Two women from Jhapa die of swine flu in two weeks

Published On: August 2, 2017 06:42 PM NPT By: Republica

JHAPA, August 2: Two women from Jhapa district succumbed to swine flu during their treatment at the same hospital in India in the last two weeks.

KATHMANDU, Aug 1: Five years ago, twelve years old Rina Dahal (name changed) of Dhading ran away from home and came to Kathmandu along with her friends. Though she used to work in a Thamel-based restaurant, she didn't earn enough to pay the rent of her room. This ultimately pushed her to the street life. The ill-treatment of the hotel owner and other staffs compelled her to quit her job.

Social activist Baldev Ram dies at 74

Published On: August 2, 2017 07:01 AM NPT By: Mithilesh Yadav

LAHAN, Aug 1: Baldev Ram, who led carcass boycott campaigns in Madhes besides other numerous social struggles at the behest of the squatters and landless people, breathed his last at the BP Koirala Health Science Academy on Thursday. He was 74.

KATHMANDU, Aug 1: It has been found that hundreds of copies of Sabaiko Nepali, a school textbook, printed under the Sajha Prakashan logo, were removed on Tuesday from the private book shop named Oxford International owned by Dolindra Prasad Sharma, chairman and general manager of Sajha Prakashan.

Medical Education Act is Dr KC’s ‘bottom line’

Published On: August 2, 2017 05:11 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 1: Dr Govinda KC, professor and senior orthopedic surgeon at the Institute of Medicine (IOM), has said that the enactment of the Medical Education Act without delay is his ‘bottom line’ for agreement with the government. The third round of talks held between government officials and Dr KC’s representatives on Tuesday, the ninth day of Dr KC’s 11th fast-unto-death, ended inconclusively Tuesday.

Divorce rampant in Rolpa

Published On: August 2, 2017 02:19 AM NPT By: Dinesh Subedi

ROLPA, August 1: In recent days, the number of young couples seeking divorce has increased rampantly in Rolpa.

Water shortage gets worse in Baitadi villages

Published On: August 2, 2017 02:16 AM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITIDI, August 2: More than 200 households of Pancheshwar Rural Municipality-1 off Baitadi are compelled to spend half their day fetching drinking water as water crisis deepens in the remote part of the district. All the water sources in the rural municipality have dried up reported the y in lack of periodic maintenance.

Over 17,000 receive medical treatment under PCMTP

Published On: August 1, 2017 07:45 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 1: More than 17,000 people received medical treatment in the past one year under the government's poor citizens' medical treatment program (PCMTP), officials said.

Official mishandled despite presence of Minister

Published On: August 1, 2017 05:11 PM NPT By: Republica

DHANUSHA, August 1: Executive officer of the Janakpur Sub Metropolis, Arjun Prasad Subedi has been mishandled. He was physically abused despite the presence of Minister.

A metropolis, but Birgunj lacks public toilets

Published On: August 1, 2017 03:59 PM NPT By: Republica

BIRGUNJ, August 1: Visitors are facing problems in lack of sufficient number of public toilets in Birgunj Metropolitan City.