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.

The virus has started to spread rapidly since people have stopped following health safety protocols and maintaining physical distance, health officials say.

Bamboo plantation campaign underway in all 12 districts of the province to form biological embankments in order to prevent erosion and flood.

Haphazard construction of roads using heavy machinery is also one of the leading causes behind landslides, officials say.

After the completion of the project, the water flow in Kaligandaki river will decrease by 40 percent, which will affect around 300,000 people in several districts.

Lack of permanent embankments on river is giving sleepless nights to residents.

Encroachment and rampant mining in the Chure area are the reasons behind the shrinking of the Tinau river.

Most of the people are hesitant to get the vaccine fearing the side effects, according to health workers.

The prohibitory orders in place to curb the virus spread have failed to stem the movement of people in rural areas.

The population of the globally threatened bird species is dwindling, conservationists say.

Villagers suffering from fever, cold and headache have not been tested as the district does not have any testing facilities.

Medical fraternity in Banke says the committee failed to provide a fair investigation into all aspects of the incident since it has not addressed the issue of violence against women.

Around 278,322 people in Lumbini Province are waiting for the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine.

Coronavirus suspects reluctant to get tested due to social stigma, health workers say.

Black fungus patients have to be sent to Kathmandu for treatment, as the region is unable to handle the infection.

Two nurses jumped out of the window to safety after relatives of a Covid-19 victim had attacked them.