Officials say the Kanchanpur project is expected to be completed within two years if work continues without disruption. Experts stress the need for stronger export-oriented industrial planning.

Most say they would vote if they could, but missing work in India could cost them a year’s income.

Incident happened on November 27. Forest office investigating possible involvement of local land grabbers.

A rapid test and RT-PCR test conducted on the samples collected following the death of a pig on October 31 came positive for the disease.

Various settlements are at high risk of flooding with the increase in the flow of Mahakali and Karnali rivers.

Health facilities run by the federal government witness a sharp drop in number of people coming in for tests as they start charging money.

Lack of coordination among government agencies and poor policy to blame for the spike in coronavirus cases, health officials say.

Tarpaulins distributed in windstorm-affected settlements fall short of providing shelter

When Kathmandu Goldens chased down a target of 133 runs against two-time defending champions Dhangadhi Stars in the tournament opener of the Dhangadhi Premier League (DPL) on February 11, the anticipation was all about batsmen ruling the game. But six days after the franchise competition began, the talk has been all about a slow Fapla pitch, string of low totals and weather.

Dhangadhi Premier League (DPL) continued to become the country’s highest cash-prized Twenty20 franchise league as the organisers Dhangadhi Cricket Academy (DCA) have raised the cash prize to Rs 3 million this season.

Pradeep Rawal and Bishal Chaudhari, the latest suspects in Nirmala Pant murder mystery—both of whom have allegedly confessed to the crime—had been arrested in a petty theft case on the day the 13-year-old as murdered after rape.

The parliamentary committee’s proposal to designate Godawari in Kailali as capital of Province 7 has sparked protests in the region, with local people of Dhangadhi, the temporary provincial capital, taking to the streets.

It has been 54 days since the rape and murder of 13-year-old Nirmala Panta in Bhimdutta Municipality-18, Kanchanpur.

Absolving suspects Dilip Singh Bista, Roshani Bam and her sister Babita, on Tuesday, of their alleged complicity in the rape and murder of 13-year-old Nirmala Panta narrows the ongoing investigation, Kanchanpur police said on Wednesday.

The drawn-out investigation into the rape and murder of 13-year-old Nirmala Panta in Kanchanpur district has stoked public rumour that the authorities are deliberately delaying the probe to protect the perpetrators.