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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