
Janakpurdham. The transport management office under the Madhesh Province government in Janakpur has started conducting written and practical examinations for those obtaining new driving licenses af...

Kathmandu, Aug 12: Moderate rainfall coupled with thunder and lightning has been predicted in a few places of Koshi, Madhesh, Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini and Sudurpaschim Provinces today.
Whatever social cohesion existed in Tarai-Madhesh, especially after the brutal suppression of the Madhesh Uprising in 2015, has begun to fragment further with the sudden and inexplicable spread of ...

KATHMANDU, Aug 11: The government is preparing to carry out onsite inspections of a number of municipalities of Madhesh Province to facilitate the local bodies that have failed to announce their bu...

Janakpurdham, August 7 Cases of electrical transformer theft are increasing in different districts of Madhesh Province. Administration Chief of Nepal Electricity Authority Madhesh Province Office,...

Janakpurdham, Aug 1: Paddy transplantation in Madhesh Province has reached the final stage. According to the Madhesh Province Agricultural Development Directorate, paddy has been transplanted so f...

Kathmandu. The postponed postgraduate first-semester examination under the Faculty of Management of Tribhuvan University, which was postponed due to riots in the Madhesh region, will be conducted o...

Janakpurdham, Aug 8: The Madhes Province government is to construct house for the family of deceased Ganesh Yadav. Yadav was shot during the protest organised at Golbazaar in Siraha on July 30 over...

Social Activist Rakshya Bam discusses the state of the nation, dissecting the government’s response to recent communal clashes in Tarai-Madhesh, the systemic shortcomings in police riot control, an...
KATHMANDU, Aug 7: The government has been urged to clarify whether it plans to construct a national-level trauma centre in Dhalkebar of Madhesh Province as previously planned.

Madhesh Province has won the “Miss Nepal” title for the second time. A few years after Nikita Chandak became “Miss Nepal World,” Arya Nishaant was declared “Miss Nepal International 2026” last week...

Janakpurdham. Incidents of transformer theft are increasing in various districts of Madhesh Province. In the last five years, 99 transformers have been stolen, informed Kalicharan Yadav, Administr...

By Sudha Dev, Bharadah (Saptari), Aug. 5: Madhusrawani festival has begun in Saptari and other districts of Madhes from Monday. Newly married women will observe the Madhusrawani fast for 15 days fr...

Six deaths were reported in Koshi province, two in Madhesh and one in Lumbini in less than a month. At least nine people have died and 37 others have been infected with Japanese encephalitis (JE) ...

JANAKPURDHAM, Aug 4: The Madhesh Provincial Office of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) received 39 complaints related to human rights violations during fiscal year 2025/26.

File Janakpurdham, August 3 Public movement and daily activities are gradually returning to normal in Madhesh province following the recent unrest in the region. The province had remained tense s...

Kathmandu. Nepali Congress MP Professor Dr. Chandramohan Yadav has demanded an answer from the government regarding the progress of the proposed trauma center in Dhalkebar, Madhesh Province. Speaki...
Janakpurdham, Aug 3: Public movement and daily activities are gradually returning to normal in Madhesh province following the recent unrest in the region.

The plan to meet envoys was deferred after tension in Tarai-Madhesh, said PM’s aides. Breaking his self-imposed rule, Prime Minister Balendra Shah last week planned one-on-one meetings with ambass...
JANAKPURDHAM, Aug. 3: Life in Madhesh Province is gradually returning to normal after more than a week of unrest triggered by the death of Ganesh Yadav in a tragic incident in Kaptanganj of Dewanga...

Janakpurdham. The Transport Management Office, Janakpur, Dhanusha, under the Madhesh Province, has stopped the distribution and renewal of new driving licenses for the past 3 weeks. According to t...
A volatile wave of communal friction across the plains of Madhes—spanning key Madhes hubs like Sunsari, Saptari, Siraha, Dhanusha, and Sarlahi districts—has once again exposed the fragile underbell...

Agreements with victims’ families and dialogue efforts help calm unrest across Koshi and Madhes provinces. Life is returning to normal across several districts of Koshi and Madhes provinces after ...
KATHMANDU, July 31: Communal violence sparked by a deadly clash in Sunsari earlier this week has spread across Madhesh Province, leaving three people dead and prompting curfews and army deployment ...

Kathmandu. Madhesh-centric parties that left the Federal Democratic Front are preparing to announce a new front. Most of the parties that were in the Federal Democratic Front are now preparing to a...
By Sachin Pokharel, Itahari, Aug. 2: Life in the eastern Madhes area, which was affected for a week after the tragic incident that took place on Sunday night in Dewanganj Rural Municipality-3, Kapt...

As fluid networks and external influences stoke communal fires, Nepal’s reactive security approach is no longer enough. The recent unrest in Tarai-Madhesh, triggered by a communal clash in Devanga...
RAUTAHAT, July 30: Madhesh Province’s Minister for Home, Communications and Law, Fakira Mahato, has expressed serious concern over the recent incidents of communal tension, violence and unrest repo...

Kathmandu. Police have arrested a group operating a drug trade from a guesthouse in Kathmandu's New Buspark. Three people involved in trafficking brown heroin, brought from Saptari in Madhesh Provi...
Janakpurdham, Aug 1: Paddy transplantation in Madhesh Province has reached the final stage. According to the Madhesh Province Agricultural Development Directorate, paddy has been transplanted so fa...

Last week’s unrest has highlighted the urgent need to translate the political principle of secularism into a cultural praxis. After a week of communal turmoil, Madhesh is finally settling down. Th...
KATHMANDU, July 30: Prime Minister Balen Shah is set to address the nation in the wake of violent incidents in Sunsari and a number of Terai-Madhes districts.

Kathmandu. An alliance comprising various seven parties has been formed in the Terai/Madhesh. The alliance, scheduled to be announced on August 8, includes the Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) Nepal le...
Kathmandu, July 31: Prime Minister Balendra Shah has started discussions with leaders of various political parties representing Madhes.

Janakpur and Lahan restrictions removed after security review, while limits on gatherings remain in sensitive areas. Security restrictions have been eased in parts of Madhesh and the eastern Tarai...
MADHESH, July 2: The Rastriya Swatantra Party's (RSP) proposal to abolish provincial assemblies and restructure Nepal's federal system has sparked a political backlash in Madhesh, with Madhesh-cent...

Kathmandu. Sudurpashchim Province government and Madhesh Province government, which were identified by political stability, have fallen into a vicious cycle of instability after the 2079 elections....
Janakpurdham, July 30: Madhes government has urged everyone to maintain social harmony, religious tolerance and mutual trust.

Prime Minister Shah met Madhesh leaders and lawmakers Friday, while home minister reached agreements with victims’ families in Sunsari and Siraha Thursday. Tensions across parts of Madhesh and Kos...

KATHMANDU, June 11: The Madhesh Province Assembly has unanimously approved the province’s policy and programme for fiscal year 2026/27, paving the way for the presentation of the upcoming budget.

Janakpurdham. Thirteen fugitives from various cases have been arrested from Parsa district of Madhesh Province. According to the District Police Office, they were arrested from various places in t...

RSP chair begins consultations with political and community leaders before prime minister launches similar efforts after Sunsari violence spreads across Madhesh. Following the communal unrest in S...

KATHMANDU, May 22: Madhesh Province is projected to record an economic growth rate of just 1.31 percent in the current fiscal year (FY), far below the national average of 3.85 percent. The weak per...

Kathmandu. For the past two-three years, drought and lack of adequate rainfall in Madhesh Province have caused a severe water crisis across the entire Terai region. Due to the rapid decline in grou...

Internal disputes over budget allocations have delayed deliberations in Sudurpaschim, Lumbini, Karnali and Koshi, while Madhesh prepares to begin debate 17 days after unveiling its spending plan. ...
KATHMANDU, May 21: Saroj Kumar Yadav has been unanimously reappointed as the parliamentary party leader of the Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) Nepal in Madhesh Province.

Janakpurdham. Following Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle's announcement of a 20% salary increment for employees in the budget speech for the fiscal year 2083/084, the Ministry of Finance of Madhesh P...
The six teams revealed for the tournament include Sagarmatha Smashers, Madhesh Warriors, Kathmandu Reds, Annapurna Spiker Kings, Karnali Shivaraj and Khaptad Falcons. The organisers have revealed ...

KATHMANDU, May 14: As it is now certain that the Kathmandu-Terai/Madhesh Fast Track project will not be completed even within the second extended deadline, the National Planning Commission has advi...

Janakpurdham. Following the incident in Devanaganj, Sunsari, to resolve the communal tensions that have increased in various districts of Terai Madhesh, Home Minister Sudhan Gurung, on the instruct...

Law requires local units to transfer 40 percent of royalties and taxes to the province, but many have withheld and spent the funds. The Madhesh provincial government has suspended conditional, spe...

Janakpurdham. The increasingly restless Madhesh Province is gradually becoming more bustling. The Madhesh Province had become tense since Thursday after the death of Ganesh Yadav in a shooting inci...

Janakpurdham. Not only in Kathmandu, but also in Janakpur, the capital of Madhesh Province, there has been a shortage of LPG gas for cooking. Sellers are turning away customers, saying 'no gas' at ...

Kathmandu. Rajkishor Yadav is a name established in both Madhesh and national politics. A leader of the Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) Nepal, Yadav has led various ministries at different times. Mad...

Janakpurdham. The construction of the Hulaki Highway, considered the backbone of Madhesh Province's development, from Siraha to Sarlahi has reached its final stage. In this section, 24 bridges have...

Janakpurdham. Rice plantation in Madhesh Province has reached the final stage. According to the Madhesh Province Agriculture Development Directorate, plantation has been completed in 350,118.88 hec...

Kathmandu. Top leaders of Madhes-centric parties have accused Prime Minister Balen Shah of premeditated violence in Madhes after meeting him. They presented their grievances and suggestions, expres...

Raha. The protest that started after the incident in Devanaganj-Kapantaganj of Sunsari on July 10 has had an impact in various districts of Madhesh including Sunsari and Siraha. The demonstration h...

Kathmandu. Police are investigating 39 people arrested on charges of attempting to disrupt religious tolerance in Madhesh Province. Five people were arrested from Siraha on Friday, 21 from Dhanusha...

Kathmandu. Transport services have been affected in various districts of Koshi and Madhesh provinces (Eastern Terai) due to the tense situation that has arisen in recent days. The dispute that star...

Kathmandu. Nepali Communist Party (NCP) MP Nar Bahadur Bisht has accused the government of being responsible for the violent incidents in Sunsari and other Madhesh districts. Speaking at Friday's N...

Kathmandu. Prime Minister Balendra Shah has started discussions with the members of parliament representing Tarai and Madhesh. The discussion, which started at the Office of the Prime Minister and ...

Pokhara. The Tarai Madhesh region of Nepal is currently disturbed due to religious conflict. Everyone is making efforts and initiatives to re-establish peace there. While the dispute that started i...

Kathmandu. The Ministry of Home Affairs has further tightened security surveillance in various districts of Madhesh Province and Koshi Province to prevent the spread of violence. The Ministry of Ho...

Kathmandu. Prime Minister Balendra (Balen) Shah has held discussions with leaders of various Madhesh-centric parties regarding the ongoing tensions in Sunsari and other parts of Madhesh. Present a...

Kathmandu. Following the spread of protests that began in Sunsari to the districts of Madhesh, high security alert has been adopted there. A high official from the Home Ministry told Ratopati that ...

Kathmandu. Nepali Congress leader Dr. Shekhar Koirala has expressed deep concern over the recent sensitive incidents in the Tarai-Madhes region and appealed to all sides to maintain social harmony ...

Kathmandu. Due to the ongoing agitation in Madhesh, Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, Dean's Office has postponed the 'Market Management' subject examination which was scheduled to be he...

Kathmandu. As protests increase in Sunsari of Koshi Province and districts of Madhes, the Home Ministry has called the office-bearers of the Muslim Commission and Hinduist organizations for a discu...

Saptari. In the process of improving the quality of electricity service in Madhesh Province, a newly constructed substation has come into operation in Saptari. The 33/11 KV and 6/8 MVA capacity su...

Janakpurdham. Madhesh Province's Hindu and Muslim religious leaders have appealed for maintaining peace without being divided in the name of religion, regarding the communal riots that occurred bet...

Janakpurdham. The Madhesh Province Assembly meeting is scheduled to convene at 1:00 PM today. The agenda for the meeting includes the presentation of the report by the task force formed to resolve ...

Janakpurdham. The recent two-three days of rainfall have brought new hope to the farmers of Madhesh, who were worried about the drought and lack of adequate rainfall for several weeks. With timely ...

Dhanusha. Madhesh Province Chief Minister Krishna Yadav has stated that the caseload in courts is increasing due to a lack of legal knowledge.< p> Speaking at the 'Discussion and Interaction on Co...

Kathmandu. A national multilingual poetry conference is to be organized in Siraha to draw the government's attention to the dilapidated condition of the Hulasi Road, the backbone of Terai-Madhesh, ...

Janakpurdham. Madhesh Province Minister for Forests and Environment Shankar Prasad Chaudhary has stated that the budget from the federal and provincial governments is insufficient for the conservat...

Kathmandu, June 9: Moderate rainfall with thunderstorms is currently occurring in various districts of Lumbini, Karnali, Bagmati, Madhesh, and Koshi provinces. According to meteorologist of the Dep...

Janakpur. Madhesh Province Chief Minister Krishna Yadav is taking a vote of confidence today. For that, the Provincial Assembly meeting has been called at 1 PM. Chief Minister Yadav is taking a vo...

Janakpurdham. 442 hectares of forest land encroached upon for years in various districts of Madhesh Province have been cleared in the last fiscal year 2081/82. According to the Directorate of Fores...