Three out of the eight people who had consumed the wild mushroom are undergoing treatment at Karnali Provincial Hospital in Surkhet.

Locals from areas at risk of landslides are currently taking shelter in nearby schools and playgrounds in makeshift tents.

Eighteen people have been killed in various landslides in the district this week alone.

A large number of people in public roles have exposed themselves to the risk of Covid-19 while managing quarantine facilities, distributing relief, and attending public gatherings.

The monsoon-induced disasters have displaced at least 300 families in the rural municipality.

Five others still missing; rescue works hampered by adverse weather conditions, said police.

A bill registered in the provincial assembly secretariat proposes facilities for elected representatives under 13 different headings.

The provincial government had allocated Rs 30 million for the 14-km track.

In Karnali, around 1,600 swab samples are yet to be tested, authorities say.

The doctors said in a statement on Thursday that they decided to protest after the provincial government didn’t give them the extra money.

Police have so far arrested 29 individuals in connection with the incident.

The risk of community transmission is increasing due to the lack of contact tracing and delay in PCR tests, doctors say.

Protesters demand to scrap of the alleged ‘falsified’ postmortem report.

Among the 39 passengers, three dead one still missing.

Protesters accuse doctors of caving under political pressure and vandalise Jajarkot hospital.

Homicide, attempted homicide and caste-based discrimination and untouchability charges have been filed against them.

Police arrested three more people on Wednesday in connection to the incident.

A relative of the Malla family accused of orchestrating the killings, and another unidentified individual have been arrested based on call data, said police.

Following an altercation with the passengers, the driver exited the vehicle which had its engine running, causing the accident, police said.

Local units in Dailekh directed to trace 87 individuals who were staying in the same facility as three Covid-19 patients.