Sedatives, painkillers and other prescription medicines are being misused as intoxicants, exposing a new challenge for law enforcement and health workers.

Shahi was appointed after Yamalal Kandel resigned as chief minister; he secured support from 24 lawmakers in the 40-member provincial assembly.

Despite Nepal’s legal ban on marriage before the age of 20, many girls continue to marry underage and become pregnant during their teenage years.

Emergency airlifts are saving the lives of teenage mothers and newborns in remote districts, where difficult terrain and limited health facilities often turn childbirth into a life-threatening ordeal.

Findings link only the main accused to the victim, raising fresh questions over prosecutors' decision to charge all four with rape and murder.

A four-month-old infant dies in Dolakha, a woman is killed in Jajarkot, and road collapse shuts the Tatopani border point after heavy rain.

Six critically injured passengers were evacuated by Nepali Army helicopters after treatment was found unavailable at the district hospital

Search operation involving 176 security personnel, divers, drones and a military helicopter continues amid strong currents and muddy monsoon waters.

Rescue teams, including divers, are battling deep, murky water and strong currents to locate the microbus that fell off the Karnali Highway in Dailekh, as authorities try to identify passengers.

Police teams have been deployed after a Force microbus travelling from Surkhet to Kalikot plunged into the river in Sangetada area; details on casualties are not yet known.

A pilot scheme provides fixed deposits for orphaned and vulnerable girls, aiming to keep them in school, prevent child marriage and improve their long-term prospects.

Road blockade leaves travellers stranded for three days, with political parties demanding federal intervention and an immediate halt to construction in the contested area.

Kalimati ward chair says residents still lack basic infrastructure despite repeated appeals to local and provincial authorities.

Soaring prices and supply crunch derail construction pace, officials say.

Last rites will be performed at Samjhighat near Bheri bridge on Thursday.