Last week, two elephants wreaked havoc in Lamaha of Rautahat. The victims are calling for their relocation to a safer place.

Foundation was laid in 2010 but construction of the Bagmati bridge in Durga Bhagawati Municipality was halted after the river changed its course.

There’s a lack of awareness and monitoring, which impacts not only those who use the chemicals but also those who consume the produce, experts say.

Hundreds of students in Sarlahi and Rauthat have been deprived of their meals owing to alleged misuse of funds.

Several settlements in Rautahat and Saptari face yearly displacement and loss of lives and properties caused by floods and inundation.

The Education Unit of Chandrapur Municipality says that every possible step would be taken to help parents send their wards to school.

Musahar children are deprived of birth and citizenship certificates due to the apathy of local government, guardians say.

Factory owners have been visiting farmers to encourage them to plant sugarcane by offering different schemes, farmers say.

The majority of people in the Musahar settlements are unvaccinated as they lack awareness, local leaders say.

The forest rangers are unequipped to fight off armed poachers, forest officials say.

The agitating farmers had called off their protest last year following an assurance from the government that the delinquent mills would pay them within 21 days.

WTO says India violated trade rules when it offered excessive subsidies to the production and export of sugar and sugarcane.

Around 30 percent of posts in the government offices of the district are vacant, according to the District Administration Office.

Around 5,000 families in Rautahat have been affected by the delay. Officials say they lack funds to finish the homes.

It has been raining continuously for the past few days, leaving several settlements at risk of floods and inundation.