'Gangster-like behaviour': Traders clash with Butwal officials over pavement-clearing drive

Butwal, April 18 -- Metropolitan City in Rupandehi has intensified its drive to clear encroached pavements. The campaign, which started on Wednesday, sparked tensions, with traders accusing authoritie... Read More

After six-year delay, Vishwa Shanti Dham construction resumes in Lumbini

Butwal, March 25 -- In a significant boost to Nepal's spiritual tourism, construction of Vishwa Shanti Dham (Global Peace Sanctuary) has officially resumed after six years hiatus. The multibillion-dol... Read More

Development spending of provincial governments poor

Kathmandu, March 13 -- The citizen government formed after the Gen Z-led movement successfully conducted general elections on March 5. The Rastriya Swatantra Party secured a clear majority, paving the... Read More

Development spending of provincial governments remains abysmal

Kathmandu, March 12 -- The citizen government formed after the Gen Z-led movement successfully conducted general elections on March 5. The Rastriya Swatantra Party secured a clear majority, paving the... Read More

Rupandehi's continued urban sprawl comes at a cost for agriculture in the periphery

Butwal, Feb. 18 -- Two decades ago, much of the land that now hosts bustling markets, concrete homes and educational institutions in Rupandehi was fertile farmland. Today, that same stretch has emerge... Read More