Three people have died from dengue in the district since the beginning of this fiscal year, according to the District Health Office.

With plastic and metal pots becoming a preferred choice of consumers, many traditional pottery makers have abandoned the craft putting the future of the profession at risk.

On the fifth day of Tihar, sisters wish their brothers long life, health and wealth with respect, faith and loyalty by putting Pancharangi or Saptarangi tika.

Bhai Tika is observed on the second day of the waxing moon of the month of Kartik as per the lunar calendar.

The estimated Rs 135 million of transaction of marigolds, globe amaranth and garlands of other various flowers is based on the wholesale price.

The occasion is observed with the replicas of the Govardhan Mountain made out of cow dung.

The security has been strengthened to prevent any untoward incidents during the festival period, says Chief District Officer Ghanshyam Upadhyay.

Around 40 kilometres section of the 104-kilometre highway from Dailekhola to Jumlaof the highway was disrupted due to flooding, mudslide and landslip.

The Newa community marks the Nepal Sambat new year, in the morning and Mha Puja in the evening. Mha Puja falls on the first day of Nepal Sambat year.

The auspicious hour for receiving tika as a prasad of Nawadurga on the occasion of Bijaya Dashami festival is at 10:19 am, according to the Nepal Panchanga Nirnayak Samiti.

The Poverty Alleviation Fund has decided to put its 32,000 subordinate community institutions under local units to keep up with the new federal governance system.

Jorayal Rural Municipality in Doti district has launched a campaign to end maternal and infant deaths in the municipality.

Nepal Communist Party Co-chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the country will face a crisis if the peace process and constitution are not implemented.

The District Court Palpa has registered 122 divorce cases in the first six months of the current fiscal year Among those seeking divorce were 87 women and 35 men

A 14-year-old boy has admitted to killing his female employer Rupa Thapa of Mudabhari in Rapti Municipality-6, Chitwan.