A truck transporting cargo from Birgunj to Pathlaiya has to pay at least Rs2,400 in assorted local taxes, traders say.

A group of juvenile inmates transferred from a reform centre in Bhaktapur assaulted the leader of the inmates leading to the clash.

Birgunj and its vicinity reel as most settlements report drying up of hand pumps, borewells in past two months.

Factories along Parsa-Bara corridor release untreated wastewater into the river.

The state has discriminated against the children of those who acquired citizenship by birth, say civil society leaders.

Seven years after their revolt, many survivors struggle to meet basic needs.

Claims attendance of two-thirds Central Committee members.

Since the Madhes Movement, the parties that championed it have splintered and ultimately joined hands with the forces they once rebelled against, puzzling voters.

The centre has been established to safely dispose of toxic medical wastes through autoclave technology.

Province 2 Police Office has formed a three-member team led by Superintendent of Police Krishna Prasai to investigate the incident.

Unlike last year, the local federal units in Province 2 have not set up quarantine and isolation facilities, nor initiated contact tracing and mass testing, health workers say.

Jagarnathpur Rural Municipality in Parsa has urged authorities to dispatch a team of medical specialists after scores of villagers were down with coronavirus-like symptoms.

The hospital is struggling to cope with the surge in cases due to a shortage of beds and other necessary supporting infrastructure.

Health workers are worried about a possible outbreak of Covid-19 in the province that shares a 460-kilometre-long open border with India.

The victim had sustained serious injuries on his head, and died while undergoing treatment at Birgunj based-LS Neuro Hospital on Friday morning.