Kailali, Jan. 12 -- Hasuliya and Bhajani, two bustling rural markets in Kailali, were deserted during the Maoist insurgency. With the implementation of the federal system, these markets are gradually limping back to life.

The old market places of Hasuliya and Bhajani had to wait for years to regain their lost glories. Although the country entered the federal process in 2006, these places had to wait for the local elections of 2017 to get back to life. Hasuliya is now the administrative centre of Kailari Rural Municipality while Bhajani Bazaar is a part of Bhajani Municipality.

"Various government offices have been established in Hasuliya and Bhajani. And those displaced businesspersons have returned with new businesses," said Nepalu Cha...