Activists demand full implementation of past agreement and withdrawal of cases before engaging in dialogue.

Restrictions on food imports without quarantine clearance have disrupted livelihoods in Nepal’s northern border communities and emptied the once-busy Zhangmu market across the frontier.

Deaf viewers can now follow parliamentary debates independently for the first time, though interpreters say the work remains technically and mentally demanding.

The orders blocking ban on trade union and student union come against a backdrop of tensions, including disputes over recent habeas corpus orders and chief justice nomination.

The Cabinet, on May 11, formed the committee led by former High Court judge Achyut Prasad Bhandari and gave it 15 days to submit its findings.

Poverty, migration, child labour, teacher shortages and long school closures are pushing thousands of children out of classrooms across the province.

Many rural settlements are turning into ‘ghost villages’ across the country due to unchecked outmigration and low population growth rate.

Labour department is preparing a new vacancy notice after delays caused by elections and regional tensions.

Officials say incentives and a well-organised safe motherhood and newborn programme have led to the improvements.

The collapse of Neom’s ambitions is costing Nepali labourers more than jobs — it is upending lives built around remittances that may not return.

Bardiya District Hospital is out of stock of more than half of the 98 free medicines provided by the government, forcing patients to pay for medicines themselves.

Government says restructuring aims to reduce state expenditure, improve efficiency and streamline governance.

A 76-year-old mother travels every month between Pokhara and Kathmandu as hearings in son’s murder case are repeatedly delayed.

Finance Secretary Ghanshyam Upadhyaya says the upcoming budget will prioritise governance, economic reform and infrastructure, while business leaders call for investor confidence.

Partnership programme in Dang, Rolpa and Pyuthan has boosted farmers’ incomes, expanded cooperatives and strengthened local economies.

Farmers in Tehrathum say monkeys are destroying crops, disrupting livelihoods and forcing children to skip school to guard fields.

Officials say preparations are ongoing to convene the third meeting of the Mechanism for Facilitation on the Implementation of Nepal-China Cooperation Programmes and Projects in Kathmandu in the first week of June.

Students from Madhesh, Karnali and Sudurpashchim continue to underperform in national exams as structural weaknesses persist in public education.

On Monday, the prime minister also did not return to parliament to bid farewell to the President after the policies and progammes address concluded.

A legal requirement of at least one year remaining in the term, and lack of preparations by the government and the Election Commission have delayed the process.