Women in Jumla villages resort to home deliveries due to lack of access to birthing centres, transportation
Women from the highlands of Guthichaur, Patarasi, Tila, and Kanakasundari are worried about their limited access to maternity care services.
Women from the highlands of Guthichaur, Patarasi, Tila, and Kanakasundari are worried about their limited access to maternity care services.
Sharmila Kumal,19, admitted to the hospital due to labour pain, died due to excessive bleeding on Sunday evening, the hospital said.
Many, mainly poor, are maimed for life with spinal injuries, piling burden on their families.
Search operations for the missing are underway, police say.
The jeep plunges 25 metres off the road, causing casualties, police say.
Work to clear debris at Ramri and Tateli areas is underway, police say.
The charred body of the girl was recovered from the incident site.
Their daughter rescued with severe injuries has been sent to Surkhet in Nepal Army helicopter for further treatment.
There are around 300,000 autistic children in Nepal who face significant educational challenges.
The vehicle was reportedly driven by a codriver at the time of the incident, police said.
The 56-year-old man was hit by lightning while herding cattle.
Though a total of Rs50 million has been spent for the lake’s management over the past two decades, efforts towards that have become ineffective.
Malla and four others, who got critically injured, were airlifted to the province hospital in Surkhet via Simrik Air.
Continuous rain triggers landslides, disrupting key routes in Salyan district.
According to the district traffic police offices in Kalikot, Jumla and Dailekh, landslides have occurred in 133 places along the highway since June 9.
Traffic expected to resume by afternoon once debris cleared, police say.
According to police, three injured passengers are in critical condition.
The chief minister receives 23 votes in the 40-member provincial assembly.
This is Kandel’s second floor test in the four months of assuming the office.
Congress lawmakers Bhandari, Shah, Adhikari and Budha join the Kandel-led Cabinet.