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.

Patients of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) have been affected after the Bheri Zonal Hospital in Nepalgunj refused free testing of blood samples.

Hundreds of former bonded labourers (Kamaiyas) in Bardiya district have complained about not being able to plant crops on the land distributed to them by the government. They say the plots are already being used by other Kamaiya families who are yet to receive land from the government.

Patients of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) have been affected as the Bheri Zonal Hospital in Nepalgunj has run out of the SCD medicines that were being made available to the patients for free of cost.