The provincial government has excluded the programme from next year’s budget after suspending deposits for four years, triggering criticism from lawmakers and uncertainty over more than Rs420 million already held in beneficiaries’ accounts.

Former finance minister was detained in Surkhet at the request of the department of money laundering investigation, a home ministry source says.

Two teenage girls drown in Birendranagar, one youth found dead in Panchapuri.

Case uncovered after the victim’s aunt in Kuwait alerts police via WhatsApp voice call.

Through street vending, group farming and skill training programmes, women in remote districts are slowly moving towards self-reliance and financial independence.

Doctors have advised Tulasara to manage Rs 6 million for a bone marrow transplant, but she struggles to secure even daily meals.

Falling maternal and infant deaths and a rise in institutional deliveries point to improving care, though gaps in awareness and nutrition persist.

Kitchen fire triggered by a gas leak in Nalgad Municipality leaves three family members injured, including one in critical condition.

33-year-old Yamuna Sunar had gone to the Gulf kingdom to give her daughters a better future.

A 7-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl died, police say.

The village in Surkhet has seen more than half of its residents migrate elsewhere over the past five years mainly because of water scarcity.

Winter session to convene at temporary venue after fire and vandalism left assembly building unusable.

Police say the vehicle plunged 150 metres off an inner road after brake failure.

The initiative marks a significant shift for Humla, a district long dependent on air travel and porters for connectivity, but maintaining a regular schedule remains a challenge.

Over 1,400 people infected since mid-July, with most cases in Surkhet, as health officials warn negligence in sanitation is driving the spread.