A 16-year-old minor was raped on Saturday night and Sunday in different locations in Baijanath Rural Municipality, said police.

The clash ensued after police stopped the group from placing the statue in Dhamboji chowk.

Teenage pregnancies and a lack of regular health checkups, nutritious food and awareness among family members are the leading causes behind the high maternal mortality rate in Banke, health workers say.

Sex-selective abortions are illegal in Nepal but are still widely practised for preference of sons over daughters, rights activists say.

The sheer volume of people entering Nepal through Nepal-India border points has made it difficult to test all returnees, health workers say.

Around 600 migrant workers from Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces cross the Jamunaha border point into India on a daily basis.

Medical fraternity in Banke says the committee failed to provide a fair investigation into all aspects of the incident since it has not addressed the issue of violence against women.

Two nurses jumped out of the window to safety after relatives of a Covid-19 victim had attacked them.

Relatives of a Covid-19 patient, who died while undergoing treatment, had attacked doctors and nurses alleging negligence during treatment.

The hospital had stopped admitting Covid-19 patients citing oxygen shortage in the last week.

At least four persons died in home isolation over the past few days, as they could not find hospitals that would take them in.

The recent surge in Covid-19 cases in Banke has prompted the local administration to impose lockdown in Nepalgunj.

The Banke District Administration announced a five-day lockdown to contain the Covid-19 surge.

The sub-metropolitan city has also decided to close shops and businesses except those offering essential services from Sunday for one week.

More than 68 families have been displaced by the fire that spread throughout the settlement of thatched-roof houses.