Speaker and Deputy Speaker elections will be held on January 17.

Lumbini Province Head Amik Sherchan administered the oath. Nine lawmakers took the oath in their mother tongue.

The conference was called to review the tenure of provinces and recommend suggestions to the new House for the implementation of federalism.

Central Investigation Bureau recovered 35 tolas of gold and Rs1.8 million in cash from KC’s residence in Butwal on Sunday.

Chief Minister Kul Prasad KC snubbed calls by parties and civil servants against hastily shifting the seat of the provincial government as Deukhari lacks the infrastructure.

Once Nepal’s largest spinning mill, it shut down more than a decade ago after being crippled by mismanagement.

The bus, enroute to Butwal from Gulmi, fell some 300 metres down a cliff, said police.

The clash ensued when police deployed to demolish illegal huts erected on government land were attacked by squatters.

Shanker Pokhrel of UML resigned on Wednesday after opposition decided to bring a no-confidence motion against him.

After the completion of the project, the water flow in Kaligandaki river will decrease by 40 percent, which will affect around 300,000 people in several districts.

The district is not doing much to contain the virus spread while local residents are not following health measures.

Landslides at Limgha and Thulolumpek in Gulmi district had claimed 13 lives and displaced around 100 families last year.

Health facilities run by the federal government witness a sharp drop in number of people coming in for tests as they start charging money.

The provincial assembly also endorsed Deukhuri Valley in Dang as the capital of the province.

The district administration has enforced a four-day-long prohibitory order in major places of Butwal starting Sunday morning.