Earlier in May, four people had died in a similar incident in the Capital.

Police adjustment bill, passed by a House committee, is yet another attempt to centralise power, provincial ministers say 

Deaths of citizens, regardless of which party they belong to, cannot be justified, rights defenders and security experts say.

This is the second Chand-party member to die in police firing in less than a month

Security tightened in the area following the cross-fire

The procurement process will expedite now, Nepal Army says

Reports of an attack on a police post, which authorities later said baseless, prompts concerns

Co-chair of ruling Nepal Communist Party Pushpa Kamal Dahal says political objectives cannot be materialised by spreading terror

Though security officials said they were aware of possible violent activities, they failed to prevent a series of explosions that killed four people.

Police suspect the involvement of the Netra Bikram Chand-led outfit, which has called a general strike on Monday.

An unknown gang detonated an improvised explosive device on Monday at Trikota Rural Municipality in Libang, the headquarters of Rolpa district.