Flood washes away bailey bridge, obstructing Mechi Highway A flood in the Hewa Rivulet has swept away a Bailey bridge along the Mechi Highway after continuous rainfall. Nepal 28 Sep, 2024
Five missing in Hewa River identified All five who went missing in a flooded Hewakhola river in Panchthar have been identified. The river connects Phidim rural municipality and Hilihang rural municipality in the district. Nepal 18 Jun, 2023
Racketeers using airplane toilets to smuggle gold arrested It has come to light that gold smugglers in Kathmandu use aeroplane toilets to hide smuggled gold and later carry it outside the airport by using airplane cleaning and sanitation employees, evading basic security check by police and avoiding biometric door that examines contraband being smuggled. Nepal 30 Apr, 2022
Woman accused of witchcraft, tortured Panchthar, November 7 A woman in Panchthar’s Yangwarak Rural Municipality was forced to leave her home due to mental torture meted out to her by her own family members, who accused her of practising witchcraft. The incident came to light after... Travel 08 Nov, 2019
CCTV installation reduces smuggling of medicinal herbs in eastern hilly districts PANCHTHAR: The trafficking of Medicinal herbs has reduced after the installation of CCTV cameras in the Himalayan and upper hilly regions of Taplejung and Panchthar districts. Social and non-governmental organisations active in the region installed... Travel 22 Oct, 2019
Barme, a village far-flung PANCHTHAR: Barme village lies in the remotest part of Panchthar and is also located at the highest altitude in the district. People going to Barme village walk for one day from Chyangthapu Bazaar. It is a village consisting of only 17 houses,... Travel 26 Sep, 2019
Teenager commits suicide in Panchthar PANCHTHAR: A 17-year-old girl has reportedly committed suicide in Yangwarak Rural Municipality of Panchthar district. She was residing at the house of the rural municipality's vice chair. On Sunday, the teenage girl was found hanging at the... Travel 10 Jun, 2019
Four abandoned muzzle-loader guns found in Taplejung PANCHTHAR: Police found four abandoned muzzle-loader guns in various locations of Taplejung district on Tuesday. A team of police deployed from Siwa-based Police Post found two muzzle-loader guns abandoned in a cave in Lingkhim of Phaktalung Rural... Travel 01 May, 2019
450 households electrified in rural Panchthar PANCHTHAR: Electricity has been supplied for the first time to 450 households in Nagi of Yangwarak Rural Municipality in Panchthar district recently. Locals of Nagi have been delighted after the area was connected to 132-KVA Amarpur sub-station of... Travel 12 Feb, 2019
Sleeping Giant of the Himalayas Mount Kumba Karna (Sleeping Giant) -- the 32nd highest peak in the world -- at Taplejung District in Province 1 is seen from Yangwarak Rural Municipality, Panchthar, on Sunday, December 2, 2018. Photo: RSS
