The jeep was on its way to the district headquarters, Khalanga, from Gokuleshwar when the accident occurred at Shailyashikar Municipality-6, Ullani.

Around 50 children are brought to district hospital on a daily basis, according to doctors.

Even if some local units have spent millions, a sustainable solution to the problem remains elusive.

Service initiated as senior citizens, people with disabilities from remote areas had to walk for hours to reach nearest bank.

As many as 537 children in the district aged between 6 months and five years were found suffering from malnutrition in the last fiscal year 2021-22.

Landslides swept away three houses while more than 50 houses are at high risk in several settlements of the district.

A good number of former bonded farm labourers in Sudurpaschim and Karnali find themselves in the dredges of poverty and privation.

A total of 82 pregnant women and postpartum mothers from Sudurpaschim Province have been rescued under the President Women Upliftment Programme in the last three years.

The people of five local units in Bajhang, Doti and Baitadi districts have been hit hard after floods in October last year destroyed the bridge linking Deura Bazaar and Thalara.

The 17-year-old from Byas Rural Municipality fell into river after the tuin snapped at Dumling on Wednesday.

Police fired 12 tear gas shells to bring the situation under control; 12 police officers injured.

A 15-year-old boy from Panchadewal Binayak Municipality had gone missing on May 31. His body was found on June 4.

Since treatment for snakebite is not possible in the entire district, patients have to be taken to Dadeldhura or Dhangadhi. Most of the patients die on the way to hospitals.

The Stage III of the project, which would irrigate around 33,520 hectares of land in farwestern Nepal, has been completed after 26 years.

Disabled girls and women are more prone to getting sexually violated while staying away in chhau sheds.

Budhiganga Municipality is without people’s representatives, which has hampered several administrative and development activities in the local body.

A picker used to collect 25 to 30 pieces of yarsa until a few years ago but one has hardly found three to seven pieces this year.

Division Forest Office says it has not been informed about the construction while local unit and community forest officials say all required processes for the park’s construction have been fulfilled.

People from about half a dozen villages have been risking their lives to reach the district headquarters.

Number of women representatives elected in deputy mayor and vice-chairperson positions has also decreased as compared to previous local elections.