Thirteen-year-old Nirmala Pant was raped and subsequently murdered three years ago in Kanchanpur. Police are nowhere close to identifying and punishing the perpetrators.

The number of Covid-19 patients suffering from diarrhoea, fatigue, loss of appetite and bloating, among other symptoms, has increased, health workers say.

Encroachment of riverside areas and absence of canals obstruct the flow of water, causing inundation, officials say.

At least 18 homes in Naugad Rural Municipality are at risk of inundation.

Heavy rains in Kailali flood rivers and streams displacing scores of families.

Fifteen families are at risk of inundation, local people say.

At least seven people were killed and several others injured in monsoon-related incidents in the last 24 hours.

The Uttarakhand state government has made PCR test mandatory for migrant workers crossing into the state from Nepal through various border points.

The landmass below the settlements caved in due to construction of rural road tracks cutting into the hillock.

Increase in public movement has led to a resurgence of coronavirus cases in Kanchanpur, health workers say.

Garbage left behind by yarsa collectors every year is one of the factors leading to environmental degradation in the highlands.

Conservationists blame exploitation of forest and riverbed materials in the Chure region for the incidents of floods and landslides occurring frequently in recent years.

Although the water level in the river has been receding since Sunday evening, the threat of the river breaking its embankment is still high.

The construction of roads without carrying out environmental impact assessments has put several parts of the district at high risk of landslides, local residents say.

Floods have displaced more than 35 families in the district and damaged a 100-metre road section and an under-construction bridge.

As many as 19 people have died of Covid-19 in Bajhang, but officials suspect actual deaths could be higher.

Rural roads in Darchula district have been disrupted due to floods and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall.

Health workers say the prohibitory orders put in place on April 29 have been effective in curbing the spread of the virus but advise caution while easing restrictions.

Hospitals in Lumbini and Sudurpaschim yet to set up a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for the treatment of Covid-19-infected children.

Health workers suspect that many recent deaths in the villages might have been due to Covid-19 but since no testing were done, the deaths haven’t been linked to the virus.