In the districts of the Koshi Province, floods and landslides have obstructed several road sections bringing vehicular movement to a halt.

Rohit Chaudhary, 28, of Biratnagar metropolis-5, died after he was shot by a gang of looters some two weeks ago.

On Sunday, a local teen, Subodh Mandal, was scouring through the movies in a DVD store at Main Road in Biratnagar.

The Biratnagar customs office in the Biratnagar-Jogabani border entry point has come into operation since the past few days after protesters affiliated to Samyukta Loktantrik Madhesi Morcha relaxed their programmes of protest.

Eastern Nepal Transport Entrepreneurs Association has said transporters operating in the region alone have so far suffered losses of Rs20 million due to vandalism amid the ongoing Tarai unrest.

Sporadic clashes broke out between the cadres of Samyukta Loktantrik Madhesi Morcha (SLMM) and the security personnel in various places of Biratnagar, Morang on Thursday.

An indefinite banda called by various groups in Sunsari has entered the 13th day on Thursday.

Series of strikes and bandas has hit hard handicraft businesses in Morang. Strike enforcers have been forcefully closing stores.