The revival of the near-extinct Ghatu dance continues as young girls in Palpa’s Jalpa Dholimara show enthusiasm for carrying the traditional art form.

Even if the contractor, China State Construction Engineering Corporation, sticks to the timeline, the tunnel will take over a year before vehicles can operate.

The road upgrade work is underway along the Rampur-Arunkhola section by dividing the project into two phases.

Rampur municipality provides interest subsidies for agriculture, livestock, fisheries, and beekeeping for youth entrepreneurs.

A bureaucratic standoff over appointing the hospital development committee’s chairman has crippled essential services and operations.

Bees not only produce honey; they are also crucial to the food supply, pollinating hundreds of crops.

Conservationists credit the Diclofenac ban for the revival after decades of dwindling numbers. This area was declared ‘vulture conservation zone’ in 2001.

The 1.12 km tunnel project aims to improve safety on the landslide- and rockslide-prone Butwal-Palpa section, whic has claimed 421 lives over a decade.

The lake draws crowds in increasing numbers as domestic tourism thrives during the Dashain-Tihar-Chhath festive season.

A truck loses control and hits another truck, police say.

Growing round chilies keeps monkeys and other wild animals that destroy crops away from the fields.

In places like Rampur, Nisdi, Madi and Tinau, the district’s food baskets, farmers are worried about their income this year.

The 1.12 km tunnel aims to improve safety on a hazardous road linking several hill districts to the Tarai.

The road to the bridge remains incomplete although the bridge was built six years ago.

Police have impounded the vehicle and arrested the truck driver.