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.

Rescue efforts were made difficult because of roads blocked by the landslide and bad weather.

Five people were bludgeoned to death at a cattle farm in Tilottama Municipality on Monday night.

Committee members divided on provincial capital; recommend Butwal, Chandrauta and Lamahi as options.

Investigating officers suspect the victims were from the same family and were murdered by smashing their heads.

A fresh assessment before project’s launch showed the number of trees to be cut at 50,352, up from 9,027.

The hospital is planning to acquire land from the local forest office to build infrastructures.

Due to the lack of necessary legal provisions, the hospitals are being managed by forming a development committee.

Geologists reached the villages and studied the topography.

In the last decade, coffee made in a pressure cooker has taken Butwal by storm

International donor agencies have shown interest to work with the government of province-5 to conserve historical and cultural sites in Nepal, sources said on Wednesday.

With a nationwide network of public health facilities and a proliferation of private sector providers, the availability of health services has substantially improved in Nepal over the last couple of decades.

At least 20 people died in two separate road accidents in Gulmi and Udayapur districts on Monday. Eight were injured, one critically.

Eleven people were killed and seven others were injured when a microbus they were travelling in met with an accident near Birbas at Darbar Rural Municipality in Gulmi on Monday.

Beekeeping has significantly increased in the remote mountainous areas in the Western Region as it has emerged as a big source of income and employment. There are several species of honey-producing bees in Nepal. However, only two of them are raised for apiculture—Cerana and Mellifera.