The rural municipality was the first local unit in Dadeldhura to resume classes following the nationwide lockdown.

The passenger bus en route to Mahendranagar fell about 500 metres below the road at Khodpe on Thursday night.

Smugglers, in collusion with forest officials and local political leaders, have been smuggling timber from the Aalital area for a long time, locals say.

Risk of spread of coronavirus has increased since the lockdown has been eased in various districts in the province.

Critical patients, postpartum mothers, senior citizens and children are facing difficulties to reach health facilities due to the lockdown.

Most migrants who returned home this year as the Covid-19 crisis began came back empty-handed.

Hundreds of houses and huts have been built encroaching upon the area near highway that links the hill districts of Sudurpaschim Province to Dadeldhura.

The District Forest Office has taken no action to control deforestation, say locals.

Many locals complain that the rising rate of taxes has taken a toll on their finances.

The programme includes the students’ parents, who are provided with stipends and taught to prepare nutritious meals for their children.

Police personnel are running classes for students to instil positive thinking in them.

Almost all local units have been building roads in the name of development, but vehicles cannot operate in most because they are often built without proper homework.

Open and engaging atmosphere at the school has encouraged guardians to enroll their wards at the school, students say.

More than 80 people have been taken ill in Parashuram Municipality over the past week.

Opening pathways and building roads have caused natural water sources to dry up, locals say.