The girl was rescued unharmed after nearly 40 hours, while the suspect was found hiding in a paddy field and shot in the leg when he resisted arrest.

Across Madhesh and Lumbini, children are drowning in roadside excavations, construction sites, ponds and canals, exposing a preventable danger created by poor infrastructure and weak safety measures.

Weak project preparation, staff shortages and poor implementation continue to hold back capital spending.

Province announces long-term strategy to expand organic farming and modernise agriculture, but officials say shifting traditional farmers to commercial production remains a challenge.

The road’s 3-km Motipur stretch has remained a major bottleneck since work stopped six years ago due to lack of funds.

Rupandehi court extends custody for investigation.

Police say the assailant opened fire targeting a gold and silver shop in Lamahi-5.

Around 35 industries face pressure to pay Rs2.13 billion in disputed electricity charges.

Party to select final candidate on August 31.

Leaders decry lack of consultation as the parliamentary party leaders take fourth ministerial post.

As development picks up across the foothills, experts say tourism must be sustainable.

The deceased is a 56-year-old woman, police say.

The provincial governments collapsed as a consequence of the shift in the federal coalition.

More than Rs330 million in taxpayer money allocated for the construction of cold storage facilities in Lumbini Province has gone to waste.

Congress provincial assembly leader Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary presented his claim in a move aimed at pilling pressure on Chief Minister Leela Giri to resign.