Experts blame the worsening crisis in Kailali to declining rainfall, urban expansion, loss of natural recharge zones and the destruction of the Chure range.

Budgets focus on upgrading hospitals, expanding rural healthcare, strengthening maternal and specialist services, and improving access for vulnerable groups.

Locals and lawmakers criticise conduct as authorities say vehicle was removed during anti-encroachment drive.

Bagmati, Karnali and other provinces continue providing large sums via projects recommended by provincial assembly members, raising questions over compliance with Supreme Court ruling against the Constituency Development Fund.

The deadlock has left the province functioning from temporary offices in Dhangadhi.

To facilitate clinical practice, the existing 50-bed Geta Hospital will be upgraded to a 300-bed teaching hospital.

Badimalika and Ramaroshan drew Balendra Shah’s attention as he toured Nepal’s far-west for election campaign.

The Congress candidate defeats UML’s Lal Bahadur Thapa by 540 votes.

The former prime minister’s absence from electoral race dampens mood in the traditional Congress stronghold as rivals sense rare opening in Sudurpaschim.

Security agencies say high-security measures have been planned for the upcoming elections.

UML and Congress candidates secure victories under electoral alliance.

Generations of farmers in Bhajani, Kailali rely on voluntary labour to repair and dredge the canal that sustains their agriculture.

In Nepal’s farwest, most farmers have not been able to sell their paddy at a fair price despite the government announcing the minimum support price.

Protesters rally near Gen Z Road as security tightened.

Stalled meetings leave thematic committees largely inactive.