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.

Traders exploit low customs tariffs on agricultural imports to bring 19,000 tonnes of melon seeds into Nepal before moving them illegally across the open border to cash in on high demand in Indian markets.

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.

Bureaucratic delays leave parts of Nepal’s East-West lifeline still registered in private names, complicating plans for a four-lane upgrade.

Grain markets across the Tarai are disappearing as direct farm buying and declining production weaken farmers' bargaining power.

Law requires local units to transfer 40 percent of royalties and taxes to the province, but many have withheld and spent the funds.

Nine years after construction began on a vital bridge, residents are still risking their lives crossing the river.