Woman delivers baby on street outside Saptari hospital as couple can’t afford blood test
Health ministry and Nepal Medical Council dispatch teams to investigate the incident at Gajendra Narayan Singh Hospital in Rajbiraj.
Health ministry and Nepal Medical Council dispatch teams to investigate the incident at Gajendra Narayan Singh Hospital in Rajbiraj.
Relatives travel hundreds of kilometres across Nepal, moving between morgues, rescue camps and social media in search of any sign of those swept away or trapped by the Bhotekoshi flood.
Police say Muskan Khatun allegedly killed the child amid a dispute with Rubina Khatun, the girl’s biological mother.
An elderly couple say they repaid nearly Rs1.6 million on loans worth Rs480,000, but their mortgaged land remains out of reach.
A 75-year-old woman from Tilathi Koiladi Rural Municipality died days after her family’s homes were demolished in a public land clearance drive, with relatives saying she had been deeply distressed by the sudden displacement.
Embassy reaches agreement with employer as family’s financial burden eases after weeks of uncertainty.
The Sadas say they do not know the name of the company where their son was working as a security guard.
Father of 14-year-old alleges neighbours threatened abduction over land dispute.
Every monsoon, they are forced to seek higher ground and live under tarpaulins for months to escape floods.
Ballot boxes have been sealed and will be sent to the office of chief returning officer after 5 pm, the jail administration said.
Umesh Khanga, who supported his family with income from physical labour, died while rooftop concreting in Rupnagar, Saptari on Friday.
17 impoverished families living along the canal’s embankment in Saptari say bulldozers are days away and they have nowhere to go.
Police say they are working to resolve dispute. Dowry-related violence continues in the Tarai despite legal bans and awareness campaigns against the gift-giving custom.
Two children and an elderly died of the disease in Sadatol of Saptari two weeks ago. Residents complain of lack of money for treatment.
Poor roads and trader absence hit revenue.