NOC says there won't be LP gas shortage

Published On: March 15, 2020 02:37 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 15: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has said that there would not be a shortage of LP gas as 100,00 cylinders are being supplied in the market every day.

BHADRAPUR, March 15: Tourist areas in Jhapa, the district in Province 1, are exuding dismal look these days. It has been over 15 days that religious and historic sites in the district such as Kichakbadha, Krishna Thumki, Arjundhara Jaleshwordham, Shibasatakshidham, Domukha, Jamunkhadhi, Bansbari, and Kalika wetland site have seen no arrival of internal and foreign tourists as the coronavirus ( COVID-19) poses a global health threat.

Hailstorm kills child in Arghakhanchi

Published On: March 15, 2020 02:14 PM NPT By: RSS

ARGHAKHANCHI, March 15: A child died after being hit by the hailstorm apparently at Shitganga municipality in Arghakhanchi last night. The District Police Office Arghakhanchi identified the victim as 10-year-old Bikash Nepali of Ratiya Ratamata from Shitganga municipality-12.

Dhanusha liquor poisoning death toll rises to 17

Published On: March 15, 2020 01:58 PM NPT By: ROHIT MAHATO

JANAKPURDHAM, March 15: The death toll from Dhanusha's latest incident of alcohol poisoning following the consumption of toxic homemade liquor has risen to 17, local police said on Sunday.

Hailstones damage crop

Published On: March 15, 2020 01:31 PM NPT By: RSS

TANAHUN, March 15: Hailstones coupled with rain have damaged wheat crop, vegetables and fruit farms here Saturday. The Budhiganga, Badimalika municipality and other local-level units in the lower part of the district experienced hailstorm for more than an hour, leading to significant damage to crops, said the Agriculture Knowledge Centre, Bajura.

RANJA, March 15: Although the government health facilities are well equipped to conduct delivery, the number of patients for this is very low as compared to those visiting the private hospitals for the health service. Free health service is provided under the 'Safe Motherhood Programme,' but people's attraction toward it is least here.

Mobile blood donation bus

Published On: March 15, 2020 12:29 PM NPT By: RSS

POKHARA, MARCH 15: The Nepal Red Cross Society has introduced a bus designed to organise mobile blood donation camp. The NRCS Kaski chapter has brought the bus into operation on Saturday.

Lightning kills two in Myagdi

Published On: March 15, 2020 12:04 PM NPT By: RSS

MYAGDI, March 15: Two persons have died after being struck by a lightning on Saturday.

BHIMDUTTANAGAR, March 15: Nepali Congress leaders and cadres have vandalized a Nepal-India border pillar allegedly erected on the Nepali territory on Saturday.

Two isolation wards set up in Dadeldhura

Published On: March 15, 2020 08:53 AM NPT By: Pushkar Bhandari

DADHELDHURA, March 15: Authorities in Dadheldhura have set up isolations wards in two different hospitals in the district amid possible threat of COVID-19 outbreak.