So far 45 cases of dengue have been reported in various parts of the district.

Five of the injured have sustained serious injuries, police say.

Business owners of Palpa reminisce about traditional weight measuring tools, including dhak and taraju.

Lack of coordination and shifting of the blame between authorities have resulted in a slipshod approach to wildfires.

The attendants have reported symptoms such as fever, diarrhoea, headache, nausea and vomiting.

Wildfires recur in the district every year but the authorities concerned and the local units are not well prepared to mitigate the disaster.

Hospitals curtail services to those covered by health insurance owing to delay in payment by insurance board.

Constant movement of heavy vehicles carrying limestones through school areas causes distress and anxiety among students, teachers and parents.

Seven people died when a bus veered off the road in Palpa, while four died in separate accidents in Sarlahi and Siraha.

Budget issued by the federal government for the programme is not sufficient to cover all expenses, hospitals say.

The number of infant deaths has increased across the district in last four years despite several programmes implemented at the local and district levels to save mothers and babies.

At least 45 households in Tinau Rural Municipality are at risk of landslides.

Bamboo plantation campaign underway in all 12 districts of the province to form biological embankments in order to prevent erosion and flood.

The prohibitory orders in place to curb the virus spread have failed to stem the movement of people in rural areas.

People are buying self-prescribed medicines based on information shared on social media platforms.