DANG, Sept 8: Most of the posts for specialist doctors and medical officers at Rapti sub regional hospital of Dang are lying vacant. Out of 20 quotas for the specialist doctors, 11 are vacant, said officiating medical superintendent Dr Janardan Panthi.

Similarly, out of 12 quotas for medical officers, eights are still vacant. Moreover, four among six doctors appointed as per the quota are absent in the hospital, Dr Panthi added.

For lack of neurologist, gynaecologist, neurosurgeon, dental surgeon, pathologist, psychiatrist, cardiologist, nephrologist and neurosurgeon as per the quota, the service seekers are at the receiving end. Also, the hospital is in the dire need of pharmacy officer and medical technologist.

“It has been difficult to provide special service with such scarcity of human resources,” Dr Panthi shared, adding that the ICU and NICU, closed now, are waiting skilled hands for operation. RSS

TULSIPUR, July 2: Incessant rain for the past two days has affected the life in Dang.

Flooding in over one dozen seasonal rivers along the Tulsipur-Ghoarhi-Lamahi road section has disrupted transport.

As stated by Area Police Office, Khilatpur’s chief inspector Dactor Prasad Chaudhary, the flooded Twang River at Babai Rural Municipality-5 in west Dang swept away a passenger bus (Na 1 Kha 1861) as it was heading to Tulsipur from Bagale. However, the incident caused no human casualty.

Though a few of large motor vehicles were seen on the street this morning, the roads remained empty because of increasing level of waters in local rivers.

Settlements near the Rapti and Babai rivers have been urged to remain alert to the possibility of water-induced disasters. The district has received an alert message from the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, in the aftermath of increased level of waters in the rivers.

The district continues to witness torrential rains since yesterday. Power supply and internet services have remained disrupted. RSS

TULASIPUR, Jan 17: An indefinite strike has been called in Dang district from today, demanding to declare Dang as temporary capital of province no 5.

Locals have been protesting at different places of the district. Long and short -route vehicular movement has come to a standstill from early morning due to the strike.

Similarly, educational institutions, industries and markets remain completely shut due to this. Vehicles have been stopped at Bhalubang and Ameliya as the Dang road section along east-west highway remain closed.

Dang President of Federation of Nepali Journalists, Sabin Priyasan, said that they have been compelled to launch indefinite strike as the government has been plotting conspiracies not to declare Dang as provincial capital of province no 5 even after Dang is appropriate in all the way to make the provincial capital.

DANG, Dec 10: CPN (Maoist Centre)’s Indrajit Chaudhary Tharu representing left alliance has won Dang 1 ‘A’ provincial assembly seat.

He received 17,284 votes while his nearest rival Pradeep Thapa of the Nepali Congress got 11,592 votes, according to the Office of the Election Officer.

UML Shankhar Pokhrel, Amar Bahadur Dangi Chhetri and Uttar Kumar Oli has already secured province assembly seats in Dang-2 ‘A’, Dang-2 ‘B’ and Dang-3 ‘B’ respectively. Pokhrel defeated Nepali Congress’ Kamal Kishore Sharma Ghimire, Chhetri defeated Nepali Congress’ Bharat Bahadur Neupane and Oli defeated Nepali Congress’ Buddhi Ram Bhandari. RSS

DANG, Dec 4: The election candidates from Dang constituency-2 have said they are agreed on making Dang as the capital of Province 5 and for its economic prosperity.

They made this commitment while speaking at a program organized by the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) Dang in Ghorahi on Sunday.

Candidate of the Nepali Congress for the House of Representatives election, Raju Khanal said that the Nepali Congress was committed to making Dang as the province capital. He added that he had been very conscious about the physical infrastructure development in Dang from the time he was the lawmaker from the district.

He said his party has taken the initiatives for construction of roads, setting up a medical college, expansion of drinking water and irrigation facilities and reoperation of the airport in connection with preparing the infrastructures to develop Dang as the province capital.

CPN (Maoist Center) leader and candidate for the House of Representatives election from the constituency, Krishna Bahadur Mahara said Dang would be the province capital. “There is no doubt that Dang would be made the province capital. It is only a matter of when it will be declared,” he said. He said he has talked about this matter with UML chairman KP Oli, Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Nepali Congress president and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba.

Leader Mahara spelled out his plan of developing this area through tourism by expanding road connectivity from Lumbini to Rara.

Candidate of the Province Assembly constituency 2 (1), Shanker Pokharel vowed to work vigorously for making Dang the province capital. He claimed that Dang was appropriate for province capital from the security, climate, geographical, availability of public land and human settlements aspects.

He stressed the need of developing Nepalgunj Kohalpur area as a industrial corridor and Butwal Bhairahawa area as tourism area. RSS

DANG, Dec 3: Minister for Information and Communication Mohan Bahadur Basnet on Saturday said that he is planning to develop 14 districts as digital village in order to increase the access of information and technology. He added that Dang is one of these villages, and for which free internet facilities would be made available in all the community schools of the districts.

“We want to make every village accessible to information and communication. This campaign has already started form community schools,” said Basnet while speaking at an interaction program organized by the Reporters’ Club Nepal in Tuslipur.

Stating that the media had a key role in the strengthening the democracy and developing the country, he said that the government was serious in development of media sector. He added, “The media persons will be given 60 percent discount in internet service.”

He also said that government was serious in development of Dang. “Dang will be declared as the capital of Province 5. But for that Nepali Congress’ victory is must.”

Minister Basnet, a Nepali congress candidate from Sindhupalchowk constituency-1, was in Hemantapur, Dang to observe the new building of Rastriya Samachar Samiti and tower of Radio Nepal.

He also appealed the voters of Dang to vote Nepali Congress candidates in elections to defeat the left alliance.

TULSIPUR, Nov 23: CPN-UML Chair and former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has committed developing Dang as model district through developmental activities.

Speaking at a press meet organized by FNJ Dang chapter on Thursday, Chair Oli said that the left alliance was forged for the political stability and prosperity in the country.

On another note, chair Oli claimed that his party and CPN (Maoist Center) will be unified after the elections as bases for the same were developing.

Former PM Oli also blamed the ruling Nepali Congress of supporting Biplav-led communist party.

DANG, June 21: The local administration here has imposed a ban on sale and distribution of liquor products effective from June 22 in view of the forthcoming second round of local level elections.

A meeting of the District Security Mechanism held under the coordination of Dang’s Chief District Officer (CDO), Meghnath Kafle, took the decision to ban liquor on Tuesday.

According to Superintendent of Police (SP), Dhiraj Pratap Singh, the sale and distribution of liquor will be banned in public places including hotels and restaurants.

Meanwhile, an all – party meeting has decided to form a committee headed by Chief Election Official, Churaman Khadka, with political party representatives as members to resolve any problems seen among the parties during the electioneering. The meeting has appealed to the political parties to strictly comply with the election code. RSS