Area Administration Office services stall as chief’s term ends
By Dambar Singh Rai According to the chief district officer, services including issuing citizenship, Dalit verification, and the distribution of various types of identity cards have stopped in the absence of an office chief.
Traditional carpet weavers fear their skill will die out
By Dambar Singh Rai The local government has not accorded priority to sheep farming to protect the centuries-old profession, they say.
Farmers receive credit cards to buy farm inputs
By Dambar Singh Rai The cards issued to farmers in Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi Municipality, Khotang have a credit limit of Rs200,000.
Khotang local unit’s daughter-in-law education scheme starts
By Dambar Singh Rai Kepilasgadhi Rural Municipality plans to educate married women who were compelled to quit their studies.
Khotang local unit offers free education up to grade 12
By Dambar Singh Rai Halesi Tuwachung Municipality hopes more students, especially from poor financial backgrounds, will now continue study after passing the SEE.
Hospitals in hills reel under lack of anti-snake venom serum and manpower
By Kumbharaj Rai & Dambar Singh Rai Rising temperatures and pollution have led to an increase in the number of snake encounters in villages in the hilly areas.
Agricultural expert Madan Rai arrested
By Dambar Singh Rai Rai has been accused of sexually assaulting female children at his Diktel-based Shubhadra Madan Foundation.
Protests staged against the naming of Koshi Province
By Deo Narayan Sah & Dambar Singh Rai A memorandum has been submitted to the Province Chief Minister Hikmat Karki through Chief District Office by the Kirat Rai Yayokkha committee demanding rejection of the newly adopted name.
Sagarmatha highway project still unfinished decades later
By Dilliram Khatiwada & Dambar Singh Rai People in the northern parts of Udayapur and southern parts of Khotang have been facing serious difficulties in travelling and trading during the rainy season.
Mundhum trail in eastern hills draws trekkers
By Dambar Singh Rai The new trail passes through hill districts such as Khotang, Solukhumbu, Bhojpur and Sankhuwasabha.
Unfinished road construction affects Diktel residents
By Dambar Singh Rai The dilapidated road section has led to drainage problems in the main bazaar area and with monsoon almost here, the area is in danger of inundation.
Residents of Khotang depend on helicopters to reach hospitals
By Dambar Singh Rai Pregnant women suffer the most from a lack of good hospitals and roads in Khotang.
Villagers’ struggle for water continues
By Dambar Singh Rai Around 4,000 families in Halesi Tuwachung Municipality face water shortages as supply project chases another deadline.
Families affected by Dudh Koshi Hydropower Project demand resettlement
By Dambar Singh Rai The project is estimated to inundate 162 houses including 80 Majhi households.
Fish farming is catching on in Khotang in eastern Nepal
By Dambar Singh Rai Many farmers are switching to rearing fish because it provides a higher return compared to other types of farming.