Park and wildlife conservation law has denied Madi access to development, say locals.

Some sections of the road stretch started to sink while the upgradation work of the Narayangadh-Muglin project was underway two years ago.

The mayor announced his intention to go on a hunger strike from February 19 if his demands are not addressed.

In May 2019, President Bidya Devi Bhandari had announced that sanitary pads would be distributed to girls in community schools for free from the beginning of the current fiscal year.

The report submitted by a probe committee pointed out poor security management and managerial weakness at the resort for the incident.

Disaster victims in Makwanpur will no longer have to travel to the district headquarters to receive the relief amount.

Farmers in the district choose to cultivate cannabis and opium because they don’t know what type of food crops to grow in their fields, say farmers.

The school has 25 students enrolled this academic year. Until two years ago, the school had grades up to five; the fifth grade was discontinued due to a lack of students.

Sindhuli District Police personnel raid ashram, but Bomjan was not found.

The department was informed of the findings a year ago but it has yet to respond to the local unit, say locals.

The integrated settlement programme for Gandharva, Majhi and Danuwar communities aims to promote agriculture tourism and alleviate poverty in the area.

Police said that Ajita Bhujel had been murdered after a dispute over payment for sex.

Farmers have been deprived of compensation for the crops destroyed by monkeys.

The rural municipality has not passed the current fiscal year’s budget because of a dispute between its chair and vice-chair.

The proposed law will regulate employees of the local units and provincial administration, and keep a watch on service delays and hassles at public offices.

Keeping in view the poor condition of rural roads, all three governments—federal, provincial and local—have prioritised road upgradation work in the current fiscal year.

For lack of proper infrastructure, a school in Sindhuli, like many others, conducts classes under the open sky.

Poaching may have decreased in the last few years, but natural deaths have affected rhino conservation efforts.

Search and rescue team had recovered the students’ bodies that were buried under snow.

The locals from the villages along the Nepal-China border believe that learning the language will help them communicate better with those across the frontier.