Seven people died when a bus veered off the road in Palpa, while four died in separate accidents in Sarlahi and Siraha.

Budget issued by the federal government for the programme is not sufficient to cover all expenses, hospitals say.

The number of infant deaths has increased across the district in last four years despite several programmes implemented at the local and district levels to save mothers and babies.

At least 45 households in Tinau Rural Municipality are at risk of landslides.

Bamboo plantation campaign underway in all 12 districts of the province to form biological embankments in order to prevent erosion and flood.

The prohibitory orders in place to curb the virus spread have failed to stem the movement of people in rural areas.

People are buying self-prescribed medicines based on information shared on social media platforms.

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

Road office says it does not have the funds to repair the highway this year.

Some of the road sections blocked by landslide debris had also suffered the same fate last year.

Haphazard construction of rural roads have raised the risk of landslides and erosions, road engineers say.

The landslide had swept away four vehicles at Sammobari on the Tansen-Ridi road section in Palpa on Monday.

Most choose to work in their own fields or development projects in the villages and seek employment opportunities from the local government.

All 36 quarantined at Sisne in Rukum (East) were sent home without carrying out tests.

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