The 76-year-old man’s body was found by the side of a river close to the hospital.

Karnali Academy of Health Sciences caters to patients from Jumla, Humla, Mugu, Kalikot and Dolpa and earning ccolades for its orthopaedic services.

Though marketing is not an issue, better roads would boost the sales, farmers say.

Police say the cause of the fire is yet to be known.

A Nepali consumes 72 litres of milk and dairy products annually, while the recommended requirement is 91 litres. But in Jumla, the per capita milk consumption is only 4 litres.

The snowfall since Tuesday morning, however, has elated farmers in the region in hopes of an increase in winter crop production.

The auto rickshaw swerved off the road and plunged into Tila river.

The body will be sent for post-mortem after it is received by the deceased’s family.

The region’s crops have also found fans in Kathmandu where cereals from distant districts have become trendy.

The police team, during a security check, found that the vehicle was transporting Sunpati (also known as Dwarf rhododendron) without proper paperwork.

The jeep heading to a voting centre skidded off the road and fell some 20 metres down.

A majority of young men from Sinja are currently working in various Indian cities and are not coming home for next week’s elections.

The victim died while undergoing treatment at the Karnali Institute of Health and Sciences on Thursday.

A doctor was physically assaulted by a young patient’s father last month.

Until now, police and army personnel have been donating blood for crucial surgeries.