DHULIKHEL, May 15: A woman who was suspected of contracting COVID-19 has died at the Dhulikhel Hospital.

According to the hospital, the 29-year-old woman from Barabise-1 of Sindhupalchowk had respiratory complications and died while undergoing treatment in isolation on Friday morning.

The hospital source said that she was brought to the emergency at around 9 pm.

The post-natal mother had delivered a child at the TU Teaching Hospital on May 5 and was discharged a day later.

Her swab samples have been sent for the possible infection.

After the death of the patient, the hospital has been sealed.

KATHMANDU: The Tamang community celebrates Sonam Lhosar as it marks its new year 2856. It was celebrated with fanfare and jubilant participation in Dhulikhel. The Sonam Lhosar festival celebrates the lunar calendar similar to the Chinese, and it falls on the second new moon during the winter solstice.

It is a time of festivity looking toward a better future and discarding negative forces with rituals from the monasteries, eating well, buying new clothes, cleaning, and decorating the house.

The festivity is also a culturally sound and rich tradition and the Tamang community’s contribution to the diversity of Nepal. The Tamang community has a strong presence in Bagmati province in 13 districts. Various district people from the community gathered at Kathmandu in Dhulikhel to celebrate this festival in a grand way also organizing a “Cultural Fest to mark their new year.

On this year’s occasion in the organized event, youth leader of the Tamang community and member of the House of Representative (HoR) Prem Tamang participated in the event. They also discussed the problems being faced by their community and to draw the attention of the Government of Nepal (GoN) toward their needs.

They also expressed dissatisfaction that such a major event of their community was being neglected by the government and that more needed to be done to bring national limelight.

Numerous cultural programs and dances were a part of this gala event along with a variety of ethnic dishes. The crowd representing the Tamang community was humongous in Dhulikhel.

(Photo Courtesy: Mukunda Kalikote for Reporters Nepal subsidiary of the Reporters Club Nepal)

KAVREPALANCHOWK, May 21: Ashok Byanju of CPN (UML) has been elected to the post of Mayor of Dhulikhel Municipality in the district.

He received 7,981 votes while his nearest rival Ramesh Prasad Humagain of Nepali Congress got 5,408 votes.

Similarly, Bimala Kumari Chaulgain of UML won the post of Deputy Mayor with 6,823 votes while her closest contender Nirmala Kumari Chaulgain received 4,940 votes. RSS

DHULIKHEL, May 17: Voting under the re-election has started at Dhulikhel Municipality-12 and Namobuddha Municipality-4 polling stations of Kavrepalanchok district from 7 am today under the first-phase local-level election.

The election at Dhulikhel Municipality-13 was suspended on May 14 due to the death of Sukaman Tamang, a candidate for the post of Ward Chairman of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party.

Similarly, the election was suspended at Namobuddha Municipality -4 after the death of Nawaraj Pathak, a local of Methinkot due to the firing by Armed Police Force on May 13.

Election Officer Madhukar Prasad Pokharel has said voting was in progress at both these polling booths in a peaceful manner. RSS