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Saptari police prohibits using mobile phones while on duty

The police have been receiving complaints about the personnel spending long hours on their phones.

Freezing temperatures add to the woes of Tarai’s poorest communities

Without proper shelter and clothing, families struggle to survive as a cold spell grips.

Monsoon means disaster in Madhes Province

Several settlements in Rautahat and Saptari face yearly displacement and loss of lives and properties caused by floods and inundation.

Khado river starts eroding embankment leaving settlements at risk of flooding

Hundreds of people from various settlements in Saptari are affected by floods in the river every monsoon.

People’s Housing Programme remains incomplete in Saptari

A total of 1,133 houses are to be built under the programme in Saptari.

Gajendra Narayan Singh Hospital in Rajbiraj being upgraded to a fully-facilitated one

Ministry of Health and Population has allocated Rs 760 million for the upgradation of the hospital.

Farmers in Tirahut, Saptari worry after paddy fields dried up

Boring machines purchased at Rs 13 million lies unused

Former lawmaker Yadav, RJP-N leader Mandal held for forgery

Saptari police has arrested BP Yadav, former lawmaker of then Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Nepal, and Hari Narayan Mandal, central member of Rastriya Janata Partyp-Nepal, in a forgery case.

RJP-Nepal gears up for anti-government protest

Leaders of the Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal have said they are preparing to stage a Rastriya Aandolan, or national level protest, by uniting with all the forces advocating politics of identity.

Two years after flood, displaced await delivery of government’s promises

One hundred and thirty flood affected families of Tirahut Rural Municipality-2 and -5 in Saptari district have been living with hardships after the floodwaters of Mahuli stream swept away their houses in June, 2017.

Police and marijuana smugglers exchange fire

A team of Armed Police Force (APF) and a gang of marijuana smugglers exchanged fire at Gobargadha Tapu in Hanuman Nagar Kankalini Municipality-13, Saptari, on Friday night.

Murder accused killed in Saptari police encounter

A murder suspect was shot dead after police said they opened fire in self-defence in Saptari district on Wednesday.

Seven Indians use fake details to get citizenship

Saptari police has arrested two people on charge acquiring Nepali citizenship by providing fake documents. Gangadhar Yadav and his grandson Bibekananda are accused of obtaining Nepali citizenship from the then Bhutahi VDC-9 in Saptari.

Saptari bans liquor sale near no-man’s land

The Saptari administration has banned the sale and consumption of liquor in no-man’s land and it’s periphery along the Nepal-India border points in the district.