The cases of sexual abuse are weak and the accused are usually let free because the victims withdraw their complaints on their own accord or under pressure from family, police say.

The haphazard construction of settlements near forest areas has increased human-wildlife conflict, officers say.

Medical fraternity in Banke says the committee failed to provide a fair investigation into all aspects of the incident since it has not addressed the issue of violence against women.

Nepalgunj Medical College Teaching Hospital has oxygen enough for only 127 beds out of the 300 beds for coronavirus patients.

It’s tough, exhausting and stressful, they say, but they have continued their duty, devoting themselves to the care of the Covid-19 patients in one of the health facilities that is overwhelmed and short of staff.

Ill-equipped hospitals with limited staff are unable to handle the rising number of coronavirus cases, health workers say.

A passenger bus carrying 42 people travelling from Surkhet to Dharan collided with a tipper along the Banke National Park road section.

The provincial authorities are yet to step up preventive measures to curb further spread of Covid-19, say health officials in Lumbini, where 238 new cases were reported in last 24 hours.

Around 500 households living on the proposed site at Baijanath Rural Municipality for generations demand that the government first manage housing for them.

Traffickers have been using the Jamunaha border in Banke to smuggle girls and women to India on the pretext of sending them abroad for jobs, anti-trafficking officials say.

Frustrated by the delays, locals have formed a struggle committee to press authorities to work faster.

The pandemic has wiped out small businesses which are the backbone of the country’s economy.

Narainapur might have dodged the worst effects of Covid-19 but as the rainy season sets in, the fear of a flood haunts villagers.

Most refuse to stay in these facilities since snake sightings have increased with the rise in temperature.

Returnees to their villages in Narainapur face hunger, poverty and ostracisation in society.