Even as infections begin to decline, residents of the hardest-hit areas remain anxious after nine deaths, with patients still struggling to recover and farmers worried about harvesting their crops.

Falling prices, declining production and the absence of Chinese buyers are squeezing communities that have long depended on the prized fungus.

The province exported 77,495 tonnes of crops and other farm produce, while imports of livestock products continued to outpace local production.

The jeep was travelling from Kotgaun towards Khalanga when it crashed in Deuta Khola in Sanibheri Rural Municipality-6.

Local farmers face a cruel double blow as they lose both their homes and the crops needed to feed their families, while officials warn of a food shortage.

Many residents of Nepal’s remote northern frontier depend on seasonal Chinese markets for cheaper food and daily essentials. There’s no certainty over whether, or when, such fairs would be held this year.

Vacant specialist posts, overstretched doctors and inadequate equipment are leaving district hospitals unable to meet growing demand, forcing patients to travel elsewhere for treatment.

Twenty-eight trucks carried the rice from Kathmandu to Kerung, where it was transferred into eight Chinese containers, each carrying 400 quintals, to Hilsa.

More than 54,000 households have benefited from the commercialisation of farming, helping improve livelihoods and curb migration for employment.

Kandel stepped down as the CPN-UML and NCP hold intense alliance talks.

Congress ministers step down from the UML-led provincial cabinet but the party has not withdrawn its support to Chief Minister Yam Lal Kandel’s government.

The provincial government has excluded the programme from next year’s budget after suspending deposits for four years, triggering criticism from lawmakers and uncertainty over more than Rs420 million already held in beneficiaries’ accounts.

Security personnel deployed for rescue and relief as homes, shops and public buildings suffer damage.

The campaign aims to fight corruption, irregularities and delays in development projects while pushing for good governance and accountability.

Kalimati ward chair says residents still lack basic infrastructure despite repeated appeals to local and provincial authorities.

Torrential rain swelled rivers and streams in Salyan district, washing away infrastructure, cutting off transport links and disrupting water supplies for hundreds of families.

Financial hardship drives youths from Sinja to India’s pilgrimage route, where earnings are higher but work is physically demanding and risky.

Delayed fund releases raise doubts even as book supply improves.

Nepal’s most isolated Himalayan villages receive their entire year’s supply of subsidised salt just once — always late and never enough.

Years-long construction setbacks in Kanakasundari and Tila force residents to travel far for basic treatment.