Six inmates have died in the Rajbiraj-based prison in the last one and a half years, prison officials say.

Radha Devi Mukhiya and her family move out of their home and spend months living under tents every year during monsoon

The locals of Rupani Rural Municipality in Saptari were in abject terror when a herd of three wild tuskers entered the settlement on Friday evening.

The Division Forest Office in Rajbiraj has issued arrest warrants against the mayor and the ward chair of Saptakoshi Municipality on the charge of ‘destroying forest and forestlands’.  

Ninety families in Gobargadha are now surrounded by the river from all sides.

Police rescued a 12-year-old boy, who was abducted from Saptari district on April 26, from Indian territory on Monday night.

A scuffle ensued between the municipal chiefs and police in Rajbiraj after the former tried to padlock the office of the Water Resource and Irrigation Development Division over an alleged corruption scandal on Sunday.

The District Administration Office in Saptari has been facing a shortage of manpower for a long time now, affecting its service delivery.

Science exam scheduled on Thursday under the ongoing Secondary Education Examination (SEE) has been cancelled in all eight districts of Province 2 after a question paper leak.

A leader of an armed Tarai outfit was killed in police action at Rupani of Saptari district in the wee hours of Wednesday. 

Residents of Saptari district have been hit by a shortage of water lately.Groundwater level has dropped after pumping increased in the district over the past few years. The majority of families in Saptari rely on groundwater for both drinking and irrigation purposes.

An armed Tarai outfit shot at a police officer on duty at Khadag Municipality of Saptari on Wednesday.

A herd of elephants from the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve has been wreaking havoc in different parts of Saptari district. In the past one month, around 40 houses were destroyed and about two dozen families displaced by the elephant menace. The locals are terrorised as the elephants continue to destroy houses and crops and attempt to attack people.

The Nutrition Rehabilitation Home (NRH) at Sagarmatha Zonal Hospital in Rajbiraj, which was set up seven years ago to provide treatment and nutritious food to malnourished children, is on the brink of closure due to budget shortage.

Tilathi area in Saptari district remained tense throughout Monday after a security guard at Tilathi Koiladi Rural Municipality Office died in a gang assault on Sunday evening.