Devendra Basnet/DB Budha

JUMLA, July 22: Bishnu Upadhyay of Chandannath Municipality-9 of Jumla district has been admitted to the Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KAHS) for the past few days due to chest-related problems. But he is in a hurry to get well and return home as soon as possible. He is in rush because he witne...

JUMLA, July 16: As the health of Dr Govinda KC continued to worsen Sunday, the 16th day of his fast-unto-death, doctors attending him were preparing to place him on a ventilator. Dr KC is on a fast-unto-death demanding crucial reforms in the medical education sector. Dr KC has developed several heal...

JUMLA, July 15: Ganga Mahat of Khalanga, the district headquarters of Jumla, has been participating in the latest fast-unto-death of senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC for the last eight days. She has been continuously extending her support and solidarity to Dr KC by urging others to join him t...

JUMLA, July 14:  Dr Govinda KC, who has been staging a fast-unto-death here since the last 14 days demanding reforms in medical education, has started having spells of unconsciousness.

JUMLA, July 9: Senior orthodontic surgeon Dr Govinda KC, who is on a hunger strike in Jumla since the past 10 days, is refusing medication despite his deteriorating condition.

JUMLA, July 9: Few years ago, Gothichaur Rural Municipality got its first health post. Khadka Bahadur Budha one of the residents here has never been to this health post situated in Maningsanghu despite having numerous health problems. Whenever he or any other member of his family has any health prob...

JUMLA, July 9: The condition of Dr Govinda KC, who is on a fast-unto-death in Jumla district for the past nine days, is deteriorating, doctors attending to him said. He has not eaten or drank anything since the beginning of the hunger strike.

Jumla, July 8: It is already  eight days since he started his latest fast-unto-death, and the pain in the chest and muscles has made it extremely difficult for him to speak or even  breathe. There were two medical helpers around Dr Govinda KC on Saturday, at Karnali Institute of Health Sciences.