Politicisation of school management committee elections in community schools expose students to highly volatile political atmosphere hampering their studies.

The move is aimed to control child marriages in the district, according to Salyan’s District Police Office.

According to police data, road accidents in the district have risen by three-fold in three years.

Local residents are dissatisfied with the decision to build a park in the forest.

The project is expected to source water from the Bheri River and supply it to more than 1,000 households in the municipality.

Although complete eradication of the practice seems like a far cry at the moment, various anti-Chhaupadi campaigns launched by young women have paved a way to fight against the practice.

With direct motorable access to nearby markets, villagers hope for development to take off.

Although the government has been running the Safe Motherhood Programme as part of its bid to ensure safe births in remote areas, only a few people are getting benefits from the programme.

Chaurjahari Municipality has introduced the Educational Counselling and Technology Programme in 23 of 40 schools to discourage negligence in teaching and learning activities.

Four of total of eight local units have their liaison offices in Dunai.

In the last fiscal year alone, the provincial government has allocated Rs400 million to upgrade the hospital.

The Surkhet Valley Drinking Water Consumers’ Committee is overseeing the project.

The municipal office reportedly transferred the last remaining teacher of the school to another institution, citing low enrolment numbers.

The Road Sector Development Project of the World Bank had helped the department to construct road safety barriers as a pilot project.

The allowance ranges from Rs 4,000 to Rs 10,000 depending on postings based on geographical locations.

Continuous snowfall, human resource crunch and lack of viral transport medium are making it difficult to contain the disease, a week after it broke out.

Despite the risks, locals go up to the highlands to collect herbs because it a reliable, lucrative business.

The locals of Umakhola village are opening a road track using traditional tools and equipment.

The health camp offered free medical exams, medicines, physiotherapy and mobility aids.

The move has been launched with an aim to reduce residents’ dependence on forest resources, to protect the municipality’s forests.