A ninth-grader lodged a police complaint on Sunday against the teacher for attempting to rape her.

Another 47-year-old man also arrested on the same allegation in a separate incident.

Efforts are being made to establish the identity of the deceased, said police.

Eye patients are increasing due to inadequate treatment services at government health institutions, say health workers.

Locals blame the project for water seepage in surrounding settlements. The cause of the seepage is yet to be determined.

The government spent Rs13 million five years ago on computers for 20 community schools to run computer classes.

Tamakoshi Rural Municipality of Ramechhap is either closing or downgrading 23 of its 48 community schools.

The 65-year-old man from Ramechhap had tied a 13-year-old girl from the Dalit community to a pole and subjected her to physical abuse for 20 hours. He was on the run following the District Court’s guilty verdict in September last year.

All efforts to contain the inferno, which has been raging for three days, have remained largely unsuccessful, say officials.

The closest secondary school from Manthali Municipality Ward 6 is at least three hours walk and daily commute is impossible, students say.

Three passengers including a ward member critically injured in the mishap have been airlifted to Kathmandu.

Most community schools have been providing lunch money to students instead of healthy food.

Villages in Ramechhap, Dhankuta lie abandoned and fields fallow with residents leaving in search of greener pastures.

Dozens of massive hydroelectric projects are being built every year, and the little guys may soon become irrelevant.

While incidents of grave abuse of human rights continue in the district, victims rarely come forward with complaints.