Many men who have returned home from foreign jobs due to the pandemic have taken to drinking and hitting their wives and children, police say.

So far, the search team comprising security personnel and locals have recovered eight bodies.

Achham district hit hardest after floodwaters entered settlements killing six people and sweeping away 11 others whose status remain unknown.

Around 20,000 Nepalis working in India returned to the district within the first three months of the nationwide lockdown.

Most children in rural areas spend time roaming around villages, playing in groups or herding their livestock unaware of the risk of contracting or spreading the coronavirus.

Siddhartha Aauji had sustained critical injuries after setting himself on fire in front of Bayalpata Hospital on Monday morning. He was airlifted to Nepalgunj-based Bheri Hospital where he died in course of treatment

The incident took place in Achham after the hospital they were working for decided not to renew the contract of 33 workers. The critically injured man had been airlifted to Nepalgunj for treatment

All 10 local units in the district have allocated Rs 29.677 million for prior preparation to reduce disaster risks.

Panchadewal Binayak Municipality Ward No. 2 Chairman Padam Bahadur Dhami was found dead in a cattle shed under mysterious circumstances on Tuesday morning.

Despite many campaigns and efforts, child marriage is still rampant in the district.

Lack of proper landfill sites leading to pollution of streams and rivers.

Every week, the Bayalpata Hospital, which has a dedicated mental health bureau, sees over a hundred women suffering from depression, doctors say.

While the district has introduced several safe motherhood programmes, they have largely been ineffective.

Even though locals have already submitted information about their ownership to the special survey office, more than half of the applicants are yet to receive their renewed certificates.

Enrolling students with special needs is just one way to bring them into the system; keeping them in school remains a bigger challenge.