Facing a merger, the school management committee urged the municipality to give them a year to improve. The following academic year, the student number increased threefold.

The provincial government plans to replace them all with metal or concrete poles in four years, but the work has not gained pace.

Eight workers died in the last seven months. None of their families has received the compensation amount.

Kushma Municipality had decided to cut down trees, arguing that jungles had increased risks of wildlife in the settlement areas.

The local government operational guideline dictates public hearing be held for transparency and to ensure good governance.

Only 30 percent of the post-quake reconstruction is complete in the district, where the 2015 quakes saw over 5,000 houses demolished.

19 families move into newly built houses after a year of struggle

Most undergraduate students in the district are left with two choices—go out of the district to pursue higher education or discontinue their studies.

While the salary of primary level teachers has reached Rs30,000, that of ECD teachers is only Rs6,000.

The incomplete state of drinking water projects in Parbat has affected more than 10 other settlements.

The outbreak led to the closing of school after more than 150 people were taken ill.

Despite having chemical-free yields, farmers are compelled to sell their products to traders at a cheaper rate due to the dismal condition of rural roads.

According to locals, the teachers have been organising parties and drinking alcohol on the school premises every Friday for the last few months.

Police arrested three persons on the charge of stealing historic Shaligrams (ammonite fossils) from Nrisingha Temple in Modibeni, Parbat. The security personnel also seized the stolen Shaligrams from the accused.

As many as 49 Shaligrams (ammonite fossils), holding great significance in the Hindu religion, have been stolen from Nrisingha Temple in Modibeni, Parbat.