Farmers who have planted wheat are happy to witness the first winter rainfall this year, but mustard, potatoes and lentil growers are largely worried as water has inundated their farmland.

The number of drug-related arrests in five months of the ongoing fiscal year has surpassed last fiscal year’s total for the province, according to police data. The number of abusers in rural areas is higher than those in urban centres.

Nearly 20,000 families were affected by the floods and inundation in several districts in September. The floods inundated houses and paddy fields belonging to around 9,000 families in Bhajani alone.

Landslides in Achham on Friday killed 22 people. In Kanchanpur and Kailali, floodwaters inundated several settlements and displaced hundreds.

Import-dependent Nepal may have a hard time as key producers like China and India have adopted a protectionist policy and restricted food and fertiliser exports, experts say.

The free health check-up ensures those fromrural areas get right diagnosis and treatment.

Deforestation, haphazard construction activities and undue extraction of riverbed materials are responsible, say experts.

The bird sanctuary will play a crucial role in conserving various globally as well as nationally threatened bird species.

Land mafia and timber smugglers claiming stakes on forest resources has led to the loss of forest area in Kanchanpur and Kailali districts.

Around 1,000 people are entering Nepal through the Trinagar border point in Kailali on a daily basis

Encroachment of riverside areas and absence of canals obstruct the flow of water, causing inundation, officials say.

Heavy rains in Kailali flood rivers and streams displacing scores of families.

The Uttarakhand state government has made PCR test mandatory for migrant workers crossing into the state from Nepal through various border points.

Conservationists blame exploitation of forest and riverbed materials in the Chure region for the incidents of floods and landslides occurring frequently in recent years.

Officials at Agriculture Inputs Company say that sales resumed last week but stocks would not last long at any depot or cooperative due to panic buying.