A team of independent Dalit candidates wins four out of five seats in Ward 8 of Kanakasundari Rural Municipality in Jumla, including the post of chair.

The two men were on their way to celebrate election victory and had climbed on the roof of a bus when they touched electric live wires hanging overhead.

Dhan Bahadur Kami has been elected Ward 8 chair along with three Dalit members.

With the change in seasons, the hospital is seeing an increasing number of patients daily but has not been able to provide effective services due to a lack of essential medicines and specialist doctors.

Many people are in a hurry to go to the uplands this harvesting season since they haven’t been able to make the journey in the last two years because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Around 40 percent of the people in the district have no access to clean water.

The temple made the decision following complaints that a large number of child marriages take place in the shrine.

A micro hydropower project has changed the lives of the locals of Guthichaur Rural Municipality.

Almost all the local units in Mugu, including Mugumkarmarong Rural Municipality, had imposed a ban on yarsagumba collection in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Lack of motorable roads makes birthing centres inaccessible to pregnant women while birthing centres closer home lack skilled health staff.

Three of the deceased are siblings while the fourth victim is their cousin. They were aged 1 to 14.

Ranked at the bottom even among Dalits, generations of Badi have endured extreme socio-economic marginalisation over the past century.

Wild animals from Banke National Park enter human settlements and destroy crops, local farmers say.

Seven students have lost their lives crossing the river in the past three years, say locals.

In Karnali, early marriages, driven by a host of factors, are rampant, which have multiple consequences, especially on girls.

Say earning livelihoods and feeding their families are more important to them.

There is no electricity in the hospital and other parts of the district as the Jairikhola Hydropower Project has been closed for repair and maintenance since February 27.

Drinking water shortage had made life difficult not just for adults but also for children who had to skip classes to manage water.

Families living in settlements near the Banke National Park say life has become unbearable as they cannot work in the fields or go to forests even during the day.

Municipality has prioritised conservation and renovation of various heritage sites, mayor says.