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From chief minister to shopkeeper, Trilochan Bhatta embraces ordinary life

Dhangadhi, Sept. 26 -- A broad commercial junction stretches in front of the Cottage and Small Industries Office in ward 4 of Dhangadhi Sub-metropolitan City. A busy hospital, a shopping complex and a... Read More


Sudurpaschim set to get cable car in its largest private-sector project

Dhangadhi, Sept. 16 -- The striking design of the Karnali Bridge has long given Chisapani in far-western Nepal a distinctive identity. Located at the meeting point of Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim... Read More


Too many aspirants leave Sudurpaschim chief minister struggling to fill cabinet

Dhangadhi, Aug. 21 -- Sudurpaschim Chief Minister Khagaraj Bhatta is struggling to complete his cabinet as more lawmakers from his party, the Nepali Communist Party, seek ministerial posts than there ... Read More


Minister's emergency airlift lays bare healthcare gaps in Sudurpaschim

Dhangadhi, Aug. 18 -- Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development Sunil Lamsal was in Baitadi on Sunday during a field inspection of the province's hill districts when he fell ill. Dr Pabin Upadh... Read More


Minister's emergency airlift lays bare healthcare gaps in Sudurpashim

Dhangadhi, Aug. 18 -- Federal Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development Sunil Lamsal was in Baitadi on Sunday during a field inspection of the province's hill districts when he fell ill. Dr Pab... Read More


Minister Lamsal to return to Kathmandu after falling ill in Baitadi

Dhangadhi, Aug. 16 -- Physical Infrastructure Development Minister Sunil Lamsal is returning to Kathmandu by helicopter after falling ill during a field visit to Baitadi, officials said. Meena Aryal,... Read More


Sudurpaschim assembly spends Rs140 million but passes no bills and budget

Dhangadhi, Aug. 9 -- The Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly spent Rs140.2 million in the fiscal year 2025-26 but failed to pass a single bill. It also failed to approve the annual budget for the curren... Read More


Provinces struggle to spend development budgets as billions remain idle

Nepal, Aug. 4 -- Nepal's seven provincial governments spent only an average of 61.33 percent of their capital budgets last fiscal year, continuing a long-running struggle to turn development allocatio... Read More


Chief Minister Shah weighs confidence vote as Sudurpashchim sinks deeper into budget crisis

Dhangadhi, July 20 -- Sudurpashchim Province is grappling with twin crises after the provincial government failed to endorse the budget for the new fiscal year, and Chief Minister Kamal Bahadur Shah l... Read More


Sudurpaschim Chief Minister Shah sacks four UML ministers

Kathmandu, July 15 -- Sudurpaschim Province Chief Minister Kamal Bahadur Shah has dismissed four ministers representing the CPN-UML, amid a deepening dispute over the provincial budget between the rul... Read More