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.

After spending 20 days behind bars for bringing fertiliser bought across the border, two brothers from Sarlahi are expected to be freed on bail on Tuesday following diplomatic intervention.

Arrested after buying fertiliser across the border, they are still awaiting bail as Nepal's chronic shortages push farmers to take risks.

As banks sit on record liquidity, complex paperwork and collateral requirements push vulnerable borrowers towards predatory lenders

The government agrees to classify predatory lending as an economic crime, draft a special law within three months and establish dedicated tribunals to hear loan-sharking cases.

Home Minister Gurung agrees to declare usury a serious economic crime, cancel fraudulent loan documents and set up a special tribunal.

Negotiations in Bara ended in a deadlock after both sides remained firm on their positions over a proposed written agreement.

Protesters demand cancellation of fraudulent loan documents, return of seized property, tougher laws and a special tribunal, and say they will march to Kathmandu unless demands are heeded.