Madhesh Province

Madhes Provincial Assembly stalled for fourth consecutive day

Opposition continues obstruction over alleged middlemen influence in budget; next session scheduled for Thursday afternoon.

Saptari sees rising violence against Dalits

Two murders and two rape cases involving Dalit victims reported in the district in past three months. Families and activists accuse police of inaction.

Birgunj market shut down in protest against road expansion

Locals burn tyres, display black flags, accusing the metropolis of overreach.

Two toddlers drown in toilet septic tank in Rautahat

Children fell into the tank while playing at neighbour’s house.

Indian national dead in Parsa road accident

Two vehicles fell off the road and caught fire after a head-on collision in Bahudarmai Municipality.

Khando river still threatens Saptari settlements despite Rs1.5 billion spent on control

In several areas, embankments have crumbled due to erosion, but officials cite funds crunch for failed repairs.

Parsa attorney files fraud and organised crime case against Rabi Lamichhane

RSP chair among 29 individuals charged over alleged embezzlement of cooperative funds totalling over Rs1.15 billion.

Two dead, one injured as motorcycle rams into parked truck

Truck driver on the run, police say search underway.

Madhesh sees surge in revenge killings over family feuds and petty disputes

Police records show a rise in murders in the province, from 93 cases in 2020-21 to 128 in 2023-24. Dhanusha and Siraha are hardest hit.

Schools in Janakpur shut for two days due to extreme heat

Temperatures in Madhesh Province have risen steadily over the past week.

Development projects in Madhesh fuel monsoon fears

Lack of disaster-sensitive planning has put lives and livelihoods at risk in the province, say officials.

Body of missing APF diver Saud recovered from Saptakoshi River

Two divers went missing during a disaster preparedness drill. Other diver Rajbanshi was found dead on Saturday.

Bardibas is turning into transit hub for drug smuggling

Smugglers are using the town to move marijuana from the hills into India and bring prescription drugs from India into Kathmandu.

China supports education and maternal health in Madhesh

Two community schools and provincial hospital benefit from Chinese aid

Nepal sends trains to India for maintenance

India provides replacement train without AC coaches during repair period.

Farewell to a lifelong guardian of gharials

Bed Bahadur Khadka, 61, succumbed to brain cancer on Monday.

Open pits in Madhesh continue to swallow children in the monsoon

As many as 542 people, most of them children, drowned in three years in rain-filled pits and unguarded water bodies left behind by construction and excavation work.