The government has decided to conduct the quality check of Sikta Irrigation Project amid growing concerns that its main canal has been repeatedly damaged by floods.

Muslims of Banke district have sought Nepal government to pile pressure on Myanmar to stop the discrimination against the Muslim minority group.

Federal Police Unit Office Nepalgunj have arrested two elderly men after finding 21 kg hashish from their possession.

Most of the flood displaced families from Tikaulipur settlement of Rapti Sonari Rural Municipality in Banke have been left with nothing but the clothes on their backs. They have been living in temporary shelters for the last three days with little or nothing to eat.

Three children died when a house collapsed due to a flood in Rapti River in Baijapur village of Sonari Rural Municipality on Saturday.

The number of air passengers has swelled in Nepalgunj-Humla sector after experiencing a surge in Indian tourists travelling to Kailas Manasarovar in China via Nepali air route.