Tourism surge spills into security concerns along Nepal border towns
Rowdy behaviour, cross-border crime and weak monitoring along the open border are posing growing challenges for local authorities in border districts.
Rowdy behaviour, cross-border crime and weak monitoring along the open border are posing growing challenges for local authorities in border districts.
Importers can now clear goods after submitting written self-declarations stating they will affix labels with MRP, brand and expiry details before market distribution.
Drop in cross-border shopping lifts Nepali traders but draws complaints from residents over higher prices and tighter checks.
Strict checks on goods valued above Rs100 at Nepal-India crossings draw anger and complaints in border districts.
Law requires that such children be kept under supervision while ensuring their educational, intellectual and psychological development, including the right to study, play and recreation
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Security personnel and locals conducting search operations.
On November 3, the immigration office at Belahiya forced around 800 tourists to wait 7–8 hours for visas. No improvement in the situation.
Girls stranded in New Delhi after contacting an unknown woman on TikTok were brought back to Nepal.
Federal government supplies anti-rabies vaccines for free, but last year only 1,160 vials of the vaccine were sent to Lumbini, while the demand exceeds 69,000.
The motive behind the attack is unclear, police say.
Doctor shortage could force it to discontinue appendicitis and hernia surgeries, officials say.
The company says baby diapers worth Rs150 million have been exported to various Indian cities over the last seven months.
Officials say the new rule has been enforced to discourage illegal cross-border trade and promote local businesses.
The trio has been accused of carrying out a series of explosions in Rupandehi.