Fresh violence erupts in India’s Manipur, Nepali speaking community fearful
Around 60,000 Nepali speaking people in Manipur are living under constant fear and uncertainty.
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Nepal’s elections come and go but elephants keep coming
Another election approaching, Bahundangi farmers still face deadly encounters and rising crop losses from elephant raids as earlier pledges of fencing and protection remain…
Nepal’s jute industry survives on imports
Production collapse puts the golden era of the country’s jute farming at risk of fading into history.
Nepali women being sent to Hong Kong on fake Indian IDs
Two men—Dipesh Gurung, aged 41, of Toribari in Darjeeling and Japan Gurung, aged 61, of Makalu Rural Municipality-3 in Sankhuwasabha—were arrested for their suspected…
Local betel nut rotting as imports rise and smuggling persists in Nepal
Despite increasing domestic production, Nepal’s betel nut market is overwhelmed by cheap imports and illegal re-exports to India, leaving local farmers in crisis. Authorities…
Biratnagar’s historic chautari: Where Nepal’s labour movement took root
Founded in 1936, Biratnagar Jute Mills employed around 2,400 workers and 400 other staffers at its peak. It became more than an industrial site—it turned into a school of…
Locals protest ‘reckless’ plan to release industrial wastewater into Nepal’s rivers
Experts warn that most wards of Budhiganga will face inundation if the drainage construction plan is implemented. Similarly, ward 1 and 19 of Biratnagar, as well as several wards…
In Nepal, kin say girl shot by former teacher after she refused to withdraw rape complaint
The incident occurred on May 3, with the suspect still at large and as the family struggles to pay hospital bills.
Chinese lighter smuggling thrives after Indian ban
The Nepal-India bilateral trade treaty forbids the export of goods imported to Nepal to be exported to India without undertaking any manufacturing activity and vice versa. But,…
Usury victims begin march to Kathmandu for justice
Chair Kushwaha said the march started with calls for amendments to lending-related laws and the formation of a high-powered commission to investigate loan-sharking cases.