Many controlled substances, illegal in Nepal, are openly sold in medical shops in the Indian border town of Raxaul.

Urgent mending needed as neglected bridges, designed to handle only light vehicles, struggle under increasing traffic and heavy loads.

Nufin-10 ampoule, Phenargan-10 ampoule and Diazepam-10 ampoule types of banned drugs were recovered hidden in white tape on her thigh.

Most cooperatives in Parsa say quotas allocated to them are small, which sows seeds of quarrel with the farmers and local politicians.

The body was recovered from the Sirsiya river on Monday afternoon.

The 50-year-old, who sustained serious injuries after being attacked by his neighbour, died on the way to hospital.

The 22-year-old had allegedly strangled her five-month-old baby to death in August last year.

The body of the 40-year-old was recovered from the Parsa National Park on Monday afternoon.

Arrestee Sah allegedly fed the passenger drugged sweets and biscuits.

In 2022, the Madhesh cabinet had declared Thori as a tourist destination with Rs10 million development pledge.

Though rice mills have been offering higher prices to buy paddy from Nepali farmers, for consumers it’s bad news.

The 44-year-old confessed to committing the crime after learning of his 14-year-old daughter’s relationship with a boy of a ‘lower caste’.

Every year, during the Chhath festival, factories along the Parsa-Bara Industrial Corridor stop releasing their waste into the river.

The field is near the Nepal-India border. Efforts are being made to ascertain the identity of the deceased.

While the number of tigers inside the PNP is increasing, limited resources and financial crunch have made the upkeep difficult, say park officials.