Hospitals say their resources will be spread thin if more patients are admitted.

Even today, many health workers in Dang who are involved in the treatment of Covid-19 patients or suspects are without protective equipment and at risk of catching the virus.

Locals said the social work being done by the youths had provided them much relief.

For a lack of quarantine facility, health workers deployed at the temporary hospital are staying on hospital premises.

The provincial government has allocated budget to the local units but they haven’t prioritised health services.

The office has taken the decision to streamline the relief distribution process and to avoid crowds, according to the District Administration Office, Dang.

Following the incident, the District Administration Office has issued a notice asking homeowners to refrain from such discriminatory activities towards health professionals.

Daily essentials will be home delivered to the locals during the lockdown period, say local authorities.

Activists advocating against child marriage say most children succumb to family pressure and there’s no help forthcoming from authorities.

The school has ‘yoga classes’ for its seventh period where the students are led through basic yoga exercises.

The district security committee of Rolpa said its search for Netra Bikram Chand is still on.

Most of these women are suffering from diseases related to uterus and many of them have physical injuries from domestic abuse meted out to them.

According to a recent survey, 46.9 percent of total marriages in the country are still child marriages.

The expensive and high-risk dance is under threat—but communities are now trying to conserve it.

The bridges are between 200 metres and 860 metres long and the construction works have been completed seven months to one year ahead of the deadline.