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Son allegedly murders father in Jhapa

November 27, 2023 15:18 pm

SURINGA (JHAPA), Nov 27: A man here has allegedly murdered his father by attacking him with a weapon.

Jhapa produces 81 varieties of paddy in single block

November 24, 2023 17:00 pm

JHAPA, Nov 24: Eighty-one varieties of paddy have been produced in a single block of field in Jhapa.

Former King Shah to visit Jhapa today; 8,000 motorbikes to escort him

November 24, 2023 11:00 am

KATHMANDU, Nov 24: Former King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah is going to Jhapa this afternoon for the unveiling of a statue of the Great King Prithvi Narayan Shah, the founder of modern Nepal.

Motorcyclist killed as motorcycle hits buffalo

November 16, 2023 11:15 am

DAMAK (Jhapa), Nov 16: A man was killed and another was injured when a motorcycle hit a buffalo near Shahid Gate at Kamal Rural Municipality-3 in Jhapa district on Wednesday.

Dhanusha district records highest number of people going abroad for foreign employment

November 4, 2023 14:30 pm

KATHMANDU, Nov 4: The latest data shows that the number of people who go abroad for foreign employment is the highest in Dhanusha district. From the beginning of the current fiscal year (FY) 2023/24 till Ashoj (mid-September to mid-October), a total of 7,822 people went to work abroad from Dhanusha.

Adult elephant found dead in Kamaldham Wetland Area

October 11, 2023 12:45 pm

JHAPA, Oct 11: The lifeless body of an adult elephant was found this morning in the Kamaldham wetland area, situated in Bhadrapur Municipality-2 within the Rampokhari Community Forest.

Motorcyclist dies in road mishap

September 9, 2023 15:48 pm

Damak (Jhapa), Sept 9: A person died in a road accident at Kamal rural municipality in Jhapa district on Saturday.

Two killed in separate road accidents in Jhapa

July 14, 2023 12:00 pm

JHAPA, July 14: Two persons died in two separate road accidents in Jhapa district last night.

Elderly killed in elephant attack

July 3, 2023 12:27 pm

JHAPA, July 3: A wild elephant crushed an elderly to death at Mechinagar Municipality-10 Monday morning.

Elephant dies in Jhapa

May 22, 2023 10:08 am

JHAPA, May 22: A female elephant has been found dead in Adarsha Community Forest at Charchabari in Buddha Shanti Rural Municipality-3, Jhapa.

Elderly person trampled to death by wild elephant

April 22, 2023 12:30 pm

JHAPA, April 22: An elderly person was trampled to death by an elephant at Buddhashanti rural municipality-5 in Jhapa district this morning.

American armyworms attack maize crop in Jhapa

March 1, 2023 12:58 pm

BANIYANI, March 1: American armyworms, also called the fall armyworms, have attacked the maize crop at some places in Jhapa district.

Truck driver and his assistant die in road accident

February 3, 2023 11:26 am

JHAPA, Feb 3: Two people died this morning when two trucks collided in Shivasatakshi Municipality-1, Dharampur, police said.

Nepalgunj to Kathmandu flight of Shree Airline lands in Jhapa

January 20, 2023 10:10 am

KATHMANDU, Jan 20: A Shree Airline plane that took off from the Nepalgunj Airport in Banke for Kathmandu has landed at Chandragadhi Airport in Jhapa.

Who is new Speaker Ghimire?

January 19, 2023 19:00 pm

KATHMANDU, Jan 19: Devraj Ghimire has been elected as the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Ghimire got 167 votes and was elected to the crucial post.

Two killed in Jhapa road mishaps

December 2, 2022 11:57 am

Two persons died in separate road accidents in Jhapa district last night.

Rice production rises in Jhapa

November 28, 2022 10:15 am

JHAPA, Nov 28: Productivity of rice has increased in Jhapa district. Although the area for rice plantation was shrunken this year, the production continued rising, according to Sagar Bista, Chief of Agriculture Knowledge Center in the district.

Dispute in Jhapa after exchange of ballot papers

November 20, 2022 15:38 pm

BIRATNAGAR, Nov 20: A dispute has arisen at a polling station based at Shishu Sudhar Basic School in Buddha Shanti Rural Municipality-3 of Jhapa district.

Patient jumps off second floor of Biratnagar-based Nobel Hospital

August 31, 2022 11:30 am

MORANG, August 31: A patient hailing from Gauriganj, Jhapa, who is undergoing treatment at Nobel hospital, Biratnagar, jumped off the second floor of the hospital on Wednesday morning.

A man died of electrocution in Jhapa

August 26, 2022 13:47 pm

JHAPA, August 26: Lal Bihari Kamat, 55, of Biratnagar Metropolitan City-1 of Morang died due to electrocution.

Oli to stay in Jhapa for three days

August 19, 2022 08:46 am

JHAPA, August 19: At a time when the ruling parties and some other political parties are working to forge an electoral alliance in the upcoming Federal and Provincial Assembly polls, the CPN-UML Chairman, KP Sharma Oli has said his party was ready to face such an alliance in the upcoming polls.

NC General Secretary Sharma announces to contest election from Jhapa

August 17, 2022 17:42 pm

KATHMANDU, August 17: Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary Bishwa Prakash Sharma has announced that he will contest the election from his home district Jhapa.

Two children drowned in Kankai canal

August 12, 2022 10:18 am

JHAPA, August 12: Two children died while swimming in the Kankai canal at Shivasatakshi Municipality-9 in Jhapa district on Thursday.

Four arrested with brown sugar

August 11, 2022 16:05 pm

KATHMANDU, August 11: The police have arrested four people with the illegal drug brown sugar from three separate places in Jhapa. According to Basant Pathak, spokesperson for the District Police Office, Jhapa, an Indian citizen from Bhadrapur, one from Birtamod and two from Damak were arrested with brown sugar on Wednesday.

Oli to interact with local party leaders, cadres in Jhapa for three days

July 27, 2022 13:50 pm

KATHMANDU, July 27: Chairman of the CPN-UML, KP Sharma Oli is going to interact with the activists and voters of Jhapa Constituency 5 for three days. Oli will participate in the program of the Nepal Oppressed Ethnic Liberation Society, Birtamod on Wednesday.

Bodies of 3 girls found hanging from same tree

July 24, 2022 13:02 pm

KATHMANDU, July 24: In Kachankawal Rural Municipality-5 of Jhapa, three teenage girls were found dead, hanging from the same tree on Sunday morning. Three teenage girls working in Sunkoshi Tea Garden were found hanging from the same tree.

Five killed in mammoth attack in a year in Jhapa

July 9, 2022 13:35 pm

JHAPA, July 9: A total of five persons have lost their lives in wild elephant attacks in Jhapa in the current fiscal year.

Nairobi fly infections found in Jhapa

July 8, 2022 17:15 pm

KATHMANDU, June 8: Infections from ‘Nairobi fly’ have been found in three municipalities of Jhapa district. The victims of the infection are from Mechinagar, Arjundhara and Birtamode municipalities.

Half dozen houses at high risk of flood in Jhapa

June 28, 2022 14:05 pm

DAMAK, June 28: The swollen Chanju River in Kamal rural municipality-5 of Jhapa district has intensified the erosion around the river bank. As a result, as many as six houses in the locality are at risk of inundation.

Suspicious object found in front of the house of UML Jhapa Chair Karki

June 24, 2022 09:02 am

JHAPA, June 24: A suspicious object has been found at the entrance of the house of CPN-UML Jhapa Chairman Deepak Karki at Gauradaha Municipality-3.

Birtamod municipality unveils a five-year periodic plan to make it one of the prosperous areas in eastern Nepal

June 19, 2022 19:30 pm

JHAPA, June 19: One of the major commercial hubs of Jhapa– Birtamod Municipality– has developed a five-year periodical plan. Municipality has formulated planning for the long-term development with the arrival of the newly-elected people’s representative from the local level election held earlier last month.

Indian photojournalist Chaudhary in Jhapa jail since seven months

June 7, 2022 15:45 pm

JHAPA, June 7: A photojournalist, Durlabh Roy Chaudhary, of Kolkata of West Bengal, India, is in Jhapa jail for the past seven months on the charge of carrying fake currency.

86 persons arrested on rape charges in Jhapa in last 10 months

June 1, 2022 13:15 pm

DAMAK, May 1: Police arrested 86 persons accused of rape in 106 incidents of rape in Jhapa in the last 10 months.

UML wins mayor, NC deputy mayor of Kankai municipality

May 18, 2022 09:29 am

JHAPA, May 18: CPN-UML candidate Rajendra Pokharel has been elected the mayor while Nepali Congress (NC) candidate Asha Shivakoti registered her win as the deputy mayor of Kankai municipality in Jhapa.

36 political parties registered in Jhapa for May 13 local polls

March 22, 2022 14:13 pm

JHAPA, March 22: Thirty-six political parties including the Mangol National Organisation have been registered at the District Election Office, Jhapa, to contest in the upcoming local level elections.

Anti-elephantiasis campaign to begin in Jhapa today

March 12, 2022 10:30 am

JHAPA, March 12: A weeklong mass campaign on drug consumption against elephantiasis has began in Jhapa from today.

Fire breaks out at Mansha Thai Foods industry

February 12, 2022 11:08 am

MECHINAGAR, Feb 12: A fire broke out at Mansha Thai foods in Duhagadhi of Jhapa's Mechinagar Municipality-14 Saturday morning. The fire has not been extinguished yet.

Fire guts property worth Rs 85 million in Jhapa

February 4, 2022 12:00 pm

JHAPA, Febb 4: Property worth millions of rupees was turned into ashes after a fire broke out on Thursday in a shoe factory at Mechinagar Municipality in Jhapa district.

Senior citizen dies after being attacked by wild elephant

January 31, 2022 14:15 pm

JHAPA, Jan 31: A senior citizen of Mechinagar Municipality-13 died this morning after being attacked by a wild elephant. The deceased has been identified as Khamba Singh Karki, 75, of Jhapa, according to the District Police Office.

Wild elephant kills elderly in Jhapa

January 26, 2022 11:12 am

BANIYANI, Jan 26: An elderly died in a wild elephant attack at Damak-3, Dumse of Jhapa on Tuesday evening. Ganesh Adhikari, 62, of Damak-6, Golatar died in the wild elephant attack.

Woman worker dies in brick kiln

January 23, 2022 11:01 am

JHAPA, Jan 23: A woman worker died at Star Brick Factory in Kachankawal Rural Municipality-5 of Jhapa district.

Woman dies in LPG cylinder explosion

January 6, 2022 12:22 pm

BANIYANI, Jan 6: A woman died and 12 others were injured while dousing a fire that engulfed a house at Mechinagar Municipality-7, Peepalchowk in Jhapa on Wednesday.

Two killed in road mishap

December 16, 2021 12:45 pm

JHAPA, Dec 16: Two people were killed when a bus and a motorcycle collided head-on at Durgapur in Kankai Municipality-7 of Jhapa district on Wednesday night.

One killed in road accident

December 11, 2021 13:45 pm

JHAPA, Dec 11: One person was killed while five others were injured in a road accident at Triveni Chowk in Bahardashi Rural Municipality-3 today morning. The deceased has been identified as Pramod Chandra Upreti, 34, of Bhagudubba in the same ward.

Motorcyclist killed in a jeep crash

December 10, 2021 10:00 am

DEUKHURI, Dec 10: A person has been killed when a Bolero jeep hit a motorcycle in Dang district.

Elephant menace in Jhapa

December 10, 2021 09:36 am

DAMAK, Dec 10: Wild elephants have panicked the people at Simle of Kamal Rural Municipality-5 in Jhapa district.

Nine cases of dengu reported in Jhapa

December 4, 2021 18:40 pm

JHAPA, Dec 4: A total of nine dengue patients have been found in two local levels in Jhapa district recently. Five cases were reported in Birtamode Municipality and four in Mechinagar Municipality, according to the record maintained at the Department of Health at Birtamode Municipality.

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