With the latest development, the UML has withdrawn its support to the government headed by Chief Minister Saroj Kumar Yadav, who had sought resignations following a change in the alliance at the federal level.

Mandal received 74 votes to claim the post while his opponent Jangi Lal Rae of the Nepali Congress got 29 votes.

Yadav staked claim to the post with the support of 63 provincial assembly lawmakers from the CPN-UML, CPN (Maoist Center), Janmaat Party and three independent lawmakers.

Five people died due to severe cold in the past three weeks. People from impoversihed Musahar, Dom and Chamar communities among the most affected.

A van carrying wedding attendants and a pickup truck collided head-on causing the fatalities.

The party of veteran leader Mahantha Thakur is unable to field candidates in many local units and wards of Madhesh Province.

Two separate proposals for name and capital were endorsed by a two-thirds majority of the assembly as stipulated in the constitution.

As many as 285 cases of death by drowning were reported in the province in the last 27 months.

Security personnel lobbed two dozen tear gas canisters to contain the situation after a violent clash ensued between rival political parties in Maulapur Municipality of Rautahat district on Thursday.

Janakpur Provincial Hospital turned a Covid-19 suspect away citing a lack of beds in the ICU. The man went to two private hospitals before returning home because he could not afford treatment there.

Nepal immediately needs at least 200 megawatts of energy to become self-reliant during the dry season and solar energy is the best option, experts say.

Out of 32 members of Nepal Communist Party in Province 2 Assembly, 19 belong to the Dahal-Nepal faction.

The border has been closed since March 21 to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

As many as 85 Covid-19 patients have died in the province as of Sunday, according to the Social Development Ministry in Janakpur.

The provincial government has declared its plan to add 500 beds across hospitals in the province to accommodate the increasing number of coronavirus patients.