The sixty-eight-year-old woman was killed after the scooter she was riding pillion was hit by a school bus in Saraswati Chowk.

The body of the male feline was recovered from the Arunkhola forest premises.

The 14-km road will provide people in rural areas of Nawalparasi West better access to markets to sell their produce.

Structures of a pond and a Vihar believed to have been built during the fifth century BC were uncovered during excavations at the Ramgram Stupa.

Two others have also sustained minor injuries.

Tracing the banks of the Kali Gandaki River from Jomsom, a picturesque route leads you to Kora La, a region that awaits untapped opportunities.

Authorities say they are facing difficulty in repairing the diversion due to continuous rainfall.

The bodies have been kept at Madhyabindu District Hospital for post-mortem.

The van’s driver died while undergoing treatment at Parasi-based Prithvi Chandra Hospital while the other injured person is undergoing treatment at Rupandehi-based Devdaha Medical College.

Police suspect the accident happened after the driver dozed off behind the wheel.

Flood in the Narayani river inundated 75 houses in Binayi Tribeni Rural Municipality and 20 houses in Madhyabindu Municipality.

Farmers across the country are desperate for chemical fertilisers to arrive as early onset of monsoon brings abundant rain to prepare the fields for paddy transplantation.

Preliminary investigation shows that the vultures died after feeding on the carcasses of dogs that were probably poisoned to death in Nawalparasi (West).

The continuous extraction of riverbed materials can cause the river to change its course time and again, stakeholders say.

Immunisation programmes have also been disrupted in Lumbini Province.