Health facilities run by the federal government witness a sharp drop in number of people coming in for tests as they start charging money.

Health workers worry about the lack of proper system to monitor the health of patients in home-isolation.

The Chitwan District Police Office arrested the accused 10 days after receiving the second complaint from the father of the deceased.

A report released by the District Covid-19 Crisis Management Centre on Monday points at a high rate of infection among doctors, nurses and health workers at various hospitals.

The father of the deceased had filed a complaint with District Police in Chitwan against Nepal Army personnel a month ago, but no one has been booked so far.

The District Administration Office in Chitwan has imposed prohibitory orders in six out of seven local units in the district.

Monsoon spells disaster for locals living in riverbank settlements with garbage washed ashore by the overflowing river.

Chitwan National Park has agreed to provide Rs 700,000 and the Rapti Municipal Office agreed to provide Rs 300,000 to the bereaved family.

Elephant rides, jeep safaris and canoe tours will resume in Bagmara and Kumroj buffer zone community forests.

The deceased’s family has accused Nepal Army personnel of fatally assaulting the youth last week inside Chitwan National Park.

Nepal Army has denied allegations of beating seven youths who had entered Chitwan National Park on July 16 without permission.

Nepal Chepang Sangh has submitted a memorandum to the chief district officer of Chitwan, demanding legal action against the guilty.

Chitwan National Park authorities on Saturday set ablaze two huts and vandalised eight others, asking the indigenous people to vacate Kusum Khola.

Local government criticise the park officials for trying to evict poor families during monsoon.

Some structures constructed last year have already been destroyed by this year’s rains.