The man was attacked and dragged into the forest area by a tiger at Kusum Gabhar, say locals.

Four women travelling from Ghorahi to Nepalgunj died when their car was hit by a flood at Sisnelkhola in Dang last night. The driver has sustained injuries and is currently receiving treatment at a hospital, said police.

More than a dozen sandalwood trees were stolen from the Pyuthan village in the past six months.

In Nawalparasi (West), at least 200 houses have been inundated after floodwaters from Jharahi, Turiya and Panbhar rivers entered settlements.

Around 70 households are at risk and need immediate relocation, officials say.

Around 70 households in the area are at risk of landslides and need to be relocated immediately, officials say.

Around 600 migrant workers from Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces cross the Jamunaha border point into India on a daily basis.

Initially, information about the missing logs was kept hidden by the community forest consumer committee. The incident came to light only after some forest employees disclosed the information.

Shanker Pokhrel of UML resigned on Wednesday after opposition decided to bring a no-confidence motion against him.

Shanker Pokhrel on Wednesday had resigned as the chief minister of Lumbini Province.

The alliance has proposed Maoist Centre Parliamentary Party leader Kul Prasad KC for the post of chief minister.

The special session was suspended after Chief Minister Shankar Pokharel submitted his resignation letter to the provincial chief on Wednesday noon.

Complacency among general public and authorities one of the main reasons behind virus spread, health workers say.

Several settlements along the Karnali river are at risk of inundation in the absence of an embankment.

Doctors advise viral infection patients to undergo PCR tests to rule out Covid-19 since both illnesses have similar symptoms.

The transition from paper to digital platform has ensured speed of work, transparency and uniformity, officials say.

Farmers in Pyuthan Municipality are seeking government help to protect their fields that the Jhimruk river has been turning into dry desolate land.

At least 45 households in Tinau Rural Municipality are at risk of landslides.

Several settlements in Rolpa Municipality are prone to landslides every monsoon but nothing has been done to prevent this yearly crisis, local people say.

The landslide of July 25, 2016, killed 27 individuals and displaced around 200 families.