KATHMANDU, May 24: The Patan High Court has ordered Grande International Hospital to pay Rs 3.5 million in compensation to the family of Rihan Neupane for showing negligence in the child’s treatment.

KATHMANDU, Jan 14: Diksha Kandel couldn't hold back her tears when she read the story of Rihan, Ekta and Sanjeev a year ago. The Neupane family was struggling hard to keep pace with life as their only son Rihan was 'dying before their eyes'; and they knew the story could be different if the hospital they chose for the birth of their child had handled things carefully.

When Rihan slept for a little longer, Ekta and Sanjeev would check his pulse to see if he had left the world. Whenever he vomited regularly and underwent excess pain, the parents silently prayed for his peaceful end. There was not a single day when Ekta and Sanjeev did not  fear that it could be their last day with their son, Rihan.