Students and locals of Siraha obstructed the Mirchaiya section of the East-West Highway on Sunday seeking legal action against school authorities.

Police have arrested one of the three accused in the case based on the statement of the witness.

The accused were arrested with a significant amount of marijuana and contraband.

The victims, children of two Indian workers at a brick factory in Mirchaiya, drowned while swimming. Of them, two died on the spot while one of them died while undergoing treatment.

In absence of a bridge, villagers in Siraha and Dhanusha rely on boats to cross the river.

While many have been struggling to make a living in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, local authorities’ approach to relief distribution has left many hurt and angry.

The incident occurred as security personnel were taking action against the locals who had gathered in the market place.

The government has set up subdivision forest offices in Lahan, Dhangadhi, Siraha, Mirchaiya, Jamdaha and Bandipur to protect the forest areas, keep a check on illegal extraction of riverbed materials and to curb smuggling activities.

More than 500 huts--which functioned as eateries--had been built on either side of the highway.

Ram Kumar Uma Prasad Memorial Hospital has not received the budget for Safe Motherhood Programme in the current fiscal year from the provincial government.

They have been protesting in front of the Bhagawanpur Rural Municipality office for the past two days.

Use wedding invitation cards that have the age of both the bride and the bridegroom

The District Administration Office (DAO) has taken action against the land mafias, ward chairmen and employees who were involved in selling the lands of two Dalit communities in Mirchaiya Municipality, Siraha.

Two municipalities of Siraha have started the construction of an integrated modular settlement for the impoverished Dalit families in the district.

Many children from the Batar, Musahar and Halkhor communities in Siraha district are out of school. The dropout rate among the children from these three communities is also high.