The highway and sidewalks are still peppered with food and vegetable stalls.

The number of e-rickshaws has risen dramatically, pushing its drivers to look for new income sources.

Chickens to be sold to butchers in various parts of the district make their journey hanging upside down, with their feet tied together.

The authorities expressed their concerns as two witnesses, who had sustained serious injuries in the blast, took asylum at the District Police Office citing threats from Alam’s henchmen.

Landowners claim the compensation amount is lesser than the current value of the land.

Alam was remanded in judicial custody after his formal trial came to an end on Friday.

Rauthat District Court had begun a formal trial on Alam’s case on November 7.

Gauri Shankar Ram Chamar, who was injured in the 2008 Rautahat blast, is currently under police protection.

Police have arrested an Indian national in connection to the incident.

Government prosecutors demand protection for witnesses and their close relatives

The encroachers are willing to leave the forest area if the state makes provisions for them to settle elsewhere.

Alam will be arrested again even if the court releases him on general date, according to the letter sent by the department.

Alam was arrested on October 13 and has been in police custody since.

Alam was presented at the court on Monday amid tight security, while his supporters had gathered outside the court, shouting for his release.

On a recent ground trip, the Post found that the people from separate castes were celebrating the festival in separate spaces.