A 70-year-old woman dies in Rukum West. A total of 11,448 hectares of forests have been affected by wildfires in Lumbini Province this year.

Around 34,000 earthquake-displaced people are living under tents in Jajarkot and Rukum West, according to government data.

For the past two years, a construction company has stalled work on a highly anticipated road project connecting Rukum West and Rukum East.

Beekeepers and government officials say despite the export potential, the influx of adulterated honey into the market is harming the reputation of the original organic product.

Many of those orphaned in the disaster are under mental duress as they struggle to recover from the trauma.

The woman had given birth to twins after the earthquake and was living under a tent with her family after the quake destroyed their house.

The vehicle was heading for Ghartigaun from ward 9 of Aathbiskot and met with an accident on Wednesday, police said.

The tractor carrying relief materials for earthquake survivors met with an accident at 10 pm yesterday.

The earthquake-affected people have enough wood to construct temporary huts but no manpower.

West Rukum District Court says Nabaraj BK and his five friends’ deaths stemmed from caste-based discrimination.

On Monday, the mountainous areas of Karnali province saw the first snow of the season, resulting in extremely cold conditions in the region.

The accident occurred after the overloaded vehicle fell into the Bheri river earlier on Monday.

Children, new mothers, elderly people and patients of chronic illnesses are the hardest hit. Five displaced persons died in Jajarkot over past eight days.

‘It’s unbearably cold outside and none of us had any sleep since Friday night,’ says a resident of Chiuritol in Jajarkot.

As of Saturday night, 157 were confirmed killed and 375 injured in the quake with the epicentre at Barekot Rural Municipality of Jajarkot.