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Agriculture, tourism in eastern hills in crisis after disaster

Nepal, Oct. 17 -- The tourism industry in the far-eastern hills and mountains-particularly in Ilam, Panchthar, and Taplejung already shaken by the Gen Z movement, has taken another severe blow from re... Read More


Koshi government puts flood and landslide losses to infrastructure at over Rs2 billion

Ilam, Oct. 10 -- The devastating floods and landslides that battered eastern Nepal on October 4 and 5 not only swept away homes, farms and lives but also incurred huge damage on development infrastruc... Read More


Landslide-ravaged Ilam settlements in dire straits as relief efforts lag

Ilam, Oct. 9 -- Raju Chhetri's house in Manebhanjyang in ward 1 of Suryodaya Municipality in Ilam was filled with laughter and warmth during the Dashain. Guests had arrived, Raju was preparing for a t... Read More


Maikhola river swallows entire settlement in Rajduwali, Ilam

Ilam, Oct. 8 -- It was past midnight on Saturday when the residents of Rajduwali, a small settlement along the banks of the Mai river in ward 10 of Ilam Municipality, were fast asleep. No one imagined... Read More


Destroyed municipal offices struggle to restore services

Nepal, Sept. 25 -- The recent Gen Z protests that swept across the nation have left vast swathes of public infrastructure in tatters. The enraged protesters set fire to administrative buildings of fo... Read More


Nepal's jute industry survives on imports

Biratnagar, Aug. 23 -- Jute was once the dominant cash crop of eastern Tarai. Fields of tall, golden stalks once stretched across Morang, Sunsari, and Jhapa, feeding dozens of factories and powering t... Read More


Nepali women being sent to Hong Kong on fake Indian IDs

Biratnagar, Aug. 5 -- Despite the active presence of more than half a dozen non-governmental organisations working against human trafficking and girl trafficking along the eastern border of Nepal, a c... Read More