To control smuggling of forest products and wildlife parts, the unit has imposed a ban on people entering the forests.

There are 21 large plants in the district, most of them producing noodles, biscuits, pulses, oil and flour.

Women leaders stress the need to condemn gender-based discrimination from all quarters.

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

Sainamaina Municipality plans to build a multipurpose water park, promote tourism and irrigate fields through the dam.

A museum is under construction with an estimated budget of Rs 380 million.

Lack of stringent laws and loopholes in existing legal provisions create an encouraging environment for polygamy.

Since the government has not addressed many of the issues faced by conflict victims, many widows say they are facing an uncertain future.

Conference targets to woo Rs50 billion in new investments across various sectors.

With no laws in place, the local government in Province 5 is failing to work effectively in various sectors--particularly forest and land management.

The provincial hospital receives around 1,200 patients on a regular basis.

Middlemen are taking the lion's share of the profit.

Over a dozen settlements have sprung up on the banks and the course of the river, but the Butwal government, instead of cracking down, is providing them with amenities.

Women development offices were dissolved with the implementation of federalism.

The law states that every court should have a separate room for the hearing of juvenile cases