There is also a sharp division among lawmakers on the issue of choosing a capital

Provincial officials say they are determined to penalise contractors even as more children continue to die.

Two months since the start of the academic session, students at Shree Basic School have yet to get textbooks and hence they teach their juniors.

Lawmakers of Province 2 who were elected under the Proportional Representation have warned that they would obstruct the Provincial Assembly in light of the discrimination they have faced in budget allocation.

A bridge project to link the districts of Dhanusha and Siraha has been in limbo for the past eight years.

Daily classes at Rastriya Basic School in Nagarain Municipality-7, Dhanusha, are often closed whenever there is a wedding in the village. This is because the villagers have been hosting wedding parties at the school building.

The Labour and Employment Office that was established in Janakpur, the provincial capital of Province 2, three months ago, has been accused of rampant corruption.

Pheku Mahato, an office assistant at the dispensary, has been operating the OPD service at the dispensary as the institute has been without health workers for the past month.

Dhanusha police arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with the rape and murder of 11-year-old Reshma (Dutiya) Rasaili at Mithila Municipality-3 in the district on Wednesday night.

Police on Monday arrested a person for allegedly raping, murdering and burning the dead body of an 11-year-old girl in Dhanusa.

Indian security officials have warned that there could be flow of counterfeit currency across the border and Indian criminals could make Nepal as their hideout during the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Bihar, India.

Indian security officials have said that there could be flow of counterfeit currency across the border and the Indian criminals could make Nepal as their hideout during the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Bihar state of India.

Six people were electrocuted and nine others were injured when a moving bus came in contact with a live wire at Sabila Municipality-4 in Dhanusha district on Friday evening.

In 2015, Sunil Das, a resident of Janakpur Sub-Metropolis-15, in Dhanusha district, sustained three bullets during the third Madhes movement.

Province 2 government has been facing difficulties to decide the province’s name, its permanent capital and official language due to the rising disputes among various political parties.