Trees are being cut down indiscriminately in large numbers in the name of physical infrastructure development or to accommodate the growing number of human settlements, stakeholders say.

The departmental side thump Lumbini Province in straight sets of 21-8, 21-17 in the final.

Bhawana and Saraswati’s pair beat the departmental giants 21-17, 21-13 in the beach volleyball quarter-finals.

The departmental women’s teams see off Madesh Province and Province 1 in national beach volleyball.

The locals allege that the repair work done on the temple four years ago was not up to the standards.

Residue substances from the excavation sites are carried downhill during the monsoon, blocking natural springs and damaging water supply lines.

Production has plunged by 95 percent in Palpa district which is famed for the spice.

Customers coming to buy Palpali dhaka often mistake foreign fabrics for the local product, textile makers say.

Debris from several landslides caused by monsoon rains along the road stretch of the Kaligandaki Corridor has not been cleared.

The province produced 2.51 million tonnes of food, resulting in a surplus of 445,000 tonnes, according to officials.

At least 700 fever patients diagnosed with scrub typhus at Tansen-based United Mission Hospital in last three months.

Coronavirus suspects reluctant to get tested due to social stigma, health workers say.

Health workers who were engaged in setting up quarantine and isolation facilities and providing treatment to Covid-19 patients last year say they feel cheated by the authorities.

Unlike last year when authorities in Lumbini made quarantining mandatory for returnees, no such measures have been implemented this year.

The road is always covered in billowing clouds of dust after the drinking water pipes were installed using excavators.