UDAYAPUR, May 22:  A lightning strike killed a woman on Sunday morning in Udayapur. 45 years old Bhakta Kumari Budhathoki of Katari Municipality-11 Gothdanda, died after she was struck by lightning when it was raining with strong winds in the morning.

UDAYAPUR, May 14: A youth was killed in police action on Friday at Kalika Secondary School polling station in Katari Municipality-10, Udayapur. The deceased has been identified as Bir Bahadur Katuwal, 18, according to Ward Committee member of Maoist Center Arjun Magar.

UDAYAPUR, April 7: The District Police Office, Udayapur, has made public those allegedly involved in the murder of Kabita Sunuwar, 15, of Belka municipality-3, Buddhachowk on Wednesday. Kabita's dead body was found near the local Jasoda rivulet on Tuesday morning.

UDAYAPUR, March 30: Over 200,000 voters have been registered in Udayapur for the local level elections scheduled for May 18. Likewise, a total of 98 polling centers and 258 polling booths have been allocated for the upcoming election in the district, according to the election office of the district.

UDAYAPUR, Dec 14: A team of Katari Area Police Office, Udayapur which was on patrol on Monday, found 24 kg of unclaimed marijuana in a bag on the banks of Baijnath and Tawa River.

UDAYAPUR, Nov 21: An elderly pedestrian died after being hit by a motorcycle in Udayapur on Saturday evening at Jahada of Belka Municipality-5. The deceased has been identified as 70-year-old local resident, Ichcha Kumari Rai.

UDAYAPUR, Nov 1: Dambar Bahadur Magar, 41, of Rautamai Rural Municipality-8 in Udayapur was electrocuted on Sunday.

UDAYAPUR, Oct 2: A man named Mukesh BK, 30, has been arrested on the charge of raping a 59-year-old woman in a jungle of Dwarkhola in Chaudandigadhi Municipality-5 at around 6PM on Thursday.

UDAYAPUR, August 17: Police have claimed that 27-year-old Uchitlal Sada and 23-year-old Bisey Sada of Surunga Municipality-1 of the neighboring Saptari district were responsible for the murder.

UDAYAPUR, August 16: The District Police Office (DPO), Udayapur, is preparing to hold a press conference later today to publicize the details of those arrested on charge of the involvement in the muder of Chaudhary.

UDAYAPUR, August 15: Various organizations and local governments of Udayapur are staging protests to pressurize the local authorities to find the culprits behind the murder of 17-year-old Krisala Chaudhary, who was found dead 11 days ago.

UDAYAPUR, August 11: A week ago, police recovered the dead body of 17-year-old Krisla Chaudhary who had been missing since July 28. The body was found half buried near the banks of the Ratmatey River on August 3.

UDAYAPUR, August 9: Police have arrested two Indian nationals from Triyuga Municipality-6 on charge of their involvement in smuggling mobile phones and other materials.

UDAYAPUR, July 18: The Siwai bridge which was completed after almost 12 years of construction went out of commission two weeks ago after getting severely damaged by the flood in the Triyuga River in Chaudandigadi Municipality-5 in Udayapur district. Also, two additional pillars and three slabs of the bridge which connects Siwai and Belhi were washed away by the flood following incessant rainfall since Saturday morning.

UDAYAPUR, June 7: As many as 13 people including four women have been infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the past 24 hours in Udayapur district. With this, the numbers of infection in the district have reached 1,131 out of which 508 are women, while 623 are men.

UDAYAPUR, April 25: A four-year old boy drowned in the local Tawa river here in Udayapur on Saturday.

UDAYAPUR, March 18: The District Court, Udayapur, has sent a 56-year-old man to jail for raping his eight-year-old granddaughter. The District Court on Wednesday gave life imprisonment to the rape convict.

UDAYAPUR, Dec 23: District Court, Udayapur has slapped life imprisonment to a man, 45, convicted of raping his own daughter on Tuesday.

UDAYAPUR, Dec 4: An unidentified group has detonated powerful bombs at limestone mine of Saurya Cement in Katari Municipality-8 in Udayapur district on Thursday night.

UDAYAPUR, Nov 27: Police on Thursday arrested two people involved in detonating a bomb at the office of Tapli Rural Municipality of Udayapur district five days ago.

UDAYAPUR, Nov 22: A powerful explosion took place at Tapli Rural Municipality office in Udayapur district on Sunday morning.

KATHMANDU, Oct 18:  As many as five individuals have been killed while three others have sustained severe injuries in a road accident in Udayapur district on Saturday night.

UDAYAPUR, Sept 28: Police on Monday arrested a teenager from Udayapur on rape charges. Tek Bahadur Bhujel, 19, from Katari Municipality-5 was apprehended after the family of the victim filed a case against him, according to Area Police Office, Katari. The girl was raped by the accused after forcibly entering her room at 1PM on Sunday.

UDAYAPUR, June 4: Four COVID-19 patients who have been undergoing treatment at the Biratnagar-based Koshi Hospital have recovered on Thursday.

UDAYAPUR, May 10: One more patient from Udayapur district was diagnosed with the coronavirus late Saturday evening.

BIRATNAGAR, May 8: Eight more COVID-19 patients have recovered from the disease.

KATHMANDU, April 23: Two more patients have tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, according to the Ministry of Health and Population.

UDAYAPUR, Feb 18: Construction of province-level bus terminal at Gaighat of Udayapur is going on in a war footing.

UDAYAPUR, Jan 18: Ward member of Jantedhunga rural municipality in the district died when an auto-rickshaw met with an accident on Friday evening.

UDAYAPUR, Dec 19: Diarrhea outbreak at Shahikhola-16 in Udayapur district has affected dozens of people for the past two days.

UDAYAPUR, Dec 19: The death toll has climbed to four in the jeep accident in Udayapur. Of them, three died on the spot while one breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Katari Hospital at around 11 am on Thursday.

UDAYAPUR, Dec 19: Three passengers have died when a Bolero jeep met with an accident at Udayapurgadhi-3, Jaruwa in the western belt of the district at around 9:30 am on Thursday.

KHOTANG, Dec 15: A temporary bailey bridge has been constructed over the Sunkoshi River in Phoksingtar, along the border between Khotang and Udayapur districts. The bridge connects Khotahang Rural Municipality of Khotang and Ratomai Rural Municipality of Udaypur.

UDAYAPUR, Nov 15: District Police Office, Udayapur, said it destroyed around 115,000 marijuana plants in Udayapur district over the past few days.

UDAYAPUR, Nov 6: Police on Tuesday said that two elected representatives from Udayapur — Provincial Assembly Member Sanja Danuwar and Devi Kumari Chaudhary, Deputy Mayor of Triyuga Municipality — who were injured in a road accident, are safe.

KATARI, Aug 27: At a time when elected representatives are competing with each other to utilize as much state facilities as possible, deputy mayor of Katari Municipality in Udayapur district has announced not to use the car provided by the local government.

ITAHARI, July 27: Samir Rishidev, a local of Itahari Municipality-11 in Sunsari district, died on his way to health center after he was bit by a venomous snake. The snake bit the 11-year-old Rishidev while he was sleeping in his bed.

UDAYAPUR, July 26:  Devastating landslides triggered by heavy rainfall have blocked roadways in Udayapur resulting in isolation of two rural municipalities of the district. All connecting roads of Limchungbung and Tapli rural municipalities were damaged by the landslides creating natural blockade and increased the danger of a food crisis.

UDAYAPUR, June 10: A tipper driver has died after a tipper met with an accident on Sunday night.

KATHMANDU, May 18: Former Urban Development Minister Narayan Khadka inaugurated Shree Narad Adarsha Education Campus at Chaudandigadhi Municipality in Udayapur District on Saturday.

UADAYAPUR, April 20: Six years after signing the agreement for the construction of a motorable bridge over the Kamala River in Udayapur, the project is heading nowhere. This national pride project which is expected to connect Sunsari's Dharan with Chatara-Katari-Sindhuli of Udayapur and Hetauda of Makwanpur will be 500 meters long.

KHOTANG, Feb 27: Until few years ago, locals of Yamkha in Khotang had no option but to carry oranges on their back to the market in neighboring Udayapur district.

UDAYAPUR, Feb 21: Police on Tuesday arrested a young man from Lamichaur for allegedly murdering a woman of Chaudandigadhi Municipality-7 some ten days ago.

KATHMANDU (REPUBLICA): Japan has extended financial assistance to build a Health Center in Chaudandigadhi Municipality in Udayapur district.

UDAYAPUR, Dec 23: Property worth over Rs 30 million was reduced to ashes after a diesel-filled tanker parked near Saurya Cement Industry caught fire in Katari municipality-8 on Saturday night.

UADAYAPUR, Dec 16: A 14-year-old girl in Udayapur district was found hanging in her room on Friday evening.

GAIGHAT, Dec. 14: Two persons were killed and six others have sustained serious injuries in a tractor accident that occurred at Balamta of Lingpinggud Rural Municipality-4 in Udayapur district last night.

UDAYAPUR, Dec 13: A man died after being attacked by a wild elephant in the district on Wednesday night.

UDAYAPUR, Nov 28:  A man died after being hit by a motorcycle accident in  Belaka Municipality in the district on Tuesday night..

UDAYAPUR, Nov 26:  A teenager died after being rammed by a tipper at Chuhade of Triyuga Muncicpality-7 in the district on Sunday night.