KOHALPUR, Aug 30: Continuous rainfall in Western Nepal since the past few weeks have caused several potholes in the East West Highway making transportation riskier for the commuters. Certain section of the highway has been affected by floods as well.

NAWALPARASI, Aug 15: The Nawalparasi Daunne section of the East-West highway which has been inoperative time and again since Friday has been again blocked since last night.

NAWALPARASI, Aug 12: A  section of the East-West Highway in Bardaghat Municipality-4 of Nawalparasi has caved in due to incessant rainfall, obstructing vehicular movement along the highway.

NAWALPARASI, August 12: Transportation service has been halted as the road section at Bardaghat Municipality-4 in Nawalparasi of East-West Highway has been damaged due to the continuous rain since Friday morning.

KATHMANDU, July 4: The power tussle raging within the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) has taken a nasty turn with several leaders from western tarai accusing the party leadership of using them and their constituencies as a scapegoat to secure its electoral interests in Province 2 in the east. RJPN"s presidium constitutes six leaders, all from the central and eastern tarai.

BUTWAL, Jan 4: Repair of a concrete bridge in Butwal along the East-West Highway has started.

BARDIYA, Dec 22: A royal bengal tiger was killed after being hit by a bus at Kuwabhar along the Karnali-Amreni road section of the East-West Highway on Wednesday night.

KAWASOTI, Dec 11: A bridge over Baulaha river at Devchuli – 12 of Nawalparasi along the East-West Highway collapsed this morning after a truck crashed into it.

RAUTAHAT, Sept 12: Flood caused by the incessant downpour since last three days has blocked the East-West Highway in Rautahat.

RAUTAHAT, June 18: Farmers from Rautahat blocked the East-West Highway on Saturday demanding payment of sugarcane.