For years, residents risked dangerous boat crossings and endured tragic accidents especially during monsoon.

Rautahat authorities warn riverside residents to prepare for possible sudden rises in water levels if water is released from the reservoir in neighbouring Makwanpur district.

Bharat Mahato’s earnings had sustained his household and financed a new home. Now his wife is left to raise four children and repay Rs1.1 million loan.

Recent cases in Dhanusha, Saptari and Bara have raised fresh concerns about gaps in child protection. Police and rights advocates call for stronger safeguards at home and in communities.

The contributions, meant for flood-affected children, demonstrate that even small gestures can provide meaningful relief in times of disaster, teachers say.

They ran for higher ground, fled through forests and raced ahead of the torrent as homes and communities vanished.

Police collected court fines at convenient locations before reporting them as arrests, allegedly to boost performance figures, while court officials and legal experts question the practice.

More than 45 others were injured when a bus carrying around 50 pilgrims from Rautahat collided with a truck in Jharkhand.

Across Madhesh and Lumbini, children are drowning in roadside excavations, construction sites, ponds and canals, exposing a preventable danger created by poor infrastructure and weak safety measures.

Farmers are abandoning indigenous rice for higher-yielding hybrids, putting at risk varieties that carry distinctive genetic traits, cultural traditions and centuries of agricultural history.

The arrest of Suresh Prasad Singh and Nagendra Prasad Singh while carrying fertiliser for personal use has renewed debate over Nepal’s failure to ensure timely supplies of vital farm inputs.

The brothers spent more than a month in Dumra Jail after Indian authorities accused them of smuggling fertiliser they had bought for use on their farm amid shortages in Nepal.

An old video from last year’s Gen Z protests was falsely linked to current demonstrations, creating confusion among residents.

Suresh Singh and Nagendra Singh of Sarlahi are in Bihar police custody for 27 days.

Unidentified assailants attack Ganesh Paudel from behind after a public meeting in Rautahat and flee, as police say the suspects have been identified.