Work on clearing the landslide debris has been delayed by continuous rainfall.

All 88 local units in the Sudurpaschim Province have encroached on forestlands to build offices, schools and other infrastructures, forest officials say.

Among the missing, most are women and children from poor economic backgrounds. Efforts to curb the trend haven’t amounted to much.

The hospital has been the battleground for political parties lately, affecting its service delivery, officers say.

Over half of the arable land in Dadeldhura, Doti, Achham, Baitadi, Darchula, Bajhang and Bajura has turned into pastures.

4,533 students sat the exams from both public and private schools in the sub-metropolis, but only 1,533 passed.

The wildfowl farmers say they are receiving big orders from institutional buyers, mostly from luxury hotels in India.

Climate change, rapid urbanisation and over-extraction of riverbed material are to blame, experts say.

Around 165 families were relocated to Kailali but 20 years later, they are still landless.

Most banks are located at town centres and those from outlying areas have to travel long distances to collect the money.

Government apathy and poor management have made the regional hospital unable to cater to patients’ urgent needs.

19 people died and 30 others were injured in seven road accidents in Masta Rural Municipality in past three years.

The number of drug-related arrests in five months of the ongoing fiscal year has surpassed last fiscal year’s total for the province, according to police data. The number of abusers in rural areas is higher than those in urban centres.

Encroachment has increased markedly over the past six years.

Many people see it as her entry into full-time politics.