UPENDRA YADAV

Sah’s mother claimed her daughter was at the hospital caring for a patient when she was arrested and accused political leaders of spreading misinformation.

The Birgunj–Pathlaiya Industrial Corridor — the largest in the country — has long been accused by locals of polluting rivers, streams, and air due to indiscriminate industrial practices.

Allegations persist that these traffickers receive protection from certain security personnel and political figures. According to insiders within the trafficking networks themselves, this protection is secured through regular bribes, often paid on a monthly basis.  

Among the various machines produced, the hand-operated rice planting machine currently has the highest demand.

A confrontation escalated into violence when Sunil Gupta, the ward chairperson of Jitpur, Simara Sub-Metropolitan City-7 in Bara, led a group to the house of local resident Prashuram Giri on Friday night. In response, Giri fired two warning shots from his licensed gun to protect his family. &nb...