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Elderly Chepang without citizenship, deprived of social security allowance

Hetauda, March 21 -- Lack of citizenship certificates has left many elderly members of the marginalised Chepang community in Makawanpur district unable to receive social security allowances. This show... Read More


Landslide blocks Kanti Highway

Hetauda, March 20 -- A landslide triggered by heavy rainfall has blocked the Kanti Highway at Gangate in Bhimphedi Rural Municipality, disrupting traffic in both directions. According to the District... Read More


Commercial yam cultivation rewards Chepang farmers

Hetauda, March 19 -- The inhabitants of the remote highlands of Makwanpur are increasingly turning to commercial yam cultivation, finding a lucrative source of income in crops that were once grown sol... Read More


Two including police official injured in attack on police officer in Manahari

Nepal, March 12 -- Two persons including a police official were injured in an attack on a police officer in Manahari of Makawanpur district. The incident followed police firing that took place after ... Read More


Two including police official injured in incident in Manahari

Nepal, March 12 -- Two persons including a police official were injured in an incident in Manahari of Makawanpur district. The incident followed police firing that took place after an attack on a pol... Read More


Election policeman killed in hit-and-run in Hetauda

Hetauda, March 2 -- year-old election policeman was killed in a hit-and-run in ward 4 of Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City, Makawanpur. Pawan Kumar Sah, from Vijaypur, Rautahat, was cycling towards Pashu... Read More


134 inmates who fled Bhimphedi prison still at large

Hetauda, Feb. 27 -- At least 134 inmates who broke out of the regional prison in Bhimphedi during the Gen Z protest remain at large as of Friday morning. Among them are 26 Indian nationals. A total o... Read More


Bus crash in Makawanpur injures 22

Hetauda, Feb. 22 -- two people were injured when a passenger bus met with an accident in ward 7 of Manahari Rural Municipality in Makawanpur district along the East-West Highway section on Sunday morn... Read More


Bankariya community in Makawanpur fears eviction with lease set to expire

Hetauda, Feb. 22 -- The Bankariya community in ward 4 of Manahari Rural Municipality, Makawanpur, has been restless fearing eviction. As many as 22 families of the endangered Bankariya community have... Read More


Voter education in mother tongues begins in Chepang and Tamang settlements

Hetauda, Feb. 17 -- Volunteers have started providing voter education in mother language in several local units in Makawanpur district in an effort to improve electoral awareness and reduce invalid vo... Read More