The CPN (Maoist Centre) refused to join the government, expressing discontent over its share in the government.

Police say they are searching for the absconders.

Maoist Centre’s Bhim Bahadur Bhandari and CPN-UML’s Ram Chandra Mandal have been elected Speakers of Sudurpaschim and Madhesh provinces, respectively.

Hari Shankar Mishra, the Head of Madhesh Province, administered the oath to 71-year-old Neupane on Thursday.

The deceased, in an attempt to board the moving train, slipped and fell into the tracks.

His victory surprised many as his party’s performance during the May local elections had been dismal.

Of late, businessmen in different parts of the country have staged protests against the banks and financial institutions denouncing an increase in interest rates.

Nepotism and monetary influence have held sway in candidate selection in all major parties, they say.

Province Chief Minister Lal Babu Raut, ministers and parliamentarians took part in the protest demanding immediate implementation of the Police Adjustment Act by the federal government.

The mother sustained serious burn injuries on her back, arms and leg while her daughter sustained injuries on her chest, arms and legs.

A train carrying railway employees, security personnel, people’s representatives and media persons was operated from Jayanagar, India to Kurtha, Dhanusha on Sunday.

Two boys died on the spot after a tree fell on them in Dhanusa while a woman from Rautahat died after the windstorm caused her house to collapse.

Two separate proposals for name and capital were endorsed by a two-thirds majority of the assembly as stipulated in the constitution.

Eight security personnel and eight party cadres have been injured so far. Authorities are still trying to bring the situation under control, said police

The breach has put several settlements in the district at risk, according to officials.