There are 13 food depots in the district. Many local residents depend entirely on the supply as local production barely covers them for six months.

According to the District Police Office, they were arrested for possession of the contraband on the basis of a tip-off.

Khem Raj Kapadi, the ward secretary in Shailyashikhar Municipality-2, was found dead at Salsena of Dogadakedar Rural Municipality-5, Baitadi.

A 14-year-old girl of Mahakali Municipality in Darchula died while undergoing treatment in India.

The 16-year-old victim was sleeping in a shed outside her house during her menstrual cycle when the incident occurred.

Journey through the road section of Mahakali Highway has become troublesome due to frequent landslides, locals say.

The accused had been on the run since February, said police.

Traffic has come to a complete halt following mudslide on Saturday night.

The body of the 15-year-old, who was one of the five people buried in the avalanche that occurred in Darchula on May 2, was recovered by the police on Wednesday evening.

Three of a family were hit by lightning while working in the field.

The avalanche occurred at Byas Rural Municipality, where a group of 12 people, who were in the area to collect yarsagumba, had set up their tent. Seven of them escaped the disaster unharmed.

Darchula locals risk their lives daily to cross the river through cable crossings for a lack of suspension bridges.

Police suspect the duo had smuggled the hashish to India through the Darchula border.

Locals say production has started to decline due to the availability of cheaper Chinese carpets available in the market.

The Nepali side has demanded India dismantle illegal gabion wall on Mahakali river.