Floods and landslides since mid-June have damaged the Sanfe-Martadi road section at several places.

The number of Covid-19 patients suffering from diarrhoea, fatigue, loss of appetite and bloating, among other symptoms, has increased, health workers say.

The pandemic has only highlighted the poor health infrastructure in the province, say health workers

As many as 34 returnees entering Nepal from Gauriphanta border point tested positive for Covid-19 in the past five days.

Local residents living in disaster-risk zones have been requesting relocation to safer areas but authorities are yet to come forward with a plan.

Dhangadhi airport, upgraded at the initiative of the people, has not only boosted in economic growth but also helped connect the plains and the mountains in the region.

Health institutions across the province are running short of funds to continue their fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

Eighty thousand migrant workers have applied for the government grant prepared for only 5,000.

During the monsoon, people have to pay for boat services to cross the river and in winter, they are charged money to use makeshift bridges.

The smugglers killed the policemen and threw their bodies into the Mohana river, said police.

Another police personnel who was on the same patrol with the missing officer was found dead in Mohana river in Kailali on Sunday, said police.

The 19-year-old, who was arrested on September 7 on charge of stealing a mobile phone, had died in police custody on Friday morning.

Most government hospitals in the province are reeling under a shortage of medical equipment and proper infrastructure.

The depot of the Food Management and Trading Company in Martadi, the district headquarters, is low on stock of rice grains.

The disaster has added to the distress of Bhajani residents who were already reeling under the devastation caused by July’s floodings.