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Three killed in road accident in Jhapa

Nepal, April 24 -- Three people were killed after a motorcycle and a jeep collided in Jhapa on Wednesday. According to the police, motorcycle rider Mausam Rai, 25, 20-year-old Yunis Bhandari, who was... Read More


India stops tea-laden Nepali trucks on border for lab tests

Nepal, April 22 -- As India has asked its customs authorities to test the quality of India-bound Nepali tea, trucks laden with tonnes of tea destined for the southern neighbour are currently stuck at ... Read More


Koshi Assembly directs Chief Minister Karki to go for floor test

Nepal, April 19 -- The Koshi Province Assembly on Friday passed a resolution motion to direct Chief Minister Kedar Karki to seek a vote of confidence from the assembly. Province Speaker Ambar Bahadur... Read More


Tree felling by road project displaces reptiles and birds

Biratnagar, April 17 -- Conservationists are worried about the habitat loss, which has affected various species of wildlife, mainly reptiles, due to road widening along the Kakarbhitta-Laukahi section... Read More


Dalit ex-chief of district body alleges caste-based abuse

Nepal, April 11 -- Former chief of the District Coordination Committee (DCC) in Jhapa has claimed that he has become a victim of caste-based discrimination and abuse. Somnath Portel, the provincial le... Read More


UML lawmakers withdraw support to Koshi chief minister

Biratnagar, April 8 -- As many as 39 UML lawmakers, who had previously supported Chief Minister Kedar Karki during the floor test, withdrew their support on Monday. They conveyed their withdrawal of ... Read More


Archaeologists unearth Kushan era relics in Jhapa

Biratnagar, March 24 -- Archaeologists have unearthed relics dating back around 2,000 years to the Kushan era (30-375 AD) during excavations at the culturally and historically significant site of Kich... Read More


Chinese lighter smuggling thrives after Indian ban

Nepal, Feb. 21 -- Smuggling of cigarette lighters to India has thrived after the southern neighbour moved to ban single-use plastic products costing below IRs20. Nepali traders would import these ligh... Read More


'Nepali Congress in community' campaign launched

Nepal, Jan. 27 -- The Nepali Congress kicked off its "Nepali Congress in community" campaign from Jhapa on Saturday. The event was launched amidst a function led by Congress General Secretary Gagan T... Read More