Police suspect asphyxiation to be the cause of death, which was caused by the use of gas heaters used to keep the rooms warm.

According to the District Police Office, a total of 17 police post buildings were damaged by the earthquakes of 2015.

Nearly five years since the earthquakes, about 41 percent of the victims have rebuilt their houses in Makwanpur.

At the laboratory, the farmers can get soil tested for nutrient deficiencies and ascertain fertiliser requirements.

The first time police discovered an opium plantation in the district was five years ago.

‘It is clearly written in the constitution that name and headquarters of the province will be fixed by the concerned provincial assembly.’

The government-stated retirement age is 58. Yet, the labour force comprises mostly senior citizens.

As per the data, the dropout rate for girls is slightly higher than for boys. As many as 6,524 girls quit school in the middle of the session this past year, from a total of 12,220 students.

A majority of the Chepangs still subsist on root vegetables that they collect from the forests.

The university will be the first of its kind in the country to cater purely to the field of science and technology.

The government plans to widen the road--which is a vital link between Kathmandu and Makwanpur--by upto six metres.

The facility in Thanabharyang, Hetauda, lacks teachers, rooms and toilets, among others.

Most households will have water taps installed by mid-December, officials say.

The setting up of the new library has not only excited voracious readers but also worked for the benefit of inmates who are pursuing education.

The rural municipality has allocated Rs 10 million for the programme in the running fiscal year.