The majority of schools in the province have launched admission campaigns after publishing results of the last academic session based on internal evaluation.

The onset of monsoon has disrupted roads in the district, hampering the treatment of coronavirus patients.

Authorities have prohibited people from picking the precious fungus in light of the second wave of the pandemic that has gripped the country.

The suspects took the victims to a local hotel, got them drunk and sexually assaulted them, according to police.

The health workers have been deprived of allowances and facilities due to them for the treatment of Covid-19 patients since the last fiscal year.

Over 200 beds and 200 oxygen cylinders have been added to treat coronavirus patients.

Many daily wage earners in the district are compelled to work in the field every day to make ends meet, putting themselves at risk of contracting the coronavirus.

Health workers say the authorities’ negligence in not running tests on returnees has resulted in the transmission of virus at the community level.

The situation in Karnali Province is becoming increasingly worrisome since the mortality rate among critical Covid-19 patients is high, say health workers.

Health officials say the current health infrastructure of the province will be overwhelmed if the caseload keeps increasing.

Residents of remote villages can easily access specialist services after the telemedicine service was launched in 42 health institutions of six districts of the province.

Khandachakra Municipality invested Rs 500,000 for the operation of ultrasound machine in Dahan Health Post, the first in the area to provide the service.

Cases of breathing difficulty and discomfort in nose and eyes, particularly among children, are on the rise, doctors say.

According to the Ministry of Social Development, 41,000 teenage girls got married in Karnali in the last three years.

More than 68 families have been displaced by the fire that spread throughout the settlement of thatched-roof houses.

The building of Dharmodaya Secondary School in Tajakot Rural Municipality, which was destroyed by a landslide in 2019, is yet to be rebuilt.

The operation of MBBS classes in the academy is still uncertain despite the institution’s claim of completing the necessary preparation for the same.

Farmers have been facing shortages of water to irrigate their fields because of the drying up of a stream that originates in Rara Lake.

Parliamentary Party won’t back Chief Minister Shahi from CPN (Maoist Centre), leaders say.

Local residents complain that the medical fees at the district hospital and private hospitals are the same.