Madhesh Province
Madhes government members stage sit-in seeking police adjustment
By Santosh Singh Province Chief Minister Lal Babu Raut, ministers and parliamentarians took part in the protest demanding immediate implementation of the Police Adjustment Act by the federal government.
Man attempts to burn wife, mother-in-law to death
By Santosh Singh The mother sustained serious burn injuries on her back, arms and leg while her daughter sustained injuries on her chest, arms and legs.
Midday meal scheme in corruption controversy in Madhes districts
By Om Prakash Thakur & Shiva Puri Hundreds of students in Sarlahi and Rauthat have been deprived of their meals owing to alleged misuse of funds.
Monsoon means disaster in Madhes Province
By Shiva Puri & Abadhesh Kumar Jha Several settlements in Rautahat and Saptari face yearly displacement and loss of lives and properties caused by floods and inundation.
Malnutrition taking its toll in Parsa. Experts blame poverty and ignorance
By Shankar Acharya The children of poor communities and Dalits are highly vulnerable to malnutrition in Madhes Province.
Youths taking up nature guide training
By Shankar Acharya As many as 20 people, including three women, received the training provided by Parsa National Park last month.
Mismanagement plagues Janaki Eye Hospital
By Shyam Sundar Shashi The Janakpur-based hospital has been without a chief administrator for four years.
Voters in Birgunj are perplexed as to who to vote for because of alliance politics
By Tufan Neupane & Bhusan Yadav Since the Madhes Movement, the parties that championed it have splintered and ultimately joined hands with the forces they once rebelled against, puzzling voters.
Chandrapur adopts door-to-door campaign to make Dalit children attend school
By Shiva Puri The Education Unit of Chandrapur Municipality says that every possible step would be taken to help parents send their wards to school.
Timber smuggling resumes in Sarlahi
By Om Prakash Thakur Felling and smuggling of trees go unchecked due to the lack of effective patrolling in the forest areas.
Captive elephants being smuggled to India through Parsa
By Shankar Acharya Security personnel from Pokhariya detained three people with two captive elephants in Parsa on Saturday.
Musahar children in Rautahat deprived of formal education and state benefits
By Shiva Puri Musahar children are deprived of birth and citizenship certificates due to the apathy of local government, guardians say.
People of some Bardibas villages deprived of health care services
By Sunita Baral Poor infrastructure and a lack of roads have especially put pregnant women at high risk.
Commercial farming empowers women from a Musahar community in Siraha
By Bharat Jargha Magar Self-employed women from the community are now able to send their children to school.
Irrigation project in Parsa left in limbo
By Shankar Acharya Project halted for eight years as Parsa park has not given permission to carry out Environmental Impact Assessment.
Musahar people lag behind in vaccination
By Shiva Puri The majority of people in the Musahar settlements are unvaccinated as they lack awareness, local leaders say.
Test run conducted successfully for Kurtha-Jayanagar railway service
By Santosh Singh A train carrying railway employees, security personnel, people’s representatives and media persons was operated from Jayanagar, India to Kurtha, Dhanusha on Sunday.
27-year-old woman burnt to death in Saptari
By Abdesh Kumar Jha Raj Kumari Sah was set on fire by her brother-in-law while preparing a meal on Friday. She died of burn injuries on Saturday.
Strong winds claim three lives in Madhes Pradesh
By Santosh Singh Two boys died on the spot after a tree fell on them in Dhanusa while a woman from Rautahat died after the windstorm caused her house to collapse.
Poachers call the shots in Rautahat forests for lack of monitoring
By Shiva Puri The forest rangers are unequipped to fight off armed poachers, forest officials say.