The local women had entered Madhuban Forest in Kolhabi Municipality-8 in Bara on Sunday to collect grass when five forest guards assaulted them.

A 65-year-old man died in jeep accident in Udayapur. Two men aged 26 and 27 died in bike accident in Bara.

The state has discriminated against the children of those who acquired citizenship by birth, say civil society leaders.

For Dalits in Bara, the four-day festival was a stark reminder of the discrimination they have been subjected to for decades.

Farmers had planted banana on 1,200 bighas, and the storm wiped out crops on 150 bighas.

Border crossings in Parsa and Bara have been witnessing a rise in the number of people returning from India lately.

A doctor and 10 health workers and staff at the hospital who tested positive for the virus are currently in isolation.

Most districts have reported new cases since the nationwide lockdown was lifted in July, prompting local governments to step up safety measures.

The previous order issued on May 13 was set to end on Monday.

This past week has seen incidents of scuffle between Armed Police Force personnel deployed at various border points and those attempting to cross the border.

The mayor was taken into custody after the laboratory test of the sample confirmed that the lentils were of substandard quality.

Police on Saturday sealed a grocery store run by Raya and sent the sample of the lentils to the Regional Food Technology and Quality Control Office in Hetauda for a quality test.

Police on Saturday sealed a grocery store run by the mayor citing substandard quality of lentils sold.

The sub-metropolis has confiscated 9,500 kg of lentils from the store and collected the sample for further investigation.

The party had collected the amount to help the survivors of last year’s windstorm in Bara and Parsa.