Industries along the Parsa-Bara industrial corridor will be barred from discharging untreated wastewater into the river and required to operate treatment plants around the clock.

Nepali law bars citizens from entering casinos and gambling, but police say the facility was allowing them to do so.

Police say the arrests will help enforce court rulings against people who had evaded prison terms and fines.

The border office collected Rs26.73 billion in revenue from mid-September to mid-October, exceeding its target of Rs26.46 billion as imports rose ahead of Dashain, Tihar and Chhath.

Two consignments of DAP and one of urea have arrived through Birgunj under a government-to-government deal for 60,000 tonnes of chemical fertiliser.

Traders are using the southern border to bring in clothing, footwear, festival decorations and other goods ahead of Nepal’s main festival season.

Authorities have banned assemblies of more than five people, rallies, demonstrations and other public gatherings within designated areas until Saturday morning.

Curfews in 4 districts. Ganesh Yadav killed in Golbazar.

The Nepal Medical Association announces a nationwide protest and Tuesday shutdown of non-emergency services after the Narayani Hospital attack, while Birgunj doctors submit mass resignations.

Medical services remain affected in Birgunj as health workers demand legal action against those involved in the attack and stronger security measures for healthcare workers.

Farmers are searching across borders and cooperative depots for scarce chemical fertiliser, with some forced to transplant without it and others facing difficulties bringing supplies from India.

Sanitation workers return to work after an agreement on wages, overtime pay, safety measures and job security reached through municipal mediation.

Workers employed by a private contractor launched an indefinite protest, dumping rubbish at key locations across the city as they pressed for higher wages and better benefits.

An unprecedented influx of Indian holidaymakers and pilgrims, even during the traditional off-season, is boosting business for hotels, restaurants and tourism operators across Nepal.

Victims, including seven minors, were allegedly lured to India with promises of jobs before being forced to work without pay and live in poor conditions. The poultry farm operator and labour contractors have been arrested.