Padam Limbu Lajehang, who had sustained head injuries following a clash with the police during a protest held in Biratnagar on March 19, died while undergoing treatment on Friday.

Khumjung Secondary School in one of Solukhumbu’s remotest villages conducts classes in English language.

Angbo, the former provincial finance minister, was travelling from Phidim to Phungling in Taplejung when an unidentified group pelted stones at the vehicle.

Four protesters detained following a clash were later released. Four security personnel of the Armed Police Force and Nepal Police were injured in the clash.

Over 35 houses and sheds were burnt to ashes in Tehrathum in the past month, police say.

The agitating groups say the new name, Koshi, does not reflect the region’s history and identity.

Police say an electrical short circuit caused the fire.

Four seriously injured passengers airlifted to Kathmandu for treatment.

A memorandum has been submitted to the Province Chief Minister Hikmat Karki through Chief District Office by the Kirat Rai Yayokkha committee demanding rejection of the newly adopted name.

It is the last of Nepal’s seven provinces to be named. The name Kirat-Limbuwan-Sagarmatha was rejected.

The prohibition has been enforced to avoid any kind of protests while the assembly gives a new name to Province-1.

Decapitated body of a 70-year-old local of Jyamire was found at his residence, police say.

Thirteen dogs were found to be infected with pyometra, an infection in the womb. The cause behind the fatal infection was the use of human contraceptives on dogs, according to veterinarians.

The quake with epicentre in Lelep of the district struck at 4:30am, according to National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre.

The accused had allegedly repeatedly chastised the victim, causing mental trauma, leading to the victim taking her own life.

They had made a bid to enter Nepal by presenting fake identity cards.

The accident occurred on Tuesday morning after a section of the tunnel located at Pukhuwa in Chichila gave way while project work was ongoing.

The report states that the medical team at the emergency unit at Koshi Hospital did not officially declare the infant dead.

The venue had an audience of more than twice its capacity of 3,000 people.

All the injured have returned home after treatment.