Necessary legal action is underway, police said.

Police say the contraband was buried in sand along the border of wards 5 and 6 of Harinagar Rural Municipality.

An impoverished settlement in Jhapa on the bank of Kankai river is looking at another monsoon without long-promised flood defences.

Locals of wards 2 and 4 of the municipality worry about children’s safety leopard kills over two dozen goats and pigs.

Six-year-old died after alleged assault during family dispute; police arrest aunt and father for investigation.

Repair works underway after floodwater damages hume pipes at Hewakhola, affecting movement of heavy vehicles.

To stop construction at the holy site, agitating groups threaten to internationalise the issue.

Locals complain of discomfort from the stench of rotting garbage and rising disease risks, but remain unconvinced by municipalities’ promises to find solutions.

The structures, built on public land by the Triyuga River, obstructed the ongoing expansion of the bus park.

Bamboo pole holding speaker hits high-voltage line during storm, causing casualties, police say.

Heavy rain triggers floods and landslides, disrupting transport.

The injured receiving treatment in Dharan.

Entrepreneur Basnet was actively engaged in social sector as well.

After local complaints, district administration finds Chaudandigadhi Municipality had been awarded the mining contract by bypassing law and rules. An investigation is underway.

The bus travelling to Bhojpur from Dharan crashed on Monday.

The passenger bus en route to Bhojpur veers off road and falls 50 metres down.

Police say traffickers increasingly using emergency vehicles for smuggling.

On May Day, locals reflect on the birthplace of the country’s first organised workers’ protest.

Four Bhutanese refugee youths who were flown to Thimphu have arrived in Nepal and returned to their old refugee camps in Jhapa.

Police launch investigation; search underway for suspects.