Proper awareness can help prevent snakebite: Experts

The World Health Organisation estimates 20,000 people are bitten by snakes each year in Nepal resulting in over 1,000 deaths. Experts argue that these cases can be reduced highly with proper awareness and easing access to medical facilities.

Experts stress synchronisation among three tiers of government to contain virus

The government has prioritised the expansion of isolation centers across the country. Authorities are also upgrading the health centres and managing oxygen for the critical cases of COVID-19.

Virus positive people may not be following isolation rule

On April 25, when Pravesh’s wife, a nurse, tested positive for the coronavirus, he went to get tested. Unsurprisingly, he too was found to be COVID-19 positive. The newlywed couple had contracted the virus while returning from their trip to Pokhara. As their health condition was stable, they opted for home isolation. “Only the couple stayed at the rented flat. They had informed us about their COVID-19 positive status. However, when I called Pravesh around four days later, he notified that they...

Cases of doctors with doctored documents raise concerns

The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) on April 18 arrested seven doctors with tampered School Leaving Certificates (SLC). The arrested included Mohammad Siddiqui, 28; Subhash Prasad Shah, 29; Mohammad Shahid Raja, 28; Dipendra Gautam, 31; Akhilesh Kumar Dev, 31; Faraz Hussain Khan, 29, and Pallavi Singh, 27. They had doctored their SLC mark sheets to be eligible for studying MBBS in Bangladesh. As a prerequisite, a Nepali student’s GPA of the marks obtained in major subjects in SLC and 10+2...

Applicants for driving license wait months for their tests

How long should one wait to sit for license examinations after submitting their applications? One week, two weeks or two months? But these days, one has to wait for as long as eight months to take the license exams.

Adopting safety measures vital to ward off lightning hazards

Over the past two days -- Thursday and Friday -- 4 incidents of lightning in different parts of the country claimed three lives and injured 10 others. The daily disaster bulletin issued by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) on Saturday showed that eight such incidents left six individuals injured on Friday, and sparked several incidents of fire which damaged properties.

COVID-19 fear leads to violation of drink-driving law

It was around 11:40 pm on Wednesday, the New Year Day, when the Metropolitan Police Circle, Thimi, dispatched a team under Police Inspector Indra Mani Adhikari towards S.S. Chowk of Ward 4 of Madhyapur Thimi Municipality after it received information about a road accident there.

Puri arrested in UAE on charge of masterminding murder

In the morning of April 11, 2020, police found the body of Binda Puri, who had been living alone at her residence in Aathrai Rural Municipality in Terhathum. The police found that she was murdered the night before.

Five face murder charge for beating alleged thief to death

It was at around 11:30 pm on April 3 when the Metropolitan Police Range, Bhaktapur’s control room received a phone call. It was from Barkhepati area in Ward 2 of Changunarayan Municipality.

Govt plans to enroll all Nepalis in health insurance scheme

Once the Minister for Health and Population Hridayesh Tripathi inaugurates the Health Insurance Scheme in six districts virtually on Wednesday, the scheme will reach 75 districts in the country.