A high court has paved the way for establishment of an industrial estate in Hetauda Sub-metropolitan City, as it has quashed a petition that sought halt in construction works at the site of the new complex.

Kanti Highway upgradation project is nearing the finish line and is likely to come into operation by October. Nearly six decades have passed since the highway connecting Kathmandu with Hetauda and Birgunj was constructed.

The Language Commission has started a study of language used by the endangered Bankariya people in Makwanpur district.

Only nine percent of the families affected by the 2015 Gorkha earthquake in Makwanpur district has received the third batch of the housing reconstruction aid so far.

Makwanpur district is now self-sufficient in milk, meat and eggs, but the District Livestock Service Office (DLSO) has postponed making a formal declaration until it completes collecting data as per the standard set by the Ministry of Livestock Development.

The government is planning to take action against two contractors hired to build different sections of Kanti Highway, a road that will significantly reduce travel time between Kathmandu and Hetauda.