Minister for Energy and Irrigation Hari Sharan Acharya has been accused of electioneering in support of a UML candidate.

The Nawalparasi district court also ordered Shah to pay Rs1 million to the victim as compensation.

The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology issued a notice on Wednesday appealing to the residents of Kawasoti, Danda and Giruwari areas to exercise caution.

The deadline for the road expansion project is two months away but only about 17 percent of the work has been completed so far.

As many as 27 people including the drivers of both the vehicles have sustained injuries in the accident, said police.

Only around eight percent work of the road expansion project has been completed in three years and the contractor is lobbying for extension of project deadline.

With vehicles still pouring in from either side of the obstructed section, the traffic in the area is in a gridlock.

In Nawalparasi (West), at least 200 houses have been inundated after floodwaters from Jharahi, Turiya and Panbhar rivers entered settlements.

The 49-bed facility has been reeling under a shortage of staff and Covid-19 pandemic. Local residents say they have to visit other city hospitals even for minor illnesses.

Work to expand the two-lane road to six lanes began two years ago, but only a fraction has been completed.

Project contractor says the workers did not report to work despite the agreement that was reached on December 22.

Incomplete road expansion project has made the road section prone to accidents.

Since the start of October this year, five rhinos were found dead in the park.

Around 880 workers from across the border have been stranded at various brick kilns in Nawalparasi (East) due to the lockdown.

While the villagers have engaged in community work, they haven’t forgotten the importance of taking precautionary measures amid the coronavirus outbreak.