Traders and tourism entrepreneurs fear the increase in criminal activities in the district is working against the district’s ambition to expand commercially.

'The order means that no structure can be developed on the land until a final verdict is given on the case.'

Parents complain that authorities responsible for monitoring school fees are mum on the matter

The delay-plagued national pride project has achieved 73 percent physical progress with the completion of the 3,000-metre long and 45-metre wide asphalt paved runway

President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Saturday inaugurated the Visit Lumbini Year 2076 BS, a campaign launched by Province 5 with an objective to draw more than 2 million visitors to Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha.

Passengers traveling on the Bhairahawa-Lumbini road section have been greatly inconvenienced by the dilapidated bridges at Tinau and Dandapul.

Nearly two decades of inactivity since its establishment 18 years ago, the special economic zone in Bhairahawa is witnessing a gradual change in recent times as 10 new industries are preparing to begin operations.

Construction work on Gautam Buddha International Airport in Bhairahawa has hit a snag with local authorities demanding a higher price for riverbed materials.

Nepal Police Club clinched the taekwondo team championship held under the eighth National Games in Bhairahawa on Tuesday.

Pawan Misthan Bhandar is a Bhairahawa landmark. This local sweet shop has established a reputation for itself as the one spot everyone should visit when in the southern city.

Kedar Sahani, a notorious criminal enlisted in the most wanted list of police, died of bullet injuries in a shootout near the Nepal-India border in Siddharthanagar Municipality-10, Rupandehi district, on Saturday night.

Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba said the infighting in the party led to the drubbing in the elections.

The Bhairahawa Customs Office, the country’s second largest transit point, failed to meet the revenue collection target in the last fiscal year.

Industrialists and business people of Bhairahawa have asked the government to put forward their agendas like integrated check post (ICP), air route for Gautam Buddha International Airport and railway connectivity to the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in the district during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Nepal.

Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) is all set to implement the locking system in tankers transporting fuel from NOC depots to the petroleum dealers. The locking system is expected to prevent fuel theft and adulteration during transport till the fuel is supplied to the refueling stations.