Man-made water hazards are becoming a deadly monsoon trap for children
By Shiva Puri, Durgalal KC & Ghanshyam Gautam 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.
Provinces struggle to spend development budgets as billions remain idle
By Arjun Shah, Parbat Portel, Pratap Bista, Krishna Prasad Gautam, Ghanshyam Gautam, Seema Tamang, Ajit Tiwari & Deepak Pariyar Weak project preparation, staff shortages and poor implementation continue to hold back capital spending.
Lumbini launches drive to turn hill districts organic
By Ghanshyam Gautam Province announces long-term strategy to expand organic farming and modernise agriculture, but officials say shifting traditional farmers to commercial production remains a challenge.
Belbas-Bethari road gets federal funding to complete stalled section
By Ghanshyam Gautam The road’s 3-km Motipur stretch has remained a major bottleneck since work stopped six years ago due to lack of funds.
DSP Madhu Nepal arrested on polygamy charge
By Ghanshyam Gautam Rupandehi court extends custody for investigation.
Shopkeeper injured at attempted robbery in Lamahi
By Ghanshyam Gautam Police say the assailant opened fire targeting a gold and silver shop in Lamahi-5.
Lumbini industrialists alarmed after NEA renews pressure to clear old trunk line dues
By Ghanshyam Gautam Around 35 industries face pressure to pay Rs2.13 billion in disputed electricity charges.
Nine vie for Rastriya Swatantra Party candidacy in Rupandehi-3 by-election
By Ghanshyam Gautam Party to select final candidate on August 31.
LSP rift deepens after Pandey reappointed minister in Lumbini
By Ghanshyam Gautam Leaders decry lack of consultation as the parliamentary party leaders take fourth ministerial post.
Chure belt turns into tourist hotspot amid conservation concerns
By Ghanshyam Gautam As development picks up across the foothills, experts say tourism must be sustainable.
One dies after ambulance hits pedestrians in Butwal
By Ghanshyam Gautam The deceased is a 56-year-old woman, police say.
Lumbini, Sudurpaschim chief ministers quit without facing votes of confidence
By Ghanshyam Gautam & Arjun Shah The provincial governments collapsed as a consequence of the shift in the federal coalition.
How a provincial government squandered tax money
By Ghanshyam Gautam More than Rs330 million in taxpayer money allocated for the construction of cold storage facilities in Lumbini Province has gone to waste.
Nepali Congress stakes claim to new Lumbini government
By Ghanshyam Gautam Congress provincial assembly leader Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary presented his claim in a move aimed at pilling pressure on Chief Minister Leela Giri to resign.
Lumbini government loses majority
By Ghanshyam Gautam The Nepali Congress is preparing to form a new government under its leadership.