Officials cite inadequate budget and poor maintenance. In the last fiscal year, 22 people died and 110 were injured in 84 accidents on the highway.

Parents say children return home tired. Their Kalika Secondary School in Libru is ill-equipped and understaffed with just 11 teachers for 300 students.

Mohan Bikram Singh, chairman of Adanchuli Rural Municipality, said that despite several efforts, authorities have not been able to rescue the man due to the flooding of the river.

All six health posts in the Kapurkot Rural Municipality provide services even during public holidays, including Saturdays.

Although Nepal abolished child marriage in 1963, the practice is still rampant, especially in rural parts of the country.

Police have termed the incident suspicious and are further investigating.

They were arrested during a protest organised demanding action against those involved in the disappearance of a local Gita Kumari Jaisi Shahi.

On Sunday, the older sister of the deceased filed a complaint against the founder and the principal of the school at the District Police Office.

A 25-year-old woman and her four-year-old son have been missing since Thursday night.

Under the campaign, stickers with police phone numbers are pasted on houses in the province. Criminal complaints have increased markedly, say police.

Starting this fiscal year, all 10 local units of Salyan are providing video X-ray service free of cost.

Around 60 households in Namra village are drinking muddy water from the Bheri river and many people are falling ill.

Lack of awareness, mentorship and financial constraints contribute to early marriages leading to divorces, say experts.

Having exhausted all options, the villagers decided to hire watchmen to protect their crops from marauding monkeys.

It started kidney transplant services earlier this year. Doctors report influx of patients.

A man rescued from the accident site succumbs to injuries while being rushed to Mugu District Hospital.

The accident occurred after a jeep, travelling from Sorukot to Gamgadhi, fell some 200 metres off the road.

A 55-year-old man, accused of murdering a 47-year-old woman, allegedly committed suicide by hanging on Thursday.

The 23-year-old has been charged with the murder of his mother.

A total of 19 motorable bridges have been constructed in the outlying district so far replacing the makeshift cable crossings, locally known as tuin.