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Viral misinformation triggers fear after Dewanganj unrest

Rautahat, July 30 -- Late into Wednesday night, friends, well-wishers and relatives kept calling Deputy Superintendent of Police Satya Thapa of the Area Police Office in Chandranigahapur in Rautahat d... Read More


Nepali farmers jailed in India over fertiliser purchase await bail hearing Friday

Rautahat, July 27 -- An Indian court is set to hear the bail application of two Nepali farmer brothers from Sarlahi on Friday, July 31, nearly a month after they were arrested while bringing chemical ... Read More


Ink hurled at RSP lawmaker during constituency outreach programme

Rautahat, July 24 -- An unidentified group hurled black ink at Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) lawmaker Ganesh Paudel on Thursday night while he was attending a public outreach programme in Nepal's sou... Read More


Government pushes for release of farmer brothers held in India

Rautahat, July 21 -- Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal said the government was making diplomatic efforts to secure the release of two brothers from Sarlahi who have been in an Indian jail for the past 20... Read More


Diplomatic push to release farmer brothers from Indian prison

Rautahat, July 21 -- Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal said the government was making diplomatic efforts to secure the release of two brothers from Sarlahi who have been in an Indian jail for the past 20... Read More


Paddy season is slipping away, but two Nepali farmer brothers are stuck in India jail

Kathmandu, July 20 -- Two farmers from Sarlahi district have spent nearly three weeks in an Indian prison after being arrested while returning home with chemical fertiliser bought from a border market... Read More


Loan-sharking victims call off protest after nine-point deal with government

Rautahat, July 17 -- Victims of predatory lending suspended their nine-day protest on Friday after signing a nine-point agreement with the government that commits to criminalising loan sharking, draft... Read More


Government, victims of predatory lending close to agreement

Kathmandu, July 17 -- Talks between the government and victims of predatory lending have moved in a positive direction, although the two sides failed to reach a formal agreement on Thursday. A meetin... Read More


Talks with predatory lending victims end without agreement

Rautahat, July 16 -- Talks between victims of predatory lending practices and a government negotiation team ended without an agreement on Wednesday night, after both sides refused to back down from th... Read More


East-West Highway sections still run on private land due to ownership issues

Rautahat, July 5 -- Decades after the construction of the East-West Highway, widely seen as the country's main economic and transport corridor, large stretches of the road remain legally registered in... Read More