Around 100 squatter families from Kathmandu have been housed at a Nepal Red Cross facility in Budol, Kavrepalanchok.

As authorities conduct verification and resettlement screening, dozens of displaced children remain stranded in a temporary holding centre away from their classrooms.

Traffic resumes after repairs to flood-damaged temporary diversions along the Bhakunde–Nepalthok section.

Traffic halted since 11pm Saturday after multiple diversion points along the Katunje–Mangaltar stretch were swept away, with vehicles stranded at several locations.

This 4.155-kilometre stretch has long been a source of local frustration, as work has witnessed prolonged delays.

Ban aims to ensure heightened security during elections.

Vehicle torched; police fire tear gas to take situation under control.

Police said continuous falling debris has made it unsafe to immediately deploy excavators to clear the road.

As crop damage by wild animals forces farmers to abandon traditional occupation and migrate, lemon farming emerges as a profitable and wildlife-resistant alternative across Bethanchok and Bhumlu rural municipalities.

The victim had left the police post at around 10 am on Monday in connection with official duties, police said.

Court also fines the convicts Rs200,000 each, while two accused remain at large and one awaits sentencing.

Authorities negotiate with victim’s family and transport operators to reopen highway.

Field engineers warn work could be delayed where local residents are blocking the road over alignment and land disputes.

Continuous rainfall since October 30 has triggered mudslides at multiple points along the highway.

Landslides hit the BP Highway at multiple locations, while slippery conditions at Sanga force one-way traffic on the Araniko Highway.