Archive for: August, 2016

Scrub typhus easily curable if timely treatment

Kathmandu / Aug 18: The number of scrub typhus patients has so far reached 78 across the country, with three deaths so far. Scrub typhus is an infectious disease caused by the Ricekettsia bacteria and is transmitted to humans from the biting of fleas, mites and lice. It is however easily curable with timely diagnosis […]


सुत्नका लागि छाउगोठ चाहार्न बाध्य भइन् कमला

शुर बहादुर सिंह / जुम्ला, २ भदौ । सुन्दा अचम्म लाग्न सक्छ, तर यहाँ यस्तै भएको छ । महिनावारी भएको बेला आफ्नो घर त कहाँ हो कहाँ गोठ पनि अर्काको चाहार्नु प¥यो कुडारी–४ जुम्लाकी कमला शाहीले । सामाजिक कुसंस्कारका रुपमा विद्यमान छुईप्रथा न्यूनीकरण गर्ने अभियान सोही गाविसमा चलिरहँदा बाहिर सरेकी कमलाले चार÷पाँच रात बिताउन आफ्नो […]


नेविसङ्घको अध्यक्षमा महर निर्वाचित

काठमाडौँ, २ भदौ । नेपाल विद्यार्थी सङ्घ (नेविसङ्घ)को अध्यक्षमा नयनसिंह महर निर्वाचित हुनुभएको छ । केहीबेरअघि सम्पन्न मतपरिणामअनुसार महर एक हजार ३३४ मतका साथ विजयी हुनुभएको प्रमुख निर्वाचन अधिकृत भरतप्रसाद खरेलले जानकारी दिनुभयो । उहाँका निकटतम प्रतिद्वन्द्वी मनोजमणि आचार्यले एक हजार २०९ मत प्राप्त गर्नुभएको थियो । त्यसैगरी महामन्त्रीमा कुन्दन काफ्ले र सरोज थापा निर्वाचित […]


सामान्य औषधिले निको हुने ‘स्क्रब टाइफस’

काठमाडौँ, २ भदौ । पछिल्लो समय देशका विभिन्न ठाउँमा फैलिएको स्क्रब टाइफस बिरामीको सङ्ख्या ७८ पुगेको छ । समयमै उपचार गरे सामान्य औषधिमै निको हुने स्क्रब टाइफसका कारण तीन जनाको मृत्यु भएको पुष्टि समेत भइसकेको छ । रोगका विषयमा सही जानकारीको अभावका कारण बिरामीले स्वास्थ्य संस्था पुग्न ढिलाइ गर्ने गरेकाले दिनदिनै बिरामीको सङ्ख्या बढ्दै गएको […]


संस्कृत विश्वविद्यालय : लगानी अनुसार विद्यार्थीको आकर्षण घट्दो

प्रकाश सिलवाल / काठमाडौँ, २ भदौ । अन्य विश्वविद्यालयका तुलनामा प्रतिविद्यार्थी लगानी निकै बढी भएको नेपाल संस्कृत विश्वविद्यालयमा विद्यार्थीको आकर्षण भने घट्दो देखिन्छ । सरकारी अनुदान र विश्वविद्यालयको लगानीसमेत जोड्दा प्रतिविद्यार्थी वार्षिक सरदर खर्च रु एक लाख ७० हजारभन्दा बढी छ तर विद्यार्थीको आकर्षण बढ्न सकेको छैन । दुई वर्षअघि चार हजार २०० विद्यार्थी रहेकामा […]


Janai Purnima festival being celebrated today

Kathmandu / Aug. 18: The tagadharis or those who wear the ‘Janai’ (the sacred thread) around their bodies from the left shoulder change the sacred thread today after having a haircut and a bath on the occasion of ‘Janai Purnima’, also known as ‘Rishi Tarpani’. This festival observed by the Hindus, especially of the Shaiva […]


Education material support to school and Madarasa

Nepalgunj / Aug 18: Education materials support was handed over to 17 community schools and two Madarasa of Nepalgunj town area under the Integrated Partnership Project on Wednesday. The support was provided to the educational institutions under the aegis of District Education Office, Save the Children and Banke UNESCO Club. Assistant District Education Officer Gorkha […]


Resolving issues concerning Madhes; so near and yet so far (Commentary)

Pritam Bhattarai / Kathmandu: One of the major reasons that CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal gave for a change in the leadership of the government was to address the long-standing issues concerning the Madhesh or the southern plains of the country. And hence, all eyes are on Dahal since he was elected to […]


Dr KC to take to the streets

Kathmandu / Aug 17: Dr Govinda KC, the medico who has staged fast-unto-street for eight times demanding reforms in medical education and health sector in the country, is to start his another leg of crusade from August 20 and that’s in another form. Organizing a press conference at the TU Teaching Hospital at Maharajgung on […]


NHRC’s attention drawn to save Ganga Maya’s life

Kathmandu / Aug 17: Human rights workers campaigning to save the life of Ganga Maya Adhikari met with Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission Anup Raj Sharma on Wednesday, drawing the Commission’s attention towards Ganga Maya and her long struggle for justice. Handing over a memo to the NHRC Chair at the Commission, they appealed […]




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