Khagendra Adhikari

The dispute over the construction of a cable car in Taplejung’s Pathibhara area has intensified, with locals rallying against the project, citing environmental and cultural concerns. Protests have escalated into shutdowns and strikes, demanding the halt of the cable car construction due to fea...

The Mukkumlung Protection Committee which has been protesting against the construction of cable car in the Pathibhara area has reached a six-point agreement with the team led by the Under Secretary of the Government of Nepal on the evening of February 4 in the dispute the construction of the cable c...

The agitating locals of Pathibhara have formed a negotiation committee to resolve the ongoing dispute over the construction of a cable car in the famed pilgrimage site.

The government has asked the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration to coordinate and resolve issues related to the construction of a cable car in the Pathibhara area of Taplejung.

Three Armed Police Force (APF) personnel sustained minor injuries in Taplejung district on Saturday after a group of protestors demonstrating against the construction of the Pathibhara Cable Car turned hostile towards the security personnel deployed to control the mob.

The electricity generated from the project is planned to be integrated into the national grid through the Dhunge Sanghu substation of Nepal Electricity Authority through a 10.7 km 132 kV double circuit transmission line.

The chairperson of a rural municipality in Taplejung has sought an explanation from Kulman Ghising, the Managing Director (MD) of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), questioning why no action has been taken on a file that has been on his desk for six months.

Kumari Sauden of CPN-UML has won the by-election for the Ward Chairperson position of Sikicha in Sirijanga Rural Municipality-3, Taplejung. She secured 353 votes to achieve victory.

TAPLEJUNG, Nov 9: As many as five individuals have sustained injuries as two groups with opposing viewpoints on the construction of a cable car system in the Pathibhara temple area clashed on Friday in Taplejung.

TAPLEJUNG, Oct 3: The Tamor Corridor (Chatara-Mulghat-Subhangkhola) Road Project Office has planned to resume traffic movement to Ganesh Chowk, Panchthar by constructing a temporary diversion as soon as the water level in the Nawa Khola recedes.