Numerous actors the Post spoke to have spoken of incidents where they were sexually or mentally harassed by people in positions of power.

The protest was launched demanding justice for two Dalit youths who died in the past month; one at an isolation centre in Dhanusha and the other in Sabaila police custody.

A 49-day-old infant from Myagdi died while undergoing treatment at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Maharajgunj, Kathmandu on Wednesday.

Bhandari was acting as per a recommendation from the Oli Cabinet earlier on Thursday asking for the budget session to be prorogued.

Prorogation of Parliament means Oli will be able to avoid a vote of no-confidence, but it will also allow him to introduce an ordinance to split the party.

If Oli fails to abide by party decisions, the Dahal-Nepal faction is likely to up the ante, using Standing Committee to force him to step down

The provincial government had allocated Rs 30 million for the 14-km track.

The Ministry of Education has asked them to come with recommendations to resolve the issue.

Even though the government has eased the lockdown for private vehicles with an odd-even rule, there’s no such arrangement for public vehicles in sight.

Restrictions on visits by family members could exacerbate problems faced by those behind bars, psychiatrists say.

Public health experts have long suspected community transmission and have urged the government to acknowledge the fact and take adequate measures.

Changing wind directions are likely to bring in even more locusts in the days to come, officials warn.