Ananda Prasad Dhungana of Nepali Congress garnered 7,370 votes, while Puja Chaudhary of Janata Samajbadi Party managed to secure 7,929 votes.

The decision follows a dispute over the foundation-laying function for a university in Saptari.

The accused had been on the run since the Supreme Court ordered his arrest on December 6.

The discords have paralysed daily administrative work and development activities.

The winner of ‘MasterChef: The Professionals Rematch’ has opened a restaurant in Janakpur that serves an elaborate array of local dishes.

People unable to acquire citizenship due to a legal vacuum are now flocking to district administration offices following the court’s clearance.

The chief minister will seek the confidence of provincial assembly following UML’s exit.

With the latest development, the UML has withdrawn its support to the government headed by Chief Minister Saroj Kumar Yadav, who had sought resignations following a change in the alliance at the federal level.

Mandal received 74 votes to claim the post while his opponent Jangi Lal Rae of the Nepali Congress got 29 votes.

Yadav staked claim to the post with the support of 63 provincial assembly lawmakers from the CPN-UML, CPN (Maoist Center), Janmaat Party and three independent lawmakers.

Five people died due to severe cold in the past three weeks. People from impoversihed Musahar, Dom and Chamar communities among the most affected.

A van carrying wedding attendants and a pickup truck collided head-on causing the fatalities.

The party of veteran leader Mahantha Thakur is unable to field candidates in many local units and wards of Madhesh Province.

Two separate proposals for name and capital were endorsed by a two-thirds majority of the assembly as stipulated in the constitution.

As many as 285 cases of death by drowning were reported in the province in the last 27 months.