JHAPA, Jan 1: A trauma facility has been established in Birtamod which is reportedly being developed as a 'hospital hub' of late.

KATHMANDU, Mar 1: An epochal success has been achieved in the area of cancer treatment with the establishment and operation of a well-equipped Purbanchal Cancer Hospital in Birtamod, Jhapa.

BIRATNAGAR, Feb 6: The Province 1 government has decided to set up isolation wards in six hospitals of the region.

IRTAMOD, JHAPA, JAN 2: The Purbanchal Cancer Hospital, the largest cancer hospital in the country, has started its services. The hospital has brought the Truebeam Linear Accelerator Radiation Treatment machine, an ultramodern machine for cancer treatment, into use

DAMAK, May 27: Initially planned to be completed in 18 months, the construction of the four-lane Birtamod- Bharatpur road has not shown any sign of completion within the deadline even though it was started nine months ago.

BANIYANI, Jhapa, March 13: Gold and silver dealers in Jhapa today shutdown the local Birtamod Bazar in protest of against the killing of their colleague Sajan Mukhiya.

DAMAK, Dec 24: The drive to widen roads has come into full swing in Birtamod of Jhapa. After a quite a long gap, the government has resumed the work doing it just the way it hoped to avoid. It is bulldozing illegal structures on the roadside following refusal of the owners to cooperate despite the authority’s repeated insistence.

JHAPA, Oct 27: At least one person was killed and a score  others injured as police opened fire in Birtamod on Friday morning to disperse locals demanding a probe into the mysterious death of an 11-year old. The person killed in the police action  has been identified as Nawa Raj Thapa of Arjundhara Municipality- 11.

JHAPA, July 6: CPN-UML has clinched mayoral and deputy mayoral posts in Birtamod Municipality.

PANCHTHAR, Jan 5: Birtamode Youth Club of Jhapa has reached to the final of Eighth Falgunanda Gold Cup Football Tournament registering a big margin 6-0 win over host Phidim Sporting Club on Thursday. Bikesh Limbu netted twice for Birtamode while Karna Limbu, Devendra Tamang, Buddha Chemjong and Yogesh Gurung scored one goal each for wining side.

KATHMANDU, Aug 12: Laxmi Intercontinental, the authorized distributor of Hyundai vehicles for Nepal, has inaugurated a new showroom with 3S facilites at Birtamod.

KATHMANDU, August 11: Laxmi InterContinental Pvt. Ltd, the authorized distributor of Hyundai vehicles for Nepal has inaugurated a new 3S facility at Birtamod.