With 11 districts yet to achieve open defecation free status, the government is unlikely to meet its September target.

With the lapses in DNA tests surfacing after the Nirmala Pant case, experts say faults may continue unless the central lab is equipped with infrastructure and qualified staff.

Lax border security, and poor telligence, infrastructure and investigation are encouraging gold smuggling, officials say.

Most of those accused have either been released on bail or general date while those in custody are appealing for conditional release.

Police are nowhere close to identifying and arresting the perpetrators.

According to officials, the arrest shows that Nepal is still being used as a transit to smuggle drugs to other countries.

Officials say that it’s tough to surmise how much gold is being smuggled through open border points across the country.

While accused officials have questioned the report’s legitimacy, experts say the government needs to take a stand

Ride-sharing companies urge the government to hold dialogue in order to bring proper provision and set proper criteria.

Officials say the commission can decide on holding the entrance test even if the post remains vacant

The new fee structure should be enough to run the medical institutions effectively, say private and government medical institutions

The police were frantic and immediately began their search for the fugitives.

Medical activists call for a fair process to pick a deserving candidate

The gold passed undetected from the customs

Khan, who faces more than half a dozen murder charges, had kidnapped and murdered a six year old in Kapilvastu in 2018