The death toll hits three as a 60-year-old woman of Biratnagar-6 succumbs to burn injuries in Kathmandu.

The bill shelves over 3,200 projects incorporated in earlier budget and is larger by Rs500 million.

Congress’ Kedar Karki’s win has averted an early election in the province for now. Eight-six members of the 93-strong assembly voted in his favour.

Maoist Centre provincial committee decides to vote for Karki, who was appointed with the support of CPN-UML.

Congress-Maoist alliance soon embraced him, for the sake of ‘saving the central coalition’.

Indra Bahadur Angbo of Maoist Centre however didn’t show up at the province head’s office to verify the signatures of the lawmakers.

Kedar Karki of the Nepali Congress and CPN (Maoist Centre)’s Indra Bahadur Angbo have staked their claims to chief ministership.

Congress’ Kedar Karki, with backing of UML and 8 party members, challenges bid of coalition candidate Angbo.

Hikmat Karki has inducted two ministers and as many ministers of state into his Cabinet.

Thapa had submitted the claim to the Provincial Head Parshuram Khapung to lead a new majority government with the signatures of 47 lawmakers.

The Provincial Assembly Speaker’s resignation ensures that the alliance of Congress, Maiost Centre among other parties will have a majority to stake claim for government formation.

Adarsha Secondary School is the only disabled-friendly community school in the Biratnagar metropolitan area. The city office says it can’t help.

Province head Parshuram Khapung asks the political parties to stake their claim on the chief ministerial position by 5pm on August 1.

A total of 4,814 cattle and buffaloes have died in the province so far, according to the Directorate of Livestock and Fishery Development in Koshi.

The government raised the price of milk paid to farmers, making dairy products costlier.