Agandhar Tiwari

Agandhar Tiwari is the Parbat correspondent for Kantipur Publications.

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Treatable eye disease is causing blindness among children in Gandaki districts

500 cases of Seasonal Hyperacute Panuveitis caused by Gazaline moths have been reported in Gandaki Province in past year.

Disruption of Mid Hill Highway affects hill districts of Gandaki

The highway has been blocked by at least 20 major landslides, cutting off supply lines.

Parbat landslides kill at least 11 people, power outage throughout district

Multiple landslides have obstructed road connectivity in the district.

At least 10 dead in separate landslides in Parbat

Landslides in several places of Kushma Municipality and Modi Rural Municipality have claimed the lives of six adults and four children with one elderly missing.

Two dead, three missing in floods, landslides in Gandaki

Vehicular movement along several road sections has been obstructed due to landslides.

Infection fears force farmers to do it alone

The pandemic has ended the tradition of working in each other's fields during the busy season, say farmers.

Parbat sees return of labour force following relaxation in lockdown measures

The district has made quarantine period mandatory for all returning migrant workers to the district to keep a check on coronavirus infections.

Bridges along Parbat section of Mid-Hill Highway in desperate need of repair

All five bridges were built some 30 years ago and lack of repair and maintenance over the years have left them riddled with potholes.

Majhis in Parbat put their lives at risk every day wading through high waters in Kaligandaki to extract sand

The local unit has put a ban on sand extraction in rivers during the rainy season given the risk factor but the Majhi squatter community has no other means to earn a living; they defy the ban and brave the roaring Kaligandaki.

Parbat Hospital closed for the last four days after doctors infected with coronavirus

Officials say they are waiting for the test results of other staffers who may have come into contact with the infected.

In Parbat, health workers decry lack of proper isolation facility

District chief accuses the coronavirus infected health workers of leaving the designated isolation centre.

Three more bodies recovered from Parbat landslide site; death toll reaches eight

Search is still on for one more missing, said police.

Workers return to construction projects as virus restrictions are relaxed

The government has announced that development projects can recommence by following safety standards.

In Baglung, District Crisis Committee orders locals to clear fences set up at entry points to ward off the movement of people

In Parbat, the fences are still intact despite the fact that the police have been deployed at major entry points to scrutinise the movements of people.