An iron cage has been installed to trap wild bears that have been creating a havoc, killing and injuries livestock in Hangdewa, Phungling Municipality-9. In the past week, eight goats and sheep have died and three have been injured due to bear attacks.
Goods worth Rs 20.14 billion were imported from the Mechi Customs Office in Jhapa in the first five months of the current fiscal year.
Simbokpa Danda of Bhotkhola rural municipality in the district has got 4G service from Nepal Telecom.
The Mechinagar Municipality in Jhapa district has run a campaign against gender-based violence (GBV) in 10 schools in the municipality.
The Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh (NNJS) Taplejung chapter has run basic computer training to the blind people aiming to make the blind people skilled in computer handling.
During a dialogue with youths on 'NC's journey: past, present and future' organized here Sunday, leader Dr Koirala spoke on the challenges and opportunities before the NC. He reminded that NC's central committee had already decided to go for election.
Paddy production has declined in the district this year due to adverse weather conditions. The Agriculture Knowledge Centre has stated that the production has decreased due to insufficient rainfall when needed and unseasonal rains after sowing.
Construction of the Madan Bhandari Auditorium in Gaighat, the district headquarters of Udayapur, has remained incomplete even eight years after work began.
Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens, Shraddha Shrestha, said that the government is acutely aware of the need to prevent human trafficking, recognizing it as a grave offense.
Up to the end of Mangsir (Mid-December) in the current fiscal year 2082/83, 496 new small and cottage industries have been registered in the district. According to Janaki Bhattarai, Information Officer at the Industry Office, Jhapa, during this period, 243 firms were registered under industry and 253 under commerce. During the same period, 500 industrial and 479 commercial industries in the district were renewed, she informed.
SP Sharat Kumar Thapa Chhetri, Chief of Police at the District Police Office, Dhankuta, said that he died after being electrocuted by a wire buried in the ground to support an electric pole while cutting firewood.
Gajendra Rai under men's category and Nirmala Rai under women's category have won the title of 'Red Panda Marathon' organised in Ilam today with an objective of promoting tourism.