Government-launched campaign to distribute Balvita, micronutrient powder, in Makawanpur to control malnutrition has failed to reach many families in the district.

Almost all health institutions in the district have reported receiving Balvita, micronutrient powder meant for children aged six months to two years, of substandard quality.

Health Directorate Hetauda says the majority of unsafe deliveries take place in Rasuwa, Sindhupalchok and Ramechhap districts.

Most tourists visit Chitlang Valley and surrounding areas to hike; many also love to cycle along green paddy terraces.

The budget for the People’s Housing Programme froze due to negligence of authorities, beneficiaries say.

Groceries are allowed to open briefly in the morning and sales are at minimum level, traders say.

The two-lane road will ease transportation of daily essentials between the Tarai districts and the Capital.

The Gorkha Earthquake and its powerful aftershocks in 2015 had destroyed the buildings of nine health posts in the district.

According to the data of Health Directorate in Hetauda, the province has 367 leprosy cases in the current fiscal year, a rise from 209 cases in the last fiscal.

Honey production has gone down by as much as 60 percent due to much fewer flowers in the chiuri tree and changing flowering timings, say beekeepers.

Raksirang Rural Municipality has allocated Rs2 million this fiscal year to launch ‘Save parents’ health programme.

Janapriya Secondary School in Hatiya Chisapani has produced 3,500 technical students so far, headmaster says.

The local government has given due priority to the health sector in the current fiscal year.

Poor crop harvest for a lack of fertilisers has driven the locals to destroy cash crops and plant marijuana to stay afloat.

As many as 603 people from the marginalised Chepang community will benefit from the health insurance policy from the upcoming fiscal year.