All victims had drank local moonshine and fallen violently ill, health officials say.

The then district education office in 2012 allowed the school to run classes till grade eight but didn’t appoint teachers.

Thadi is a trading point between Nepal and India, located 18 kilometres south from Lahan, the district headquarters of Siraha.

Ward office has mobilised a team of health workers in the affected area to provide treatment.

The agitating locals held a gathering on Sunday to plan a fresh protest programme.

Most victims find their names missing from the flood victims roster, despite having submitted their names weeks ago.

Garbage not collected for the past 26 days due to locals’ protest for relocation of waste management centre

Manisha’s family, however, are suspicious about the cause of their daughter’s death and have demanded an in-depth probe into the incident.

Two Nepali citizens were found dead in separate incidents in two Indian towns bordering Siraha district in the past one month. Police suspect both the victims might have been murdered.

A 16-year-old girl, who was accused along with her boyfriend of murdering her 13-year-old cousin, committed suicide in police custody in Siraha on Sunday.

The Dhurmus Suntali Foundation handed over an integrated settlement built for the Musahar community in Bardibas Municipality-1, Mahottari, on the occasion of New Year on Friday.

A massive fire broke out in a Dalit settlement in Simaraha, Siraha, on Monday afternoon, destroying 56 huts.

A team comprising the police and general public staged a street drama in Bariyapatti, in Siraha, on Tuesday.

Cadres of Madhesi Morcha, Mohan Baidya-led CPN-Maoist and Matrika Yadav-led Maoist party have pelted stones at UCPN (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal during feedback collection programme