ONCE-OVER Diarrhoea breaks outRAJBIRAJ: About 30 victims of the fire that gutted houses and properties at the Yadav tole in Badagama village development committee on Sunday are suffering from diarrhoea, victims said. Most of the sick are children, locals said,... Travel 09 Mar, 2005
Fire victims crave for food, shelter Byas Shanker Upadhyaya Badgama (Saptari), March 7:Members of the Yadav community in Badgama village development committee in Saptari district had to spend the night without food and shelter as their houses and properties were gutted yesterday... Travel 07 Mar, 2005
Expecting women to get iron supplements in diet Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, February 18:Iron supplements in the diet of expecting and lactating women in 12 more districts of the country will be introduced from this year on a war footing to intensify the battle against anaemia. Sharada Pandey,... Travel 18 Feb, 2005
35 kids catch measles Himalayan News ServiceRajbiraj, February 13: At least 35 children of one ward in Sapatari have caught measles. Two more measles cases reported today bringing the total to 35, stated Jandaul VDC-based sub-health post.Most of the children affected are... Travel 14 Feb, 2005
Health ministry to run training programme Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, February 9:Under the plan, “United Management Programme for Child Illness” in Sarlahi, the Ministry of Health intends to bring down the mortality rate of children suffering from pneumonia, according to a press... Horoscopes 10 Feb, 2005
Health awareness lacking, Chepang women at risk Kedar AcharyaMakawanpur, February 4:Eighteen-year-old Sun Maya Praja (Chepang) and a mother of three children of Dhusarang, Kalikatar VDC-1, died of excessive bleeding last October. Maya’s husband, Kul Bahadur, had taken help of a village shaman when... Travel 05 Feb, 2005
TOPICS : Stakeholders should show sincerity Surendra R Devkota:Armed with eight goals, 18 targets, and 10 recommendations, the plan for Millennium Development Goal (MDG) is expected to bring a new wave around the globe. Although these goals, targets, and recommendations may seem simple and... 03 Feb, 2005
ONCE-OVER Nepal-China study centre:SUNSARI: A Nepal-China study centre has been set up here to give continunity to Chinese cooperation in the development of the eastern region. The centre has 27 members including Prof Bharat Pokharel as the chairman and Prof... Travel 02 Feb, 2005
STCL campaigns for iodised salt Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, February 1:With a view of generating public awareness on the use of iodised salt, Salt Trading Corporation Ltd (STCL) has launched a month long campaign in order to save people from disorders related to iodine... 01 Feb, 2005
Join hands to fight rabies, says EDCD director Himalayan News Service Kathmandu, January 27: Collaboration between various ministries is needed to combat rabies, according to director of Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD), Dr Mahendra Bahadur Bista. Dr Bista said it was not possible... Horoscopes 28 Jan, 2005
Schools shut after teachers’ abduction Himalayan News ServiceNarayangarh, June 12:Following the abduction of teachers from all the schools of Devghat VDC on Friday, the managements here have decided to close the schools for indefinite period. The locals knew about the incident after a local... Travel 13 Jun, 2004
Shamans herald paradigm shift Himalayan News ServiceCharikot, June 6:Better late than never. In what may be termed a paradigm shift in societal trend, at least here, shamans have increasingly come to realise that faith healing does not work at all times and have started referring... Travel 07 Jun, 2004
