Limsa Primary Health Centre sans doctors Jajarkot, March 28 Patients have been facing a hard time due to lack of doctors at Limsa Primary Health Centre of Barekot Rural Municipality in Jajarkot. The health centre has been running without doctors for the past six months though there is... Travel 29 Mar, 2019
Villages across Sudurpaschim immersed in 'Jatras' DHANGADHI: Local musical instruments 'Damaha', 'Dholak' and 'Narasingha Baja' are being tuned and the sound of traditional songs echoing from the villages in Sudurpaschim Province indicate that the region has immersed itself in its annual 'Jatra'... Travel 21 Nov, 2018
Woman thrashed, force-fed faeces on witchcraft charge Dhading, November 19 A 72-year-old woman was fed human faeces and thrashed mercilessly on the charge of practising witchcraft in Gaunthale of Siddalek Rural Municipality, Dhading district. According to the victim’s family members, the woman was... Travel 20 Nov, 2018
Single, elderly woman tortured on witchcraft charge DHADING: A 67-year-old woman was beaten black and blue and forced to eat human waste by four persons including a Nepal Army personnel in Siddha Lek Rural Municipality in Dhading. Following the incident, a team of police from District Police Office,... Travel 18 Nov, 2018
Mentally unsound teenager chained in shed for nine years Dolakha, November 3 A 13-year-old Subba Tamang with mental illness from Sailungeswor of Sailung Rural Municipality-8 has been chained in goat shed by his parents for the past nine years in Dolakha. Tamang was chained and tied by ropes in the... Travel 04 Nov, 2018
31 detained in connection with murder of two 'jhankris' DHADING: At least 31 people including four women have been taken in police custody in connection with the murder of two persons in Ganga Jamuna Rural Municipality of Dhading district. The villagers reportedly beat Plek Tamang (64) aka Purung... Travel 24 Jul, 2018
EDITORIAL: Left in the lurch The SC has rightly observed that it is a matter of shame if human beings are exploited in the name of customs and practices The Haliya system, a feudal system in which a well-to-do family had customary right to keep tenants and their entire family as... 09 Jul, 2018
13 year-old disabled minor tied up for nine years Dolakha, May 31 A 13-year-old physically challenged minor had been tied with a rope by his family members for the past nine years at Sailung Rural Municipality, in Dolakha. Subash Tamang, who was born physically disabled, was first tied up with... Travel 01 Jun, 2018
1 shaman dead, another missing after jumping into Karnali River BAJURA: A man died and another is missing after they jumped into a river in Bajura district on Sunday Morning. The deceased have been identified as Man Singh Bista (61) and Jay Bahadur Bista (53), both are shamans residing in Jagannath Rural... Travel 29 Apr, 2018
Mystery disease forces school to remain shut Jajarkot, February 13 With girl students collapsing in the classroom due to an unidentified disease, a school in Nalgadh Municipality has been shut for three weeks in Jajarkot. Panchayabhar Secondary School of the municipality will remain shut... Travel 14 Feb, 2018
Despite govt efforts, disability caused by leprosy on the rise Kathmandu, February 4 Although the government is making efforts to minimise transmission of leprosy, the number of people suffering from the disease is increasing. What’s worse is that many of them are even suffering from disability due to lack... Horoscopes 05 Feb, 2018
Medication plus positive attitude in dealing with Parkinson's KATHMANDU: One per cent of people above 60 years of age suffer from Parkinson’s disease, a degenerative neurological disorder that affects the central nervous system. But now-a-days, youth are also being diagnosed with the disorder, showed a... Environment 21 Jan, 2018
