Ilam flood victims still await promised relief, struggle in temporary shelters

Ilam, Dec. 16 -- The nights of October 4 and 5 brought disaster to Rajduwali, Ilam-10, when a sudden flash flood in Maikhola (stream) swept through the settlement in minutes. Homes, fields, and crops ... Read More

East-West rail-affected receive neither compensation nor release of land

Biratnagar, Dec. 3 -- The government's announcement to release land frozen under the East-West Railway-specifically along the Kakadbhitta-Inaruwa section-has yet to translate into concrete action. Si... Read More

Morang youths cheated by traffickers in Cambodia, lose millions

Biratnagar, Nov. 26 -- Ganesh Khawas (Tharu) of ward 7 in Dhanpalthan Rural Municipality travelled to Cambodia last year on a visit visa after paying traffickers Rs450,000, who promised easy work in a... Read More

Body of missing Morang teenager unclaimed as family demands justice

Biratnagar, Nov. 18 -- year-old Anshu Gautam of Letang Municipality-2, Morang, have been refusing to receive her body for the last four weeks, demanding that the authorities first identify those invol... Read More

Two men held with 54 bullets looted during Gen Z protests

Biratnagar, Nov. 12 -- Police arrested two men in possession of 54 rounds of bullets looted from the Area Police Office in Birtamod during the Gen Z protest on September 9. A joint team from the Narc... Read More

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