about the restriction imposed on crossing into Nepal since most of them had travelled a long distance to reach various border points.
Ukrainian couple, showing Covid-19-like symptoms, returned to India
The Ukrainian nationals were found suffering from high fever and showed common cold symptoms.
Indian experts conduct survey for second oil pipeline in Jhapa
The proposed 50-kilometre pipeline will extend from the Charali depot to Siliguri in West Bengal.
Jhapa locals resort to religious function to cure ‘conversion disorder’
In the past one and a half months, 24 students at Pashupati Secondary have been afflicted with the condition.
Locals of Rong Rural Municipality in Ilam impounded four tractors used in the extraction of riverbed materials
Stone smugglers from Mechinagar in Jhapa have been extracting stones from the Chure region for a long time now, say locals.
For Nepali women seeking work in the Gulf, new routes and old risks
Despite restrictions from traveling to the Gulf countries, desperate Nepali women are falling into traps of trafficking agents who are exploiting new routes to take them out of the country.
Have a seat at Muda Gaun
The villagers of Kalijhoda and Naya Basti in Jhapa have been weaving the traditional stool for the past 35 years, but it is still just enough to fulfil their basic needs.
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One of the most diverse destinations in Nepal in terms of people it houses to the food it offers.
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