Rowdy behaviour, cross-border crime and weak monitoring along the open border are posing growing challenges for local authorities in border districts.

Rights activist alleges repeated detention and intimidation as police accuse her of using the case to influence legal proceedings.

She has continued her hunger strike for 14 days from a hospital bed, demanding justice for Nirmala Kurmi and other victims.

Advance bookings through Hilsa route have reached 5,000, say tour operators.

Drop in cross-border shopping lifts Nepali traders but draws complaints from residents over higher prices and tighter checks.

With temperatures crossing 40°C in several districts, daily wage workers, students and businesses face mounting hardship amid warnings of rising health risks.

Between physical disability and the crushing weight of debt, survivors of tiger attacks in Banke and Bardiya are left to fend for themselves.

Sunar ahead of UML and Congress rivals in early vote count.

62-year-old man mauled while grazing cattle near forest in Rapti Sonari.

Also other activities have been affected in Nepalgunj and Kohalpur areas as temperatures plunge.

Locals in the area have grown fearful as similar incidents continue to occur near the Banke National Park.

Locals handed suspects to police after seizing ammunition.

The only son of his family, Ayush, had planned to study in France after failing to join the British Army. His death has left his grandparents and parents shattered.

Only emergency services remain operational after blaze damages OPD and medical store in the hospital.

Elephantiasis is the second leading cause of long-term disability after leprosy in Nepal.