The 16-year-old boy’s condition has worsened in lack of treatment. Activists call for government help.

The 59-year-old was serving sentence in a murder case.

Two others were injured. The victims were headed for Pathibhara shrine in Taplejung. Nepal Electricity Authority accused of negligence.

Prasai fled after the March 28 Tinkune protest that left two dead and over 100 injured.

People in several districts in eastern Nepal have been barred from cultivating, selling or developing their land since 2020.

Streams and springs in many villages have dried up in recent years. Experts attribute the problem to unregulated development activities.

They reiterated that third-country resettlement is not a long-term solution for Bhutanese refugees and emphasised that the only viable resolution is their dignified repatriation.

Blazes in community and private forests put settlements at risk.

Bhutan refuses to accept them, redirecting them to Nepal amid fears over their legal status and human rights concerns.

Fire damages properties worth Rs700,000.

Eleven people rescued from the 10-storey building.

Before the covid pandemic, yak and chauri trade thrived in eastern Nepal’s mountain districts, but border closures halted livestock exports.

Blaze causes damage exceeding Rs600,000 in Meringden Rural Municipality.

Sankhuwasabha court sentenced him to 20 years in prison in 2010.

Using the authority given by constitution, Mechinagar Municipality introduced a localised school curriculum, but has failed to supply enough textbooks.

Fire incidents have been reported from various places over the past 24 hours with the onset of the dry season.

Wildfire from community forest spreads to settlement in Halesi Tuwachung Municipality.

The protesters have stood against big infrastructure developments in sensitive areas like Pathibhara citing risk of cultural and environmental harms.

Protesters continue to demand a ministerial-level dialogue committee.

Police believe retaliation led to the murder as the wife was a regular victim of domestic violence.