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.

Elected representatives claim they have fully-equipped health desks and isolation wards, which is not true.

Sah, a print and broadcast journalist, was killed in October 2007.

The government has been launching mass drug administration programme to reduce the number of elephantiasis patients in the affected districts.

Animals like wild boars and blue bulls reach settlements that border with India, terrorising the locals.