Women are catching up to men and are surpassing them in the quality of work they produce at the office.

The ostracisation is due more to social pressure than a family decision, says a family member.

22 community schools have been merged in Dhankuta since the drive started three years ago.

Officials say it will take at least three months to clear landslide debris from the Dharan-Dhankuta road section.

Health workers visit the homes of senior citizens every four months and provide them with medical services.

The Dhankuta Bench of Biratnagar Court has asked a written response about the case from the municipality.

He can now enjoy his ‘old age allowance’ and all other facilities provided by the government

Without citizenship, people are deprived of job opportunities and social security allowances.

They start playing a tune that is starkly similar to Aruna Lama’s timeless classic ‘Eh kanchha malai sunko tara khasai deu na’, but if you listen attentively, you will notice the romantic verses of the song have been replaced by ‘Hai Krishna malai mitho bansi sunaideu na.’

Chief Minister of Province 1 Sherdhan Rai inaugurated the provincial government’s liaison office in Dhankuta on Sunday. The office has been set up in the building of the then regional administration office.

The residents of Dhankuta launched a protest on Tuesday against the endorsement of Biratnagar as the permanent headquarters of Province 1 by a two-thirds majority of the provincial assembly on Monday.

After witnessing big success with its first iteration, Shakti Peak Festival Nepal this year too had organised a similar music festival. However, the much-hyped ‘international music festival’—which was slated to begin from Friday, and was expecting to bring in a lot of foreign followers—was cancelled by the government at the eleventh hour.

Locals staged demonstration in Dhankuta on Thursday, demanding the government to make Dhankuta the permanent capital of Province 1.

The local administration has declared Dhankuta, in the eastern hill district, an avocado capital, due to the rising popularity of the fruit.

Ginger growers in the district have been elated by the Indian government’s recent decision to lift the ban on ginger export.