Dudhkoshi Storage Hydroelectric Project to affect 1,150 households

Storage will spread across 17-km in Dudhkoshi, 8-km in Rawa Khola and 5.5-km in Thotne Khola Khotang, September 8 As many as 1,150 households will be affected by the 635MW Dudhkoshi Storage Hydroelectric Project in Okhaldhunga and Khotang...

Travel 09 Sep, 2019

Khotang overnight fire guts six houses

KHOTANG: A fire has destroyed property worth more than Rs three million in Dhitung-8 of the Khotang district. The fire destroyed six houses that belonged to locals Ratna Bahadur Budhathoki, Sanjay Budhathoki, Damber Bahadur Budhathoki, Hasta...

Travel 10 Mar, 2016

Halesi recommended for declaration as municipality

Khotang, February 27 Halesi VDC, a popular tourist destination in Khotang, has been recommended for declaration as a municipality. A recommendation has been sent to Federal Affairs and Local Development Ministry to give Halesi the status of...

Travel 28 Feb, 2016

Water shortage hits Khotang villages

KHOTANG: Locals of various VDCs of Khotang district are reeling under acute shortage of water of late. People of Bijaykhark, Lichkiramche, Baksila, Matim, Batase, Khotang Bazaar, Dhitung, Halesi, Durchim, Chyamsimtar, Bdhare, Mangaltar and...

Travel 25 Feb, 2016

Police destroy cannabis plants worth millions

KHOTANG: The District Police Office, Khotang, has destroyed cannabis plants worth millions in the western belt of the district in the recent days. The Office confirmed that the cannabis farming done illegally by locals in 437 ropani of land was...

Travel 21 Dec, 2015

Police destroy marijuana plantation in Khotang VDCs

Khotang, December 20 Police have destroyed marijuana plants cultivated in several VDCs of Khotang district in the past one month. The locals had cultivated marijuana plants in hundreds of ropanis of land for commercial purposes. A police team...

Travel 21 Dec, 2015

NRCS provides home loan, relief package

KHOTANG: The Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS), Khotang chapter, has provided Rs 1.5 million in home loan to the earthquake affected families in the district. A total of 100 worst affected families in the district were given Rs 15,000 each and other...

Travel 25 Aug, 2015