The teenager took her own life on Monday after being allegedly forced into out-of-court settlement by village elders.

Doctors fear the risk of myopia, and predict that visits to doctors with eye complaints will soar in the coming days as restrictions on movement loosen.

Governance is not only providing immediate relief but also ensuring support so that survivors have the wherewithal to start new lives, experts say

Police say only a fraction of normal traffic was observed on the city’s exit points.

Despite promises to streamline ambassadorial appointments, the government has yet to implement the criteria it introduced itself around two years ago.

All scheduled meetings, including one with Oli and Dahal, have been cancelled.

The government could also inject funds through its treasury if revenue collection surges, say officials.

The hitherto procedural complications and lack of coordination among government agencies are not going to be resolved overnight to bring home tens of thousands of citizens in such a short period, say experts.

A health camp is being conducted in the rural municipality for a week to examine the locals for vision-related ailments.

Hundreds of vehicles carrying vegetables from Mustang have been stuck along the road section.

The village elders had tried to hush up the matter and threatened the victim and her mother of consequences if they reported the incident with the police.

Academicians take issues with the preface of the book as well where the education minister has attempted to justify why the book was needed and how he himself was once part of a campaign to ‘protect the territory’.

Public health experts say increased public mobility during the festive season could lead to a surge in Covid-19 cases.

As special economic adviser to the prime minister, the former finance minister is poised to have a wider scope of work and stronger mandate, which could add to confusion among bureaucrats, insiders and analysts say.

Domestic carriers say they are not going to operate any scheduled passengers flights until the government rolls back its decision.

The recommendations were submitted to Law Minister Shivamaya Tumbahangphe following Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s September 10 directive to the ministry to draft a new law on acid violence within 15 days.

Nepal Embassy in Kuala Lumpur has prioritised the repatriation of Nepalis held in detention centres.

The province’s four labs have the capacity to test over 4,000 swab samples a day. But only 1,000 samples are being collected.

The decision comes as all students do not have internet service at their homes to access online classes.

A detailed feasibility study prepared by a South Korean firm in 2011 is good enough and there is no need to prepare a new plan at this time, officials say.