The van’s driver died while undergoing treatment at Parasi-based Prithvi Chandra Hospital while the other injured person is undergoing treatment at Rupandehi-based Devdaha Medical College.

Police suspect the accident happened after the driver dozed off behind the wheel.

Flood in the Narayani river inundated 75 houses in Binayi Tribeni Rural Municipality and 20 houses in Madhyabindu Municipality.

Farmers across the country are desperate for chemical fertilisers to arrive as early onset of monsoon brings abundant rain to prepare the fields for paddy transplantation.

Preliminary investigation shows that the vultures died after feeding on the carcasses of dogs that were probably poisoned to death in Nawalparasi (West).

The continuous extraction of riverbed materials can cause the river to change its course time and again, stakeholders say.

Immunisation programmes have also been disrupted in Lumbini Province.

The District Administration Office has also requested locals to stay on high alert after the level of water increased in the river.

District Hospitals in Arghakhanchi and Nawalparasi (West) have closed all services, except emergency units, and sent their Covid-infected health workers in isolation.

Security personnel baton-charged the crowd for disobeying lockdown, locals say.

District administration office forms committee to investigate the incident.

Nawalparasi (West) shares a 28 km-long border with Maharajganj. However, there are only four Armed Police Force posts to guard the entire stretch.

The forest site is the area selected by the Province 5 government to construct smart toilets.

Although the authorities provide help, it comes too little too late, say locals.

The survey is being carried out to discover ancient structures below the ground, archaeologists say.