Hotels and restaurants are still shuttered, resulting in a massive drop in meat demand, farmers say.

Smugglers have been using Butwal as a transit point to smuggle wildlife parts to China from Korala border point, police say.

The provincial government has declared that it will provide beneficiaries with easy loans and grants to start their own businesses.

The waste processing centre will be able to process 400 tonnes of garbage on a daily basis, authorities say.

The corridor will be extended in future to reach Nepal-India border through Marchawar area, say authorities.

The doctors have not received the promised allowance for months.

A chunk of the budget was spent on procurement of medical equipment but the government failed to manage the required human resource to use those equipment.

The district administration has enforced a four-day-long prohibitory order in major places of Butwal starting Sunday morning.

Four persons died in monsoon-induced disasters in Rupandehi and Makwanpur on Friday and Saturday.

Silver Heritage Group, the operator of the resort which came into operation in 2018, is facing financial distress with no income since March.

Health workers have not reached out to every patient in home isolation for lack of manpower and resources, say local authorities.

Discounts will be given on annual vehicle taxes, land registration fees and registration fees for small industries.

The province has so far reported 110 Covid-19 cases but management of quarantine and health facilities in many places remain in a dismal state.

Dhaulagiri Zonal Hospital in Baglung has also started conducting rapid diagnostic tests from Thursday morning.

24 individuals left the facility on Thursday for a lack of proper food and accommodation.