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   Friday, 16 October 2026

The Himalayan Times

Nepal / Koshi

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Symbol of decentralisation in Koshi now reduced to signboard

Symbol of decentralisation in Koshi now reduced to signboard

Seven years after the Koshi provincial government established a Chief Minister’s contact office in Dhankuta as a symbol of decentralisation, the office has reportedly become virtually non-functional, with only an office assistant remaining and no regular public services being provided.
Seven years after the Koshi provincial government established a Chief Minister’s contact office in Dhankuta as a symbol of decentralisation, the office has reportedly become virtually non-functional, with only an office assistant remaining and no regular public services being provided.
Nepal 25 Aug, 2026
Udayapur District Hospital. Photo: Shyam Rai

Doctors resign as superintendent pushes discipline in Udayapur

Doctors resign as superintendent pushes discipline in Udayapur

Three contract doctors have resigned from Udayapur District Hospital within a week of a new medical superintendent taking charge and launching a drive to improve discipline and services.
Three contract doctors have resigned from Udayapur District Hospital within a week of a new medical superintendent taking charge and launching a drive to improve discipline and services.
Nepal 24 Aug, 2026
BPKIHS. Photo Courtesy: Santosh Kafle

BPKIHS gets 33 applications for registrar, director and rector

BPKIHS gets 33 applications for registrar, director and rector

The race for three key administrative positions at BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) has drawn 33 applications, with the registrar's post attracting the highest number of candidates.
The race for three key administrative positions at BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) has drawn 33 applications, with the registrar's post attracting the highest number of candidates.
Nepal 20 Aug, 2026
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Koshi Police call for tech-based surveillance to tackle border crime

Koshi Police call for tech-based surveillance to tackle border crime

Nepal’s open international border is making crime control and security management increasingly difficult in Koshi Province, prompting the provincial police to call for greater use of surveillance and detection technology along the frontier.
Nepal’s open international border is making crime control and security management increasingly difficult in Koshi Province, prompting the provincial police to call for greater use of surveillance and detection technology along the frontier.
Nepal 14 Aug, 2026
File - A view of the Dhankuta District Administration Office, in Dhankuta, on Sunday, March 29, 2020. Photo: Khagendra Prasad Ghimire/THT

Nearly half of Dhankuta court cases were divorce petitions last year

Nearly half of Dhankuta court cases were divorce petitions last year

Divorce petitions accounted for almost one in every two cases registered at the District Court in Dhankuta during the last fiscal year, highlighting a sharp shift in the district's legal caseload.
Divorce petitions accounted for almost one in every two cases registered at the District Court in Dhankuta during the last fiscal year, highlighting a sharp shift in the district's legal caseload.
Nepal 05 Aug, 2026
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Govt reaches seven-point agreement with families of Sunsari victims

Govt reaches seven-point agreement with families of Sunsari victims

The government on Thursday reached a seven-point agreement with the families of two men who died in the recent violence in Sunsari's Devanaganj, pledging compensation, an impartial investigation, employment support and the initiation of procedures to declare the deceased martyrs.
The government on Thursday reached a seven-point agreement with the families of two men who died in the recent violence in Sunsari's Devanaganj, pledging compensation, an impartial investigation, employment support and the initiation of procedures to declare the deceased martyrs.
Nepal 31 Jul, 2026
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Family struggles to repatriate Nepali migrant worker's body from Malaysia

Family struggles to repatriate Nepali migrant worker's body from Malaysia

The family of a Nepali migrant worker who died in Malaysia is struggling to bring his body home after authorities found that his labour permit had expired, delaying the repatriation process.
The family of a Nepali migrant worker who died in Malaysia is struggling to bring his body home after authorities found that his labour permit had expired, delaying the repatriation process.
Nepal 30 Jul, 2026
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Security tightened in Sunsari's Dewanganj as curfew remains in force

Security tightened in Sunsari's Dewanganj as curfew remains in force

Security has been further tightened in Dewanganj of Sunsari following the deadly clash between members of two communities, with the Nepal Army launching aerial patrols and security forces maintaining an increased presence in the area.
Security has been further tightened in Dewanganj of Sunsari following the deadly clash between members of two communities, with the Nepal Army launching aerial patrols and security forces maintaining an increased presence in the area.
Nepal 29 Jul, 2026
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Fatal police shooting sparks violence; probe committee formed by govt

Fatal police shooting sparks violence; probe committee formed by govt

The government on Monday deployed the Nepal Army, formed a five-member probe committee and convened a Central Security Committee meeting after protests intensified across Sunsari despite an indefinite curfew imposed following a fatal police shooting that left one person dead and nine others injured.
The government on Monday deployed the Nepal Army, formed a five-member probe committee and convened a Central Security Committee meeting after protests intensified across Sunsari despite an indefinite curfew imposed following a fatal police shooting that left one person dead and nine others injured.
Nepal 27 Jul, 2026
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Community school principals ordered back to classrooms in Udayapur municipality

Community school principals ordered back to classrooms in Udayapur municipality

Chaudandigadhi Municipality in Udayapur has made it mandatory for principals of its community schools to teach at least two hours a day from next month as part of efforts to improve learning outcomes.
Chaudandigadhi Municipality in Udayapur has made it mandatory for principals of its community schools to teach at least two hours a day from next month as part of efforts to improve learning outcomes.
Nepal 27 Jul, 2026
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Curfew, prohibitory orders imposed in Sunsari

Curfew, prohibitory orders imposed in Sunsari

The Sunsari District Administration Office has imposed an indefinite curfew in several sensitive areas of the district from 7:00 am Sunday, citing powers under the Local Administration Act, 1971.
The Sunsari District Administration Office has imposed an indefinite curfew in several sensitive areas of the district from 7:00 am Sunday, citing powers under the Local Administration Act, 1971.
Nepal 27 Jul, 2026
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Left to die on Everest, he crawled home anyway

Left to die on Everest, he crawled home anyway

For seven days, Dawa Sherpa had nothing - no food, no bottled oxygen, no rescue team looking for him. Somewhere between the death zone and the Khumbu Icefall, the 57-year-old Sherpa guide from Okhaldhunga was alone on the world's highest mountain, fighting to stay alive.
For seven days, Dawa Sherpa had nothing - no food, no bottled oxygen, no rescue team looking for him. Somewhere between the death zone and the Khumbu Icefall, the 57-year-old Sherpa guide from Okhaldhunga was alone on the world's highest mountain, fighting to stay alive.
Nepal 04 Jun, 2026
Mundum Trail. Photo: RSS

Rhododendrons in full bloom draw trekkers to Khotang's Mundum Trail

Rhododendrons in full bloom draw trekkers to Khotang's Mundum Trail

The Mundum Trail in Khotang district is drawing increasing numbers of domestic and foreign trekkers this spring, with rhododendrons in full bloom painting the hillsides in white, red, and pink along one of Nepal's 100 designated tourist destinations.
The Mundum Trail in Khotang district is drawing increasing numbers of domestic and foreign trekkers this spring, with rhododendrons in full bloom painting the hillsides in white, red, and pink along one of Nepal's 100 designated tourist destinations.
Nepal 03 May, 2026
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Unidentified climber's body recovered from Everest route, brought to Kathmandu for identification

Unidentified climber's body recovered from Everest route, brought to Kathmandu for...

A body discovered along the main climbing route to Mount Everest has been recovered and transported to Kathmandu for identification, the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) announced on Friday.
A body discovered along the main climbing route to Mount Everest has been recovered and transported to Kathmandu for identification, the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) announced on Friday.
Nepal 03 May, 2026
File - Tents being fixed at Mt Everest base camp for climbers acclimatising in the Khumbu region before they embark through treacherous icefall section on their way to Camp 1 for summitting Mt Everest on Tuesday, April 5, 2016. Photo: THT

DoT warns against 'overnight stay' packages at Everest Base Camp

DoT warns against 'overnight stay' packages at Everest Base Camp

The Department of Tourism (DoT) has warned trekking agencies against promoting or operating overnight stay packages at expedition camps, including Everest Base Camp, without prior approval.
The Department of Tourism (DoT) has warned trekking agencies against promoting or operating overnight stay packages at expedition camps, including Everest Base Camp, without prior approval.
Nepal 29 Apr, 2026
Khumbu icefall

Khumbu Icefall route opened, but risks persist: SPCC

Khumbu Icefall route opened, but risks persist: SPCC

The route through the Khumbu Icefall on Mt Everest has been opened for the Spring 2026 climbing season, though significant risks remain at a critical section, the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) said.
The route through the Khumbu Icefall on Mt Everest has been opened for the Spring 2026 climbing season, though significant risks remain at a critical section, the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) said.
Nepal 29 Apr, 2026
Province 1 GIS map. Image: MoFAGA

34pc of PA members of Province 1 became ministers

34pc of PA members of Province 1 became ministers

Thirty-four per cent Provincial Assembly members from Province 1 have been lucky enough to be ministers. Out of 93 PA members, 32 have been ministers in three different cabinets headed by three different chief ministers, namely Sherdhan Rai, Bhim Prashad Acharya, and Rajendra Rai.
Thirty-four per cent Provincial Assembly members from Province 1 have been lucky enough to be ministers. Out of 93 PA members, 32 have been ministers in three different cabinets headed by three different chief ministers, namely Sherdhan Rai, Bhim Prashad Acharya, and Rajendra Rai.
Nepal 13 Aug, 2022
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Border points yet to open

Border points yet to open

Despite the announcement of the District Administration Office of Jhapa, Kakadbhitta, and Bhadrapur border points haven’t come into operation after India refused to open the border points closed at the height of COVID pandemic.
Despite the announcement of the District Administration Office of Jhapa, Kakadbhitta, and Bhadrapur border points haven’t come into operation after India refused to open the border points closed at the height of COVID pandemic.
Nepal 02 Oct, 2021
With the easing of lockdown, COVID-19 infection rate has increased in Jhapa. In view of the growing infection, Kankai Municipality has sealed the municipality from Sunday for a week issuing a notice.

COVID cases going up as restrictions eased in Jhapa

COVID cases going up as restrictions eased in Jhapa

With the easing of lockdown, COVID-19 infection rate has increased in Jhapa. In view of the growing infection, Kankai Municipality has sealed the municipality from Sunday for a week issuing a notice.
With the easing of lockdown, COVID-19 infection rate has increased in Jhapa. In view of the growing infection, Kankai Municipality has sealed the municipality from Sunday for a week issuing a notice.
Nepal 24 Jul, 2021
Yambhu Thamicho Kiduk chair initiates COVID relief in Khumbu.

Yambhu Thamicho Kiduk chair initiates COVID relief in Khumbu

Yambhu Thamicho Kiduk chair initiates COVID relief in Khumbu

The tourism industry has been affected substantially by the surge of second wave of COVID-19. The Himalayan region of Nepal mostly relies on the tourists traveling from around the world seeking adventure in the Himalayas.
The tourism industry has been affected substantially by the surge of second wave of COVID-19. The Himalayan region of Nepal mostly relies on the tourists traveling from around the world seeking adventure in the Himalayas.
Nepal 07 Jun, 2021
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between the Embassy of India to Nepal, Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration (MoFAGA) and Triyuga Municipality for construction of a new building for Shree Bal Mandir Secondary School in Udaypur district under Government of India grant assistance, on Monday, April 5, 2021. Photo: THT

India extends Rs 42.95 million grant assistance to construct school building in Udayapur

India extends Rs 42.95 million grant assistance to construct school building in...

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Embassy of India to Nepal, Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration (MoFAGA) and Triyuga Municipality for the construction of a new building for Shree Bal Mandir Secondary School in Udaypur district under the Government of India grant assistance, on Monday.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Embassy of India to Nepal, Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration (MoFAGA) and Triyuga Municipality for the construction of a new building for Shree Bal Mandir Secondary School in Udaypur district under the Government of India grant assistance, on Monday.
Nepal 06 Apr, 2021
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Wildfire puts houses at high risk in Dhankuta

Wildfire puts houses at high risk in Dhankuta

The wildfire that spread at Chuliban forest in Dhankuta has destroyed two houses and put 20 other houses at high risk. The fire had spread in the forest last night and entered the human settlement.
The wildfire that spread at Chuliban forest in Dhankuta has destroyed two houses and put 20 other houses at high risk. The fire had spread in the forest last night and entered the human settlement.
Nepal 05 Apr, 2021
Interview with Nepali Congress Vice-president Bimalendra Nidhi in Kathmandu, in August, 2018. Photo: Naresh Shrestha/THT

Will vie for NC party leadership, says Nidhi

Will vie for NC party leadership, says Nidhi

Nepali Congress Vice-president Bimalendra Nidhi on Sunday said that he would file his candidacy for the post of party president with the support of President Sher Bahadur Deuba and senior leader Ramchandra Paudel in the party’s 14th General Convention.
Nepali Congress Vice-president Bimalendra Nidhi on Sunday said that he would file his candidacy for the post of party president with the support of President Sher Bahadur Deuba and senior leader Ramchandra Paudel in the party’s 14th General Convention.
Nepal 05 Apr, 2021
Jhapa district, Nepal

Complaint against schools for defying government order

Complaint against schools for defying government order

A complaint has been filed against schools in Birtamod, of Jhapa, accusing them of putting schoolchildren’s health at risk by defying the government order closing schools considering the hazardous level of air pollution across the country.
A complaint has been filed against schools in Birtamod, of Jhapa, accusing them of putting schoolchildren’s health at risk by defying the government order closing schools considering the hazardous level of air pollution across the country.
Nepal 01 Apr, 2021
Province 1 Chief Minister Sherdhan Rai: Photo: RSS/File

No trust motion against Province 1 CM Sherdhan Rai likely to be withdrawn

No trust motion against Province 1 CM Sherdhan Rai likely to be withdrawn

The no-trust motion filed against Province 1 Chief Minister Sherdhan Rai by the Dahal-Nepal faction leaders of erstwhile Nepal Communist Party (NCP), is likely to be withdrawn.
The no-trust motion filed against Province 1 Chief Minister Sherdhan Rai by the Dahal-Nepal faction leaders of erstwhile Nepal Communist Party (NCP), is likely to be withdrawn.
Nepal 24 Mar, 2021
Jhapa district, Nepal

Jhapa witnesses decline in mills

Jhapa witnesses decline in mills

Just until three decades ago, there were over two dozen rice mills operating in Jhapa. The rice produced from these mills would be exported to India then. Today, there are just five mills in operation and most of the rice consumed in the country is imported from India.
Just until three decades ago, there were over two dozen rice mills operating in Jhapa. The rice produced from these mills would be exported to India then. Today, there are just five mills in operation and most of the rice consumed in the country is imported from India.
Nepal 12 Mar, 2021
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Elections impossible, says Acharya

Elections impossible, says Acharya

Former finance minister and Nepali Congress central leader Mahesh Acharya on Saturday ruled out the possibility of snap-polls declared by the president on the recommendation of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
Former finance minister and Nepali Congress central leader Mahesh Acharya on Saturday ruled out the possibility of snap-polls declared by the president on the recommendation of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
Nepal 21 Feb, 2021
FILE - Madhav Kumar Nepal. Photo: RSS

Oli will never mend his ways, says Nepal

Oli will never mend his ways, says Nepal

Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Dahal-Nepal faction Co-chairperson Madhav Kumar Nepal on Saturday said that Oli would never mend his ways and stressed the need to intensify street protests to unseat him from power.
Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Dahal-Nepal faction Co-chairperson Madhav Kumar Nepal on Saturday said that Oli would never mend his ways and stressed the need to intensify street protests to unseat him from power.
Nepal 14 Feb, 2021
Province 1. Courtesy: MoFAGA

Province 1 PA meeting deferred till February 21

Province 1 PA meeting deferred till February 21

The Provincial Assembly meeting of Province 1 could not take place after lawmakers belonging to the KP Sharma Oli faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) obstructed the assembly meeting.
The Provincial Assembly meeting of Province 1 could not take place after lawmakers belonging to the KP Sharma Oli faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) obstructed the assembly meeting.
Nepal 08 Feb, 2021
FILE - Baburam Bhattarai. Photo: THT

'HoR dissolved with backing of former royalists'

'HoR dissolved with backing of former royalists'

Janata Samajwadi Party-Nepal central Chairman and former prime minister Baburam Bhattarai said that Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli had dissolved the House of the Representatives with the backing of ex-royalists.
Janata Samajwadi Party-Nepal central Chairman and former prime minister Baburam Bhattarai said that Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli had dissolved the House of the Representatives with the backing of ex-royalists.
Nepal 07 Feb, 2021

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