Relatives of a patient, who died while undergoing treatment at Pokhara-based Manipal Hospital, had physically assaulted doctors and medical staff on Monday.

Police have suspected that the motorcycle was speeding and may have lost control leading to the accident.

Both local units, which are tasked with monitoring and controlling exploitation of the river, and police have been turning a blind eye to illegal mining.

A search for the boy is going on with the help of security personnel and locals.

Two accidents occurred at night after the construction of the road started, and medical help could not reach them due to the absence of telecommunication.

The nearest school running the higher grades is far from the area.

Work on the 114 km Butwal-Narayanghat section was started four years ago and was supposed to be completed last year. But the progress is at 35 percent.

The accused, who was on the run since the incident, was taken into police custody from Lamjung on Monday evening.

Along with the houses, several cattle sheds, kitchens, and other physical infrastructure were also damaged in the landslide.

Residents of Khanigaun in Gorkha district have left their newly built homes after the landmass developed cracks and rains caused soil erosion.

Both suspects are also charged with tampering with the police investigation.

The bus heading to Kathmandu from Dhangadhi overturned at around 4:30am following a brake failure, police say.

The motorcycle heading to Rupa Lake from Pokhara-32 skidded off the road and fell some 80-90 metres down causing fatalities, police say.

Thirty-six birthing centres were established in remote areas of Baglung in the last three years, according to the District Health Office.

The disaster occurred after the Kag river, dammed by a landslide, burst, flooding the lower reaches on Sunday.

Mudslide in Tanahun blocks Aanbukhaireni-Muglin section of the highway both ways.

Locals say the jeep was overloaded with 20-25 passengers.

Most villages in Kaski are emptying out due to outmigration with only impoverished Dalits left behind. With no other option, their children go to schools riddled with problems.

So far 45 cases of dengue have been reported in various parts of the district.

Farmers say hornet larvae, considered a delicacy by locals, sell like hot cakes, for Rs1,000 per mana, around half a litre.