Motorable bridges spanning the Sunkoshi River in Kavrepalanchok and Udayapur remain stranded after years of contractor delays, forcing tens of thousands of residents to endure hazardous detours and seasonal isolation.
The Armed Police Force in Siraha has confiscated over 1.1 tonnes of marijuana and impounded Rs 1.65 million worth of smuggled commercial goods in separate border sweeps.
Five people have died and another was critically injured in four separate road accidents across Rautahat and Morang districts, local authorities reported.
A 55-year-old man died on Tuesday after being detained during a late-night police raid in Biratnagar, while another man broke his leg jumping from the building. The cause of death awaits a post-mortem.
Press Council Nepal has condemned journalist Dipak Pandey for allegedly threatening to throw its chairperson out of an office window during talks over public welfare advertisements.
A four-year-old girl, a motorcyclist and a 72-year-old pedestrian died in separate road crashes in Dhanusha, Sunsari and Rautahat, police said.
Four passengers were injured after a falling boulder struck a moving night bus along the East-West Highway in Kapilvastu early Tuesday morning.
Ten residents of Simkot in Humla who were feared missing after spending a week out of contact while harvesting medicinal herbs are safe and sound, police confirmed on Monday.
Purbanchal University's 43rd senate has approved a Rs 1.99 billion budget for the 2083/84 fiscal year, prioritizing AI curricula, healthcare expansion in Gothgaun, and campus digitization.
The International Education Providers Association of Nepal rejected unverified claims questioning foreign-affiliated colleges, highlighting their regulatory compliance and economic contributions while launching a campaign to keep students in the country.
The Agriculture and Forestry University has formed a five-member probe panel to investigate potential abuses of study leave taken by faculty and administrative personnel since the institution's founding.
Tribhuvan University has reclaimed approximately Rs 165 million across 75 resolved cases involving faculty and administrative personnel who failed to return to their posts after official study leave, according to university records reported by Gorkhapatra. The administration is recouping all salaries, allowances, and benefits disbursed during these absences, alongside interest and statutory penalties, Clickmandu reported.
