At least Rs 2.4 million is needed to repair the road but the authority concerned says it does not have the required budget.

500 cases of Seasonal Hyperacute Panuveitis caused by Gazaline moths have been reported in Gandaki Province in past year.

As many as 27 people including the drivers of both the vehicles have sustained injuries in the accident, said police.

Only around eight percent work of the road expansion project has been completed in three years and the contractor is lobbying for extension of project deadline.

Haphazard construction of roads, buildings and shops on the roadside using heavy machinery has damaged the road in several places.

An automatic camera trap installed at Madi Rural Municipality in Kaski has captured footage of wild boar in the area.

The highway has been blocked by at least 20 major landslides, cutting off supply lines.

The only foot trail linking the settlements to the rest of the district got damaged by landslides two months ago.

Patients with serious illnesses or injuries needing immediate care have been hit hard.

Multiple landslides have obstructed road connectivity in the district.

Landslides in several places of Kushma Municipality and Modi Rural Municipality have claimed the lives of six adults and four children with one elderly missing.

Five people have been injured and a three-year-old has been missing following the natural disaster.

With vehicles still pouring in from either side of the obstructed section, the traffic in the area is in a gridlock.

Chhekampar and Chumchet have been cut off from rest of the district, disrupting supply of food and daily essentials.

Downstream settlements still at risk, as landslide has not stopped and heavy rainfall has been forecast for several days.

Despite the increasing number of cases of late, the province has not done much to prepare for a health emergency.

The trail should be repaired to ease transportation of food and daily essentials, locals say.

The chances of getting a scholarship for MD are high if a doctor has served at hospitals in remote districts.

Landslides triggered by heavy rains swept away 21 houses in Marsyangdi Rural Municipality on July 20 and 22 last year.

Authorities say those found guilty of gender discrimination at workplace can be penalised but they have received no such complaints so far.