Locals believe the Nepalgunj ICP will expand economic activities and job opportunities in the area.

Patients with typhoid, common cold, diarrhoea, fever, and cough have increased at the hospital with the monsoon at its peak.

Say earning livelihoods and feeding their families are more important to them.

The facility being built on the Indo-Nepal border will house customs and immigration under one roof to streamline trade between the two countries.

Patients of beta thalassemia and their families demand that the government provide them free treatment.

The man was attacked and dragged into the forest area by a tiger at Kusum Gabhar, say locals.

The Rs2.35 billion project, being built with Indian financial aid, has made only 12 percent progress in the last 10 months.

The virus has started to spread rapidly since people have stopped following health safety protocols and maintaining physical distance, health officials say.

Medical fraternity in Banke says the committee failed to provide a fair investigation into all aspects of the incident since it has not addressed the issue of violence against women.

Black fungus patients have to be sent to Kathmandu for treatment, as the region is unable to handle the infection.

Two nurses jumped out of the window to safety after relatives of a Covid-19 victim had attacked them.

Authorities blame lack of resources and high infection rate for their slow response.

The hospital had stopped admitting Covid-19 patients citing oxygen shortage in the last week.

At least four persons died in home isolation over the past few days, as they could not find hospitals that would take them in.

Issuing a notice on Sunday, the District Administration Office asked the public to refrain from going out unnecessarily.