1,400 people benefited from the two-day camp organised by Chichila Rural Municipality and Nobel Hospital.

In a temporary fix, Nepali Army chopper ferries 4250kg rice to the area on Saturday, but officials don’t know what to do if the closure continues.

Residents blocked the access road complaining that they had not been paid compensation for a 24-km stretch.

Arrests of three people, including a gold carrier, has made it clear that smugglers are using the border point to bring the precious yellow metal from Tibet, say police.

Government vehicles are being used in election publicity campaigns.

The by-election is going to be held for the position of chairperson in Makalu Rural Municipality.

The rural municipality prioritised the project soon after the people’s representatives were elected in 2017.

Locals, who have to walk up to three days to reach ward office, deprived of timely services.

Security tightened in the area following the cross-fire

Landslides occur in about 90 places, obstructing road, foot trails

Speaking at an interaction organised by the Investment Board at the District Administration Office, struggle committee president Harka Singh Rai said locals were not against Arun III, but they would launch a protest if their demands were not met.

The 362km-long Biratnagar-Khandbari-Kimathanka road section is nearing the finish line with only 14km of road left to build.

Water scarcity has driven 45 families out of their homes in three local units of Sankhuwasabha district.

Dalit and impoverished families in Khandbari Municipality, Sankhu-wasabha, have been left in lurch as the construction of their houses under the People’s Housing Programme remains incomplete.

An unidentified group detonated three improvised explosive devices at the powerhouse of under construction Arun III Hydropower Project in Sankhuwasabha district on Thursday.