Surkhet, July 4 : The number of people recovering from Corona Virus in Karnali has surpassed the number of infected. On Friday alone, 51 infected including two women returned home after recovery.

Of them 31 were undergoing treatment at the Dullu hospital in Dailekh, 12 in the State hospital, six in the Salkot isolation and two in the Tanthikandh isolation centre in Dailekh, according to chief of the State Health Services Division Dr Laxmi Narayan Tiwari. The total number of people who have recovered from the deadly virus so far has reached 1,178.

Presently, the number of active case in Karnali is 305. With eight new cases reported in Narayan municipality and one in Dungeswar on Friday, the total number of infected has reached 1,483 in the State. Of them, 105 are locally infected while the remaining were people who had returned from neighbouring India.

The locally infected includes health workers and security personnel and people’s representatives working in the quarantine and isolation centres. Of them, 23 are health workers, 53 security personnel, three people’s representatives and 15 locals, said health education officer of the Division, Nawaraj Kandel. However, most of them have recovered.The death toll from Corona Virus infection in Karnali remains six so far.RSS

SURKHET, Aug 29: The Karnali Academy of Health Sciences in Jumla has been free of load shedding since Tuesday.

The Academy suffering from load shedding frequently has got regular power supply after the operation of Naumule micro hydropower. It is to provide 15 KW electricity to the Academy.

Gothichaur rural municipality Chairman Hari Bahadur Bhandari and Academy Registrar Bishworaj Kafle signed an agreement to this regard on Tuesday.

Chairman Bhandari informed that the Karnali Academy of Health Sciences was provided electricity in view of the disruption of health services to the people despite having infrastructures and medical instruments at the Academy.

Similarly, Registrar Kafle shared the happiness that regular supply of electricity would make the health service smooth. “Because of load shedding, the medical service as surgery was disrupted. Now, we add more equipment and bring in more electricity as per the agreement,” he shared.

With the agreement in place, it would be easy for the Academy to conduct surgery, ICU, CT scan, blood transfusion centre and oxygen plant.

The Academy is planning to expand its services within mid August. RSS

JUMLA, Dec 27: Increasing bitter cold has put life of Karnali region out of gear, with people’s movements largely restricted. The temperature plunged to minus 4 degree Celsius on Tuesday.

Children, poor and elderly people have been affected in particular. So people have started suffering from cold induced diseases. Those who can afford temporary migration have left or are leaving to lower lands in a bid to escape the cold. Local shops have also witnessed a slim flow of customers.

There is a pressure of patients of pneumonia, asthma and fever at the Karnali Academy of Health Sciences, following the increasing cold, Jumla, said Dr Pujan Rokaya.

The cold has caused freezing water pipes, which in some cases, burst. The Karnali farmers are worried about their crop plantation due to lack of rains. Production of winter crops may decrease this time due to lack of timely rains, said senior agriculture development officer Bharat Prasad Kandel. RSS

KALIKOT, Nov 23: Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President, Sher Bahadur Deuba, has said that there would be no development of Karnali if government of left alliance is formed in the country.

Addressing an election assembly organized by Nepali Congress, Kalikot, at Kotbada of Naraharinath rural municipality, PM Deuba said that although Karnali remains behind in every sectors, no other political parties except the NC have paid their attention to it.

He expressed determination that the Karnali would move ahead in the path of development as there are immense possibility of land resources and tourism.

The NC President said democracy would be safeguarded if NC-led government is formed rather than the left alliance government.

DOLPA, Nov 13: As parliamentary and province assembly elections are only two weeks away, election fever has gripped the whole country. Election ambiance has also gripped the districts in Karnali region with political parties, election officials and security bodies now busy preparing for the elections slated on November 26. The second phase polls are being carried out in 45 districts on December 7.

Various political party leaders and candidates have engaged themselves in villages to win the hearts and minds of voters expediting election-related publicity campaigns each day even in remote areas where there is no access of road connectivity.

Likewise, locals have been looking forward to fulfilling the popular agendas in the districts. The candidates have organized election rallies, corner meet and door-to-door campaign, however cold and snowfall have affected the movements of people.

A local of Tripura Sundari Municipality-10 Lokesh Khatri shares that the upper part of Dolpa, Humla, Mugu, Jumla have witnessed snowfall since Mid-October. But locals are excited for electing their representatives using their franchise. The candidates of various political parties have reached Dho, Tinje, Bhijer, Chharka of upper Dolpa by neglecting the heart-chilling cold these days.

A local of Kaike Rural Municipality of Dolpa Om Magar says, “Increasing cold may affect the scheduled election.”

Another local of Tripura Sundari Municipality-1 Durga Prasad Devkota said that the major political parties including Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist) failed to bring a concrete plan for the holistic development of the regions in their election manifesto however, candidates of these parties are all geared up for the elections.

Dhan Bahadur Budha is contesting the polls as a common candidate from the left alliance to the House of Representatives while NC candidate Angad Budha is also contesting the polls in the same constituency.

Similarly, Nanda Singh Budha is contesting the provincial election (A) from the alliance and NC candidate Begam Singh Thakuri is in the race in the same election.

Left alliance candidate Bir Bahadur Shahi and NC candidate Suresh Shahi are in the race in Province (B).