The 23-year-old died in the course of treatment at the Rapti Academy of Health Sciences in Ghorahi.

The Dang-based hospital considers serious steps over prolonged delay by Health Insurance Board to make reimbursements.

The 47-year-old died while attempting to save the five-year-old boy who had been electrocuted after coming in contact with live wire.

The search is underway to find the tipper driver, police said.

Agitated locals obstructed traffic along the Ghorahi-Lamahi road section in protest against the hospital after a child died in the course of treatment on Wednesday.

The trust owned 1,354 hectares of land in Pyuthan, Dang and Rolpa districts, but this has dwindled to 711 hectares.

Two others were injured after the out-of-control vehicle crashed into a wall on the East-West Highway.

Ravi Gharti, 40, was arrested from Lamahi Municipality-9 on Sunday. He had been convicted on a rape charge by the Dang District Court on January 10, 2022.

24 others were injured in the accident that occurred in Bhalubang of Dang district at around 11:30pm on Friday.

Deep-rooted customs where young girls are forcibly hauled away and abducted by men for marriage persist in several areas of the western Nepal district.

Thousands of civilians suffered at the hands of security forces and Maoists during the 1996-2006 insurgency.

The 11-year-old was taken ill after consuming the toxic fungi on Tuesday. She breathed her last while undergoing treatment in Butwal.

The arrested duo allegedly lured the victim, a 73-year-old woman, by offering help and committed the crime inside a parked bus at Tulsipur bus park, police said.

Chaudhary, a CPN-UML central committee advisor, passed away during treatment at a Ghorahi-based medical institute.

The event was organised by alleged conman Bharat Bhattarai aka Simanta KC, who identifies himself as astrologer and claims to possess magical powers to cure serious diseases.