The new provision brings the number of languages recognised for government business in the province to 14, including Nepali.

Three decades after fleeing Bhutan, refugees languishing in Jhapa and Morang remain unable to access jobs, banking, and professional opportunities, while repatriation and family reunification remain unresolved.

Thomas Holz built more than a business relationship with Nepal’s tea growers. After years of helping introduce their produce to European markets, he has retired from his job but says his bond with the farmers will endure.

New Zealand citizen of Indian origin and both pilots were also injured in the collision at Pheriche.

Doctors say the medical education reform campaigner’s blood glucose level had fallen sharply, putting his life at risk.

Seven divers and teams from Nepal’s Armed Police Force and Nepal Police have resumed the search for three people, including a seven-year-old boy, after a passenger boat suffered mechanical failure on Sunday.

The boat was carrying 15 passengers and its operator from Bhojpur to Chatara when it crashed in Dhankuta district on Sunday afternoon, reportedly after its brakes failed.

Relatives have filed a police complaint against the operator of a rehabilitation centre in Jhapa, alleging CCTV footage shows the 33-year-old man restrained and beaten. Police are investigating the circumstances of his death.

Police will step up patrols, traffic checks and surveillance across all 14 districts.

Floodwaters entered homes in Tilathi Koiladi and Hanumannagar Kankalini, damaging food stocks and forcing residents to seek shelter on higher ground.

Amid repeated floods and landslides, residents of the far-eastern district are rediscovering the strength of ‘harguhar’ to keep their district connected.

Four ministers and a state minister from the Nepali Congress resign from Chief Minister Hikmat Kumar Karki’s cabinet after the party’s decision to leave the government in line with the new federal power-sharing arrangement.

Rising substance abuse, cross-border smuggling and cybercrime are reshaping the security challenge, as police confront the growing use of social media to inflame tensions and mobilise crowds.

Negotiations stalled after the government said decisions on compensation and martyr status would depend on an inquiry report, while the family demanded the same commitments made to other victims of the Kaptanganj violence.

A month-old incident that engulfed a village that had never seen Hindu-Muslim conflict before shows what happens when religious tensions in plain sight and official warnings go unheeded.

Acting on intelligence that a large cache of illegal cash was hidden at the property, police searched the home and office of Prakash Mundara but recovered no cash or incriminating material.

Five days after the deadly Dewanganj incident, the government agrees to declare the victims martyrs, provide Rs1 million compensation to each family, ensure jobs for one family member each, and pursue an impartial investigation.

Five-member government panel is probing Sunday violence that left one dead and 22 injured.

Dispute over loud music during a procession escalates into violence, injuring 22 people, including 13 security personnel.

Floods also damage two micro-hydropower plants, leaving more than 600 households without electricity.