Local officials say around Rs 4.7 million meant for nutrition allowance was frozen, as NIC Asia bank could not release the amount on time.

The video of the July 30 incident was widely shared on social media.

A video of the incident that took place in Jajarkot on July 30 came to light on Wednesday. A man can be seen beating a boy ruthlessly after tying him up to a pillar.

Authorities have prohibited people from picking the precious fungus in light of the second wave of the pandemic that has gripped the country.

While some survivors are worried about resettlement, others are grappling with a dwindling stock of foodstuff.

More than 40 people have died and several are missing in monsoon-related disasters over the past three days.

The monsoon-induced disasters have displaced at least 300 families in the rural municipality.

Five others still missing; rescue works hampered by adverse weather conditions, said police.

Police have so far arrested 29 individuals in connection with the incident.

Protesters demand to scrap of the alleged ‘falsified’ postmortem report.

Protesters accuse doctors of caving under political pressure and vandalise Jajarkot hospital.

A relative of the Malla family accused of orchestrating the killings, and another unidentified individual have been arrested based on call data, said police.

The deceased along with his 18 friends was attacked by Soti villagers while the group was accompanying Nabaraj BK to bring home his 17-year-old girlfriend as his bride.

Karnali state legislators call for an impartial investigation into the Dalit killings and punishment for the perpetrators.

Survivors of the incident and victims’ families say locals and people’s representatives in Rukum (West) are trying to save the perpetrators of the crime by misguiding the investigation.