Dharapani, the administrative headquarters of the rural municipality, was badly damaged by the flooded Marsyangdi river in the second week of June.

31 votes cast in favour of Pokharel, 27 against him.

According to Dordi Rural Municipality officials, around 150 houses in the area are at high risk of floods from Dordi Khola.

Rivers swollen by incessant rainfall in last two days have displaced hundreds of people.

More than 50 families in Tal village have been displaced by the flooded Marshyangdi river.

Congress’s Krishna Chandra Nepali likely to be appointed new chief minister today.

Families displaced by last year’s flood in Dhorpatan Municipality of Baglung yet to receive government-announced relief.

Oxygen supply was insufficient at the Western Regional Hospital in Pokhara on Thursday due to the disruption of power supply at the oxygen plant.

There are only two Covid-19 specific government hospitals in Kaski. As of Wednesday, 427 patients were being treated at private hospitals and 116 at government hospitals in the district.

A 5.8 magnitude quake with epicentre at Marshyangdi Rural Municipality hit the district early Wednesday morning followed by small tremors across the district, according to National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre.

The authorities, however, do not have any record of workers who returned to and from Gorkha on foot in recent days.

The resignation comes in the manner Lumbini Chief Minister Pokhrel did last week to dodge a no-confidence vote.

The virus is spreading rapidly in the district but the administration and local residents are not serious about following health protocols, entrepreneurs say.

Most government hospitals across Gandaki Province and Covid-19 designated hospitals in the city face a hard battle against the virus in light of a shortage of health personnel.

Delayed response, insufficient fire engines, shortage of workers and lack of water refilling stations make disaster mitigation difficult.

Reconstruction works were started in January last year.

Leaders of the Maoist Centre say a no-confidence motion will be filed nonetheless and the party will support the Nepali Congress to form a new provincial government.

Dharche Rural Municipality has employed heralds and used radio services to disseminate information in highlands.

Capitalising on high demand for construction materials and negligence of local officials, smugglers continue to haphazardly extract riverbed materials from Daraudi River.

Around 10,000 households in the district do not have access to water supply, according to the Water Supply, Irrigation and Energy Development Office.