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.

The residents of Keurini Birta in Likhu Tamakoshi Rural Municipality complain that the authorities concerned are indifferent to their problem.

The local unit in Ramechhap district aims to run kidney checks on all residents above six years of age.

Gaurishankar Conservation Area Project is struggling to initiate red panda conservation efforts due to a lack of funds and human resources.

The construction work of the integrated settlements is left in limbo as the National Reconstruction Authority has not issued the budget for it.

Over 2,000 beneficiaries have not started the construction of their houses while 2,891 families have left the construction of their houses incomplete.