Local units and stakeholders have remained suspiciously mum about the illegal activity.

The jumbos started terrorising the locals after a break in tusker menace for the past two months.

Six inmates have died in the Rajbiraj-based prison in the last one and a half years, prison officials say.

Rs 2.7 million was spent to plant 22,000 trees saplings.

Flood wary districts in the province face the same ordeal every year but the authorities are yet to find a permanent solution to this perennial problem.

Hanspur Municipality has failed to disburse the budget for textbooks, scholarships and midday meals due to a shortage of staff, says Mayor Mandal.

There is also a sharp division among lawmakers on the issue of choosing a capital

The police officers residing at the building say they get out during storms and can’t sleep during nights.

Rain-swollen Bagmati river has already eroded hundreds of bighas of farmlands, locals say.

Locals blame the Nepal Electricity Authority for failing to repair decades-old utility poles and loose live wires.

Most victims find their names missing from the flood victims roster, despite having submitted their names weeks ago.

Around 150 people use makeshift rafts and boats to cross the Lalbakaiya River every day.

The Provincial Ministry of Industry, Forest, Environment, and Tourism filed the petition at the apex court demanding an order dismissing the request for a merger.

The dropout rate in Dhanusha district remains high as student-oriented programmes have not been properly implemented.

The government has made it mandatory for beneficiaries to receive their allowance through banks.

Houses and huts built in the area were demolished to plant saplings

Thousands of locals affected due to transportation disruption along the highway.

Provincial officials say they are determined to penalise contractors even as more children continue to die.

Displaced flood victims bemoan the decision saying that they cannot stay under tents for a long time.

The city office had recently established a help desk at the ward office after receiving complaints from service seekers about the sluggish pace of work at the office.