Archaeologists are divided on who installed the stone. Some believe it was Emperor Ashoka, while others think the residents of the nearby village did it.

A 60-year-old man and his 55-year-old wife were found dead in their room in Banganga Municipality ward-8.

Deputy PM Shrestha says Nepal is ready to revise laws to attract foreign investment.

Archaeologists undertook excavations in Nipaniya and Banharaji areas of Rupandehi recently.

Officials say the new rule has been enforced to discourage illegal cross-border trade and promote local businesses.

35-year-old Irshad Khan sustained bullet injuries in his shoulder and waist in the attack.

Calls growing for efforts to save the endangered mammal.

The city saw a number of tourism events cancelled over the week amid Covid-19 concerns, causing worry among tourism entrepreneurs.

Infrastructure was built for four well-equipped toilets in the area but lack of a plan on how to operate them has rendered them unusable.

The pillars will be reconstructed after a joint meeting of the officials from Nepal and India.

Lack of physical infrastructure, employees, legal knowledge, awareness in the grass roots level are the major challenges behind the poor functioning of the body.

Frantic farmers in most of the districts in Province 5 said if nothing is done, food production may drop

President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Saturday inaugurated the Visit Lumbini Year 2076 BS, a campaign launched by Province 5 with an objective to draw more than 2 million visitors to Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha.

Police on Thursday seized arms and ammunitions in a raid in Shivraj Municipality, the hometown of Communist Party of Nepal leader Netra Bikram Chand, in  Kapilvastu.

A three-day International Tripitaka Recitation programme commenced at Lumbini, the birth place of Gautam Buddha, on Wednesday.