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.

TUTH residential docs to shun OPD services from Wednesday

Published On: August 1, 2017 02:19 PM NPT By: Deepak Dahal

KATHMANDU, August 1: Residential doctors at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital(TUTH) have made a decision to shun  the OPD services from Wednesday in protest of the government ’s cavalier attitude toward Dr Govinda KC’s demand for the overhaul of medical education system.

TILOTTAMA (RUPANDEHI), August 1: The Butwal-based Lumbini Zonal Hospital recorded 67 deaths from snakebite in the past seven years.

Nepal - the origin of four philosophies

Published On: August 1, 2017 01:32 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 1: Four different working papers on 'Various Aspects of Nepali Philosophy' were presented at a programme organised at Nepal Academy on Monday.

BARDIBAS, August 1: "We don't receive any medicines for free, doctors write it down on a piece of paper and we buy it outside."