ONCE-OVER Petrol pump lootedSarlahi: A gang of armed dacoits looted Rs 20,000 from a petrol pump located in Lalbandi VDC-5 of Sarlahi district on Tuesday. According to the Sarlahi SP Manohar Raimali, a gang of 10 armed dacoits looted the money from the almirah... Travel 02 Nov, 2005
Once-over Two killed in mudslideSARLAHI: Two women were killed in a mudslide at Titredanda Village Development Committee (VDC) of Sarlahi district on Sunday while they were digging soil to colour their houses. One of them died on the spot and another on way to... Travel 31 Oct, 2005
3.6 million children to be given vitamin A doses Kathmandu, October 14:All preparations have been made to administer Vitamin A capsules and anti-worm medicine to the children in all 75 districts across the country under national vitamin A project from October 19 to 20. According to the Ministry of... Travel 15 Oct, 2005
Hysteria grips schoolchildren, classes disrupted Rautahat, September 20: Classes in the Kalika secondary school at Santapur Matiaun VDC Ward No 6 have been disrupted for the past two weeks after some students were gripped by hysteria. Terror has spread among the students and the teachers after... Travel 20 Sep, 2005
Excuse inexcusable Japanese Encephalitis (JE) has so far killed 274 people while hundreds of patients are undergoing treatment in different local hospitals of the country. Given the low level of public awareness and poor access to health posts or hospitals, the problem... 15 Sep, 2005
Typhoid outbreak in village Gaighat, August 8:Thanks to hot weather conditions and lack of potable water, typhoid has been raging in Malayadanda VDC for the past two weeks. About 20 patients visit the sub-health post in the VDC every day for treatment. “With the increase in the... Travel 08 Aug, 2005
Health policy to include Community Drug Programme Renu Kshetry Kathmandu, February 7: In order to ensure a regular supply of essential drugs in health posts, the government is planning to include the Community Drug Programme (CDP) in the forthcoming amended health policy. The CDP started eight years... Travel 02 Aug, 2005
ONCE-OVER 1 dies in mishapDHADING: One person was killed and one seriously injured when a truck hit a motorcycle coming from the opposite side at Chambas, Gajuri, along the Prithvi Highway on Monday. The driver of the motorcycle, Maram Kumar Sudehi, 30, of... Travel 25 Jul, 2005
Govt to expand iron supplement drive in 12 more districts Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, July 8:To prevent complications due to anaemia in pregnant women, the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) is set to expand its ‘Intensive iron supplement programme’ in 12 more Terai districts. Chief at the... Travel 09 Jul, 2005
IN BRIEF NEC Fete beginsBHAKTAPUR: Minister for Education and Sports, Radha Krishna Mainali on Saturday inaugurated a two-day long NEC Fete 2005, a statement said. The Expo organised by Nepal Engineering College was held at the college premises in Changu... Horoscopes 25 Jun, 2005
Annual budget sought for community drug scheme Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, June 5:In a bid to address the shortage of drugs specially in remote parts of the country, the Logistic Management Division under the Ministry of Health and Population has asked the government to allocate an annual... Travel 06 Jun, 2005
Work to blacktop Patan’s inner roads resumes Himalayan News ServiceLalitpur, June 2:The Lalitpur sub-Metropolitan City (LMC) has started to blacktop the inner streets of five wards in Patan again. The work was started in 2002, but was left incomplete. LMC spokesperson Ashok Shrestha said the... Horoscopes 03 Jun, 2005
