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Phaktanglung distributes social security allowances in remote settlements

Taplejung, Dec. 1 -- Dawasangmu Sherpa of Lelep Ghunsa, ward 6 of Phaktanglung Rural Municipality in Taplejung, received her social security allowance of Rs24,000 on Tuesday. She had not collected the... Read More


Four jeeps impounded in Taplejung, to be sent to Itahari for investigation

Taplejung, Nov. 20 -- Traffic police in Taplejung have impounded four Bolero jeeps operating in the district after finding discrepancies in their registration documents and official records. The vehi... Read More


Four houses destroyed in Taplejung fire

Taplejung, Nov. 19 -- A fire in Tumbewa Bazaar, ward 4 of Mikwakhola Rural Municipality, destroyed four houses, displacing five families. Local Gajendra Thalang said the homes of Raj Kumar Sawa, Indr... Read More


Tibet route remains closed after heavy snowfall, leaving travellers stranded

Taplejung, Nov. 5 -- Eastern Nepal has seen clear skies since Sunday, with sunlight glinting off the Himalayan peaks and paddy ripening in the lower valleys. But the route to Tibet through the Tipthal... Read More


Mechi Highway to fully reopen in four to five days

Taplejung, Oct. 6 -- The Road Division Office, Ilam, said it will take four to five days for the Mechi Highway to resume full operation. While the section from Taplejung to Phidim in Panchthar is clea... Read More


Wildlife menace forces Taplejung farmers to abandon ancestral villages

Taplejung, Sept. 8 -- For years, Geeta Prasad Puri of ward 3 in Phungling Municipality tried every possible way to protect his crops in his ancestral village. He grew seasonal and off-season vegetable... Read More