Poor infrastructure and tardy legal processes push children in correction centres into deeper distress
By Madhav Dhungana & Shankar Acharya Law requires that such children be kept under supervision while ensuring their educational, intellectual and psychological development, including the right to study, play and recreation
Birgunj prison polling centre records hundred percent voter turnout
By Shankar Acharya All 32 eligible inmate voters cast ballots under the proportional representation system.
Campaign launched to restore Birgunj’s BP Park
By Shankar Acharya The park, spread over 6.7 hectares near Ghantaghar, had been taken over by shacks and waste.
Tiger census completed in Chitwan–Parsa complex
By Shankar Acharya Around 600 cameras deployed across three blocks; equipment to be reused in Shuklaphanta–Laljhadi complex.
Thori’s woes surface again as key election issues in Parsa-4
By Shankar Acharya & Ganga BC Road access, healthcare, education and wildlife threats dominate campaign pledges in remote Madhesh constituency.
Tiger count begins in third block of Chitwan-Parsa forest tract
By Shankar Acharya The census continues to use the camera trap method first adopted in 2009-10
Tensions flare in Dhanusha after dispute between groups, protests erupt in Birgunj
By Shankar Acharya & Ajit Tiwari Police fire tear gas shells to disperse demonstrators following mosque vandalism in Kamala Municipality.
Pollution in Sirsiya river remains unabated even during Chhath
By Shankar Acharya Locals accuse factories along the Parsa-Bara industrial corridor of disrespecting religious sentiments by discharging waste into the river.
Ghadiarwa Pokhari decked up for Chhath
By Shankar Acharya Devotees gear up for rituals at one of Madhesh’s most popular sites.
Cholera outbreak in Birgunj stabilises
By Shankar Acharya Vaccination drive planned as risk of new infections persists.
Curfew lifted in Birgunj, sensitive areas remain restricted
By Shankar Acharya District Security Committee ends overnight restrictions, but declared riot-affected zones continue under control.
Fire breaks out at Narayani Hospital
By Shankar Acharya No casualties reported as newborns safely moved to other wards
Cholera cases stabilise in Birgunj, rise in Pokhariya
By Shankar Acharya Two new infections have been reported in Pokhariya Hospital in the past 24 hours, while Birgunj records no fresh cases.
Cholera cases in Parsa show decline
By Shankar Acharya Hospitals report fewer new patients in Birgunj and Pokhariya.
Cholera spreads in Parsa as source remains unknown
By Shankar Acharya Cases spread from Birgunj to Pokhariya as officials struggle to contain infections.