Since the monsoon rains intensified in the past two weeks, the district has seen over a dozen landslides.

Failure to manage state-run quarantine facilities has forced many returnees to pay their way through quarantine measures.

In Parbat, the fences are still intact despite the fact that the police have been deployed at major entry points to scrutinise the movements of people.

Authorities seek locals’ help to keep a check on people coming from outside during the lockdown.

According to the District Crisis Management Committee, the district should conduct at least 1,000 tests to ensure that there hasn’t been local transmission of the disease.

In Parbat, the local administration is on high alert after two cases tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the neighbouring Baglung district.

Most of them don’t have a single fire engine or a firefighter.

Though the government is advocating to make public offices paperless, crucial documents in these offices are yet to be digitised.

The centre has been referring patients to other health institutions for lack of employees and resources.

According to the proposed modern town plan, the construction of roads, bus park, schools, colleges, hospitals, electricity, and water supply among other infrastructures should be prioritised.

Thanks to a cleanliness drive and drinking water project, the village has undergone a significant change in the past year—from an excreta-infested open space to a to-be-declared ‘model village’.

Once the administrative centre of Baglung, Galkot has been lying in the shadows for decades. But now the city of ancient fort is set to restore its towering glory.

There were 18 people onboard the vehicle, police said.

Contractors are getting paid before they even start their work, and this is causing them to make off with the money and not complete the work, say legal advocates.

Unless the Nepali sign language becomes more widely used, deaf people in the country will keep having a difficult time pursuing their ambitions.