1,252 cases were reported in the past two fiscal years, but none concerned serious crime.

The steamer service, which has been in operation for the past 17 years, was temporarily closed this year in June with the onset of monsoon.

The local units have requested the federal government to solve the problem of garbage management after the Asian Development Bank cancelled its funding.

Rs 490 million is required for the project, but the government released only Rs 53.5 million this fiscal year.

Chandrapur Municipality has launched several campaigns to raise awareness among the locals on the precautions to be taken to control dengue.

Due to increased awareness, people have started reporting crimes like cyberbullying, banking offences and social crimes, police say.

Nepal Communist Party and Nepali Congress struggling to pick party candidate

While five commissions—Madhesi, Dalit, Tharu, Muslim, and Inclusion—have chairpersons but no members, two others—Women and Indigenous Nationalities—don’t even have chairpersons.

Marriages within the tribe, social stigma, lack of public awareness and cumbersome process to avail of government help are sickening mostly the Tharu community.

After two separate auction notices failed to find a buyer, Nepal Airlines Corporation has now decided to go into direct negotiations.

Although a decline in imports contributed to the shortfall, experts have also raised questions about poor collections from domestic economic activities.

The 1,061-megawatt scheme is located in Sankhuwasabha district in eastern Nepal.