3 die, 2 missing in landslip, floods
BIRATNAGAR, JUL 06 - Three persons have died and two others gone missing in separate monsoon-related incidents in Sindhuli, Sankhuwasabha and Khotang districts in the past 24 hours. Two girls were killed
Khotang
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Floods displace 15 families; girl, mom swept away
KHOTANG: A mother and her daughter have gone missing after they were swept away by the flooded Tawakhola River at Mattim VDC of Khotang yesterday night. The swollen river, triggered by heavy rainfall,
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Likuwapokhari VDC declared Indoor Smoke-Free VDC
Likuwapokhari VDC in Khotang district has been declared the Indoor Smoke-Free VDC. The announcement was made after Improved Cooking Stoves (ICS) were installed in all 452 households of the VDC. With
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33 dies of jaundice in Khotang
One person has died of jaundice in the district on Tuesday. Sukra Raj Pariyar,33, of Diktel municipality -1, who has been suffering from jaundice from long time breathed his last at his in laws home
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Food shortage hits locals in northern Khotang
Locals of 10 VDCs in the northern belt of Khotang district have faced acute shortage of food grains due to drought for a long time. The locals of Baksila, Phedi, Khartamchha, Baspani, Sapteshwar, Sungdel,
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Wildfires leave trails of destruction
BAJURA/KHOTANG: Wildfires in different community forests has hit life hard in Jugada, Budhiganga, Kolti, Martadi and Bandhu in Bajura. Fire in Ghatal Community Forest has destroyed Jugada VDC completely.
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Khotang villages illuminated
While people connected to the central transmission line of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) are bearing the brunt of increased load shedding hours, more than one dozens remote VDCs in Khotang have uninterrupted
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Community forests not benefiting poor people
The target groups do not have access to most community forests in Khotang. Community forests, without effective plans in place, have failed to help the marginalised groups. According to community
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Locals constructed 12 kilometres road section in Khotang
Locals at Durchhim VDC in the western part of the district have constructed a rural road section in their own initiation and investment. They constructed 12 kilometres of the 'Mauwapani- Ratamate' road