The road has become a death-trap of late, one transportation entrepreneur said.

For a lack of sufficient funds, the living conditions for 37 students in the hostel have worsened.

Representatives from Tulsipur Sub-Metropolitan City and FNCCI’s Tulsipur-chapter padlocked the depot after the government made plans to remove fuel bowser from the depot.

Mina Bhandari Basnet, 27, of Tulsipur Sub-Metropolitan City in Dang, has filed a complaint with the Area Police Office, Tulsipur against Khatri alleging misbehaviour at the hands of the minister.

Trees are being cut down indiscriminately in large numbers in the name of physical infrastructure development or to accommodate the growing number of human settlements, stakeholders say.

Road sections in Pokhara of Gandaki Province have started to cave in after continuous rainfalls for the last few days.

The sub-metropolis aims to conserve wetlands, increase greenery, provide irrigation facilities to local farmers and maintain the habitat of various species of wildlife and birds.

A worker’s death highlights the dangers of coal mines, where safety measures are flouted and inspection is non-existent.

Forty-seven cooperatives have been established in Dang, Banke, Bardiya, Kailali and Kanchanpur for the upliftment of the former Kamalaris’ economic status.

It is a good sign that the people’s representatives despite their age have decided to pursue education; it sends a positive message of the importance of education, say teachers.

Many local unit heads have protested against the Academy’s move, arguing that it is the federal or provincial government’s responsibility to pay for the tests.

As the Covid-specific hospital in the district has reached its full occupancy, 38 coronavirus patients have been observing isolation in common quarantine centres.

Hospitals say their resources will be spread thin if more patients are admitted.

Even today, many health workers in Dang who are involved in the treatment of Covid-19 patients or suspects are without protective equipment and at risk of catching the virus.

Locals said the social work being done by the youths had provided them much relief.