The incident occurred after a pickup carrying voters to a polling station in Waling Municipality fell some 500 metres off a slope, police say.

Haphazard construction of roads, buildings and shops on the roadside using heavy machinery has damaged the road in several places.

31 votes cast in favour of Pokharel, 27 against him.

Congress’s Krishna Chandra Nepali likely to be appointed new chief minister today.

Authorities in Baitadi and Syangja districts facing obstructions from locals who are against cremating the bodies of Covid-19 victims near their settlements.

The data of the Ministry of Physical Infrastructures Development showed that works on 23 suspension bridges in the province have been delayed due to lack of cables.

Gurung, however, defended Prime Minister Oli’s move to dissolve Parliament.

The construction of an irrigation canal at Jhomo Phant in Tukuche has made it possible for people to return to their villages and start farming.

The programme was introduced to support jobless people during the Covid-19 lockdown, now the local government plans to continue it.

In 2007, authorities had decided not to allow any concrete structures to be built within 65 metres of the lake.

Rescue efforts have been affected due to adverse weather conditions and active landslides in the affected areas.

The study included those places that the administration offices of the respective districts identified as flood/landslide-prone areas.

The ambulance was on its way to Kathmandu with three patients when it fell off a cliff along the Waling-Chapakot road section.

Most local units have not disbursed risk allowance to its health workers while some haven’t even paid their full salary.

The construction of roads without proper surveys has been the leading cause of landslides in several places of the hill districts.