Collective paddy transplantation and local festivals have contributed to the spread of the virus in the community.

Many women die for want of treatment and maternity care in Dhiri since they do not go to hospitals for delivery.

Risk of food shortage has increased as villages remain cut off from the rest of the district for the past three weeks.

Vehicular movement along several road sections has been obstructed due to landslides.

Marshyangdi River has been gaining strength since Tuesday night following heavy rainfall.

Erosion of the banks and siltation gain momentum during the monsoon, which can lead to floods and inundation.

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.