The sub-metropolis aims to conserve wetlands, increase greenery, provide irrigation facilities to local farmers and maintain the habitat of various species of wildlife and birds.

A worker’s death highlights the dangers of coal mines, where safety measures are flouted and inspection is non-existent.

Forty-seven cooperatives have been established in Dang, Banke, Bardiya, Kailali and Kanchanpur for the upliftment of the former Kamalaris’ economic status.

It is a good sign that the people’s representatives despite their age have decided to pursue education; it sends a positive message of the importance of education, say teachers.

Many local unit heads have protested against the Academy’s move, arguing that it is the federal or provincial government’s responsibility to pay for the tests.

As the Covid-specific hospital in the district has reached its full occupancy, 38 coronavirus patients have been observing isolation in common quarantine centres.

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.