The sole isolation centre in Jhapa reaches its capacity within first four days of its operation.

Contrary to the provincial government’s declaration to conduct 1,000 PCR tests per day, the province in its entirety has the capacity to perform only 450 swab tests on a daily basis.

People living in downstream settlements urge authorities to mitigate the risk.

With 11 new coronavirus cases reported on Friday, the total number of cases crossed 100 in the metropolis.

Until Wednesday, 92 people had tested positive for coronavirus in Udayapur. Among them, seven are from Katari.

For eastern hill and mountain districts, the only snakebite treatment centre is in Charali, Jhapa, which could take days to reach for those living in remote regions.

Health unit claims community transmission of coronavirus in Biratnagar; Social Development Ministry in Province 1 says it’s too early to confirm.

The floodwaters of the river have put around 2,000 households at risk of inundation.

One body was recovered from an under-construction pond in Kamaldhap Tourism and Wetland Construction Site on Wednesday while two were recovered on Thursday, said police.

The floodwaters have affected about 1,000 bighas of paddy fields as well.

The injured was rushed to Dharan-based BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences for treatment.

Although it’s illegal to construct electric fences in the fields, the locals in northern and southern belts have been doing that to ward off wild elephants, according to the Division Forest Office in Jhapa.

Bad weather had hampered rescue efforts in the remote village that lies a day’s walk from Khandbari.

Diwakar Deuja, 28, is said to have used untraceable internet technology to gain access and sell Nepal Telecom’s packages.

Although the schools are running online classes, most students cannot participate without an internet connection.

Eleven people are missing while four have been rescued alive. The landslide has washed away nine houses.

Rescue teams are on their way to the incident site which is a day’s walk from the district headquarters, Khandbari.

Construction of a railway line along Bathnaha in India to Katahari in Nepal has put many villages at risk of floods.

Incidents of human-animal conflict are increasing with the shrinking of forestland, say conservationists.

Although immediate threat has been averted, the local administration has issued high alert notice in settlements near the riverbanks.