New mothers worry about feeding their babies and children have been cut off from school. Fear of more landslides is keeping families from returning home.

Keshab Prasad Oli, an assistant CDO in Rukum West, found himself issuing a replacement certificate to his mother.

Sadiksha Oli’s video appeal to “Prachanda Baje” has garnered more than 1.3 million views, while her drone footage of cattle and mushrooms has also captivated viewers.

Vacant specialist posts, overstretched doctors and inadequate equipment are leaving district hospitals unable to meet growing demand, forcing patients to travel elsewhere for treatment.

People continue to drown or be swept away in the Sani Bheri and Thuli Bheri rivers while fishing, gathering firewood and gravel, or entering the rivers without basic safety precautions.

In Rukum East, families are still paying the price for perilous journeys to the United States, with young men stranded in detention and parents buried under crushing debt.

Families trapped between hope, grief and mounting debt as young members lost on the ‘donkey route’.

A pharmacy owner from Rukum West returns home after a 14-month smuggling route across 18 countries, burdened by massive loans and broken promises.

Delays in reconstruction, disputes over beneficiary lists and bureaucratic deadlock have left thousands of families facing a third monsoon in makeshift huts.

Bodies still being retrieved from 800-metre gorge as rescue teams struggle in difficult terrain.

Project orders a halt to additional construction. Locals are disappointed.

Their bodies were found on Sani Bheri river bank on Tuesday. Whereabouts of Sapana Oli, who was with the two, remains unknown.

The Nepali Communist Party coordinator secures 10,240 votes, defeating CPN-UML and Congress rivals.

Security agencies cite remoteness and political rivalry as key concerns; no incidents reported so far.

Despite its legacy as a Maoist stronghold, the district has lately witnessed a change of mood among young voters as they demand accountability.