The first positive case in the province was reported in Udayapur on April 17; the infection has spread to six other districts in a month.

A journalist reporting from Bhulke in Triyuga Municipality tested positive for the coronavirus.

The office took the decision in the wake of increased incidents of bushfires, trees felling, smuggling of woods and hunting of wild animals across the country.

"I know the authorities are being extra cautious but my name and address were made public on social media. This alone was stressing me out.”

Protesters demand the government change its policy on the forests conserved by consumers.

Lime extraction has also endangered aquatic life in the Sunkoshi river since the residue pollutants from the excavation site finds its way into the river.

Police believe it could be suicide, making it the third case in two months where people under probe took their own lives.

Relief materials provided by provincial government stuck in godowns

The provincial government has agreed to airlift food to floods- and landslides-affected areas.

Forest fires have destroyed vegetations and affected wildlife habitat across several community forests of the Chure region in Udayapur for the past week, raising concerns among the locals in the district.

A Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the construction of the Saptakoshi High Dam Multipurpose Project and Sunkoshi Kamala Diversion has not been prepared even 14 years after its establishment due to obstructions from local residents in the district.

Two persons including the driver died in a tractor accident at Bahrakilometre Mode in Triyuga Municipality-10 of Gaighat-Saune road section, Udayapur on Wednesday.

Service seekers at the District Land Revenue Office (DLRO) in Udayapur have complained that the service delivery has been delayed after the office launched its online service without proper planning.

Belaka Municipality Office in Udayapur district is starting a campaign to conserve the endangered vulture species at Sugachari Bhir.

The District Administration Office, Udayapur, is preparing to nullify the citizenship of a disabled woman married to an Indian citizen.