The two-day meeting will explore inter-provincial trade and investment, legal hurdles and coordination with local and federal governments.

Once home to more than 600 factories and 100,000 direct jobs, Biratnagar’s industrial sector is struggling with weak demand, rising costs, cross-border competition and a lack of new investment. Regular cargo rail offers a glimmer of hope.

Dahal was taken to Kathmandu on a warrant issued in the Capital, police say.

Raj Kumar Diyali went missing with his wife and four-year-old son in Nepal’s Bhotekoshi flood. His family is now waiting for DNA confirmation.

They ran for higher ground, fled through forests and raced ahead of the torrent as homes and communities vanished.

Nepal has no death penalty. Instead, it has life imprisonment until death — a sentence with no release date.An investigation by Kantipur shows who receives this sentence, how it is applied, and what justice means for victims, prisoners, and the state.

The withdrawal leaves Chief Minister Hikmat Kumar Karki facing a confidence vote and could trigger a fresh round of coalition talks in the 93-member provincial assembly.

Four ministers and a state minister from the Nepali Congress resign from Chief Minister Hikmat Kumar Karki’s cabinet after the party’s decision to leave the government in line with the new federal power-sharing arrangement.

Rising substance abuse, cross-border smuggling and cybercrime are reshaping the security challenge, as police confront the growing use of social media to inflame tensions and mobilise crowds.

A decade into federalism, chief district officers continue to lead crisis response under the old administrative structure; provinces’ responsibility for peace and security remains largely theoretical.

Weak project preparation, staff shortages and poor implementation continue to hold back capital spending.

A police operation at industrialist Prakash Mundada’s property uncovers nothing, with business leaders warning of damage to investor confidence.

A month-old incident that engulfed a village that had never seen Hindu-Muslim conflict before shows what happens when religious tensions in plain sight and official warnings go unheeded.

More than a week after the UML and the NCP agreed to restructure provincial governments, only Karnali has installed a new chief minister.

Acting on intelligence that a large cache of illegal cash was hidden at the property, police searched the home and office of Prakash Mundara but recovered no cash or incriminating material.