The accident occurred after a minivan and a motorcycle collided on the Dharan-Dhankuta section of the Koshi Highway on Tuesday evening.

Neighbours attribute the deaths as the tragic outcome of frequent domestic violence that plagued the family.

Doctor at Janaki Eye Hospital in Janakpur says around 1,000 patients have been visiting the hospital daily.

Both the missing are labourers at the Tamor corridor road construction project.

Dhankuta is seeing a revival as people start returning to their villages, thanks to a new way of farming.

Schools say the budget allocated by the government is insufficient to pay teachers.

The 28-year-old died while undergoing treatment at a Dharan-based hospital on Friday while her son breathed his last at 2am on Saturday.

They were attacked by a leopard while searching for fodder for pigs in the forest near Maunakhola on Saturday afternoon, police say.

Decapitated body of a 70-year-old local of Jyamire was found at his residence, police say.

The venue had an audience of more than twice its capacity of 3,000 people.

Security personnel backed by locals are attempting to douse the fire.

Although there are theories and assumptions, police and forest officials are yet to ascertain the cause of the fire.

A team of security personnel with the help of a fire truck from Dhankuta municipality’s fire department are working to douse the fire that started since Tuesday night.

Villages in Ramechhap, Dhankuta lie abandoned and fields fallow with residents leaving in search of greener pastures.

Ever since water sources in the village began to dry up, residents have been reeling under a chronic shortage.