Herd repeatedly enters villages over two weeks, damaging homes, crops and food stocks worth Rs1.62 million as frightened residents demand relief and long-term protection.

Sanitation workers return to work after an agreement on wages, overtime pay, safety measures and job security reached through municipal mediation.

Continuous rainfall has triggered landslides in Silichong Rural Municipality, blocking roads, destroying micro-hydro projects and forcing residents from several settlements into temporary shelters amid growing risk of further damage.

In Taplejung’s highest settlements, villagers have just two snow-free months to build trails, bridges and drainage systems before winter brings life to a halt.

China-funded Rs11 billion project remains stuck despite design nearing completion, with contractor selection expected before the monsoon.

The leaders attended a programme marking the 75th birth anniversary of Madan Bhandari, where a national award recognising a book on the late communist leader was also presented.

Workers employed by a private contractor launched an indefinite protest, dumping rubbish at key locations across the city as they pressed for higher wages and better benefits.

The tagged white-rumped vulture travelled from far-western Nepal to Pong Dam, offering rare insight into long-distance scavenger routes across the Himalayas.

Of the 274 projects, 178 are below 25 percent completion, as financing delays and regulatory issues persist.

Proposed amendments would let judges replace prison terms with house arrest, widen parole and community service options, and expand use of open prisons under tighter supervision rules.

Foreign students are travelling thousands of miles to study Buddhism in Kathmandu, turning the national capital into a global centre of learning.

Water shortages, nationwide shortages of fertilisers and seeds, and mounting production costs shave farmer profits off paddy cultivation.

Producers say repeated trade disruptions leave them unconvinced the latest decision will ensure smooth exports.

The department also introduces stricter enforcement of worker compensation rules, including a Rs50,000 fine per worker for charging recruitment fees above the legal limit.

The singer, composer and guitarist was recognised for more than four decades of contribution to Nepali music during a special live programme in Kathmandu.

Experts blame the worsening crisis in Kailali to declining rainfall, urban expansion, loss of natural recharge zones and the destruction of the Chure range.

With French supplier exiting and existing stock depleting, the government is paralysed over whether to distribute passports supplied by German firms named in a corruption case.

Stocks were confiscated from wholesalers and retailers in Kathmandu Valley, Rupendehi and Kailali.

Weeks after families from informal riverbank settlements were displaced, some children remain unenrolled, while others attend school under uncertain arrangements amid poor coordination.

With fans barely working and household appliances at risk of damage, residents accuse the Nepal Electricity Authority of failing to resolve a years-long electricity crisis.