Nepal’s new minister for federal affairs and general administration, Rawal, faces a daunting task: restoring public trust in a bureaucracy widely viewed as inefficient, politicised, and out of touch with citizens’ needs.

On Tuesday night, government and local residents reached an agreement to include resumption of Social Upliftment Programme and relief for 2021 flood victims, among others.

Koshi Province suffered the heaviest damage of rural municipalities, with offices of eight rural municipalities destroyed.

Stranded after flood destroyed Rasuwa’s friendship bridge, Nepalis to return under Chinese escort via alternate route.

Gold was concealed in a ‘false bottom’ adjoining the driver’s seat of an apple-laden container truck from Kerung.

Four arrested with smuggled gold concealed in body.

Despite legal provisions allowing vape imports with customs duties, smuggling has persisted.

The Revenue Investigation Office in Pathlaiya filed smuggling case under the Patan High Court's Hetauda Bench.

Traders are now facing losses amounting to millions of rupees as these products, particularly fruits with short shelf lives, deteriorate rapidly.

The Chinese officials have set border crossing times between 8:00 am and 11:00 am.

This measure aims to curb the growing problem of fraudulent candidates taking tests on behalf of others.

When the devastating earthquakes nearly wiped out the whole of Sindhupalchok last year, no one there had probably thought that they would still be living in makeshift shelters when another rainy season adds to their misery.