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The singing lawmaker shaking up Koshi politics

Biratnagar, July 30 -- In the Koshi Province Assembly, when Gombu Sherpa rises to speak, lawmakers become more attentive-not for a traditional political speech, but for a song. Known popularly as 'Gi... Read More


Hatiyas keep Biratnagar's farmers and consumers connected

Biratnagar, July 25 -- Every day, the streets, intersections, and open grounds of Biratnagar come alive with hatiyas-traditional weekly markets that remain deeply embedded in the socio-economic and cu... Read More


Brother-in-law allegedly shoots teen girl dead in Sunsari

Sunsari, July 14 -- A teenage girl was shot dead allegedly by her brother-in-law in ward 6 of Harinagar Rural Municipality in Sunsari district in the early hours of Monday, police said. According to ... Read More


Rejected by in-laws, man kills four

Nepal, July 7 -- A quiet village of Dhodlekhani in Bhojpur, a hill district of Koshi province, was shaken to its core on Saturday night by a brutal act of violence that left four members of a family d... Read More


Over 73,000 families affected by disasters in Koshi Province over a decade

Biratnagar, May 24 -- Koshi Province has seen over 11,937 disaster incidents in the past decade, leaving more than 73,000 families directly affected and claiming lives of 1,028 people, according to re... Read More


Power cuts slash production by half in Morang-Sunsari industrial corridor

Biratnagar, May 20 -- Production in Biratnagar-eastern Nepal's industrial capital-has plunged by half as persistent power cuts cripple factory operations across the Morang-Sunsari Industrial Corridor.... Read More


Local betel nut rotting as imports rise and smuggling persists

Biratnagar, May 7 -- famous market for betel nuts, known as the "Supari Line", in the border town of Kakarbhitta was renamed "Suryodaya Marg" years ago. This change does not signal that the betel nut... Read More