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A million children go 'missing' from health data

Kathmandu, Nov. 4 -- Until around two years ago, 3.2 million under-five children were estimated to be eligible for Vitamin A supplementation and deworming tablets. Health authorities used to supply th... Read More


A million children from health data go 'missing'

Kathmandu, Nov. 3 -- Until around two years ago, 3.2 million under-five children were estimated to be eligible for Vitamin A supplementation and deworming tablets. Health authorities used to supply th... Read More


Rain disrupts daily life, brings cold, and damages harvest-ready paddy

Nepal, Oct. 30 -- Throughout Thursday, most parts of Nepal witnessed light to moderate rainfall triggered by Cyclone Montha. The cyclone originated in the Bay of Bengal, made landfall in India's Andhr... Read More


Cyclone Montha's effects hit Nepal today

Kathmandu, Oct. 30 -- Nepal is already under cloudy skies, with snowfall in the mountains and light rain in some districts due to a depression in the Arabian Sea. Meteorologists say Cyclone Montha, wh... Read More


Uplands brace for heavy snowfall. Tourists, farmers on alert

Kathmandu, Oct. 28 -- Very heavy rainfall, similar to that during the Dashain festival in the first week of October, is most likely to occur again from Thursday, with Koshi and Madhesh provinces expec... Read More


Underpaid and overworked, private hospital nurses demand pay parity

Kathmandu, Oct. 26 -- Eva [name changed], a staff nurse at a teaching hospital under Bhairahawa-based Universal College of Medical Science, receives only Rs13,000 as basic salary a month. The hospital... Read More


As smog season looms, experts urge early action on air pollution

Kathmandu, Oct. 24 -- distance vehicles was suspended for three days in the first week of October, in view of the forecast of excessive rainfall and the risk of floods, landslides and inundation. Aut... Read More


Nepal reports a dozen indigenous malaria cases since January

Kathmandu, Sept. 30 -- Around a dozen cases of indigenous malaria infection have been reported since January, this year, which is a serious setback in the country's efforts to achieve its malaria elim... Read More


Finance ministry flooded with public grievances

Kathmandu, Sept. 25 -- Within just two days of the launch of email addresses [email protected] and [email protected] and toll free hotline numbers, the Ministry of Finance has received over 600 phone ... Read More


Cholera cases jump in Parsa district

Kathmandu, Sept. 24 -- A new infection of cholera, a deadly waterborne disease that first broke out in the first week of August, is starting to resurge in the local units of Parsa district including i... Read More