Tilaurakot was omitted in the publicity programmes by mistake, says Lumbini Development Trust.

Although the authorities provide help, it comes too little too late, say locals.

According to conservationists, the number of the threatened species has been decreasing in the country in recent years.

People with basic medical training are running clinics in rural areas and putting people’s lives in danger.

Under the programme, every school is supposed to assign a focal person for resolving complaints filed by students.

To expand forest cover, some locals have even donated their land to plant trees.

A dozen more were injured after the bus plunged 500 meters down the road.

Most of these women are suffering from diseases related to uterus and many of them have physical injuries from domestic abuse meted out to them.

A total of Rs450 million has been allocated for the corridor in the current fiscal year.

The grand plan revolves around developing the area as one of the important tourist destinations in the country.

According to a recent survey, 46.9 percent of total marriages in the country are still child marriages.

There have been numerous attempts to demolish the old prison and construct a new one, but lack of appropriate land plot has put the plan on hold, say prison officials.

The drive aims to strengthen teaching-learning experience through practical education.

There is no data on women who go abroad for employment, but the trend is on the rise in Rupandehi, according to an association of women migrants.

The homes, which are being built under the People’s Housing Programme, will be built in three local units with a budget of Rs 15.3 million.

Besides paying their tuition fees, some of the boys have been supplementing their families’ income with the money they make by selling fish.

Police have refused to look into a number of recent cases involving Tharus and Dalits, despite their families alleging foul play.

To control smuggling of forest products and wildlife parts, the unit has imposed a ban on people entering the forests.

The Bridge Division has been constructing a new two-lane bridge alongside an old one to connect Gulariya with the rest of the district.

Commentators say the statistics show the public school teachers’ loss of faith in their own profession.