Several remote villages are cut off from other parts of the province during the monsoon, local residents say.

Authorities have prohibited people from picking the precious fungus in light of the second wave of the pandemic that has gripped the country.

Villagers suffering from fever, cold and headache have not been tested as the district does not have any testing facilities.

The health workers have been deprived of allowances and facilities due to them for the treatment of Covid-19 patients since the last fiscal year.

Over 200 beds and 200 oxygen cylinders have been added to treat coronavirus patients.

The second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic is taking a toll on health facilities across the province.

The hospital running on basic medical infrastructure is not equipped to deal with Covid-19 cases, health workers say.

Pandemic brings challenges to regions suffering from lack of proper healthcare system and poor road connectivity.

The district hospital is ill-equipped and faces a shortage of essential medicines and infrastructure.

The agitating students have padlocked TNT Technical College and Syarputal Engineering College.

Police fired several rounds of bullets on Tuesday afternoon to contain the situation.

Aathbiskot Municipality has selected students from economically weak backgrounds for the three-year-programme.

Last year, the District Food Management Committee in Dolpa had allocated 3,000 quintals of foodgrains to upper Dolpa but the grains have yet to be supplied to the region.

As per the revised calendar, schools in Aathbiskot Municipality will run classes throughout the week to compensate for classes missed amid Covid-19 fear.

Several local units in the two districts have enhanced the institutional capacity of health facilities and initiated ambulance services for people in rural areas.