Locals Use Tubes to Reach Health Center After Flood Sweeps Away Bridges in Ramechhap
After the rain between the 26th and 28th of September washed away the suspension and concrete bridges over the Sunkoshi River, residents of Khandadevi Rural Municipality-1, Kothpe Majhi settlement, had to use tubes to cross the river and reach the health post for treatment. This settlement comprises 50 households. After…
Landslide Victims in Doramba Shailung Facing Housing Problems
Residents who were displaced due to the landslide that occurred on the night of 24 August in Lekhark of Doramba Shailung Rural Municipality-3, Tokarpur of Ramechhap are facing problems of accommodation. In the landslide, seven people lost their lives, and three people are missing. The landslide has displaced 63 families,…
Coliform Bacteria Detected in Tap Water of Schools and Health Institutions
The fecal bacteria ‘Coliform’ has been detected in the water supply of health institutions, schools, and ward offices in Umakunda Rural Municipality. According to the Health Branch of the Rural Municipality, testing of drinking water samples from 15 taps used by these institutions revealed the presence of coliform bacteria, which…
Landslide in Ramechhap Disrupted Health Post Services and Puts School at Risk
The Services at the Khadadevi Health Post in Khadadevi Rural Municipality-7 have been affected after a landslide collapsed the building on August 1. The landslide that fell above the Health Post building caused the wall to collapse, damaging medicines and other items. Krishna Bahadur Karki, Ward Chairperson of Khadadevi-7, informed…
Three Members of Same Family Fatally Buried in Landslide
Three girls of the same family died due to the landslide in Gokulganga Rural Municipality-6, Pharpu on 25 July. Local Nawaraj Sunuwar reported that the landslide in the evening of 25 July collapsed the house of Biman Tamang, fatally burying his 18-year-old daughter Sita Tamang, along with his granddaughters, 15-year-old Lakshmi and…
Attack on 16-year-old Postpartum Girl in Ramechhap
An unknown person attacked a 16-year-old girl, of four month post maternity period, from Likhu Tamakoshi Rural Municipality-2, Saipu on July 9 while she was at home. The victim stated that a stranger came to her house and asked where her husband was. When she said she didn't know, the…
Woman in Ramechhap Dies Due to Unsafe Delivery
Sabita Sunuwar, 28, wife of Dambar Bahadur Baraili of Dura, Likhu Tamakoshi Rural Municipality-1 died on April 16, 2024 due to unsafe delivery at home. According to Ward Chairperson Pradeep Tamang, Sunuwar’s family forced her to give birth at home despite the presence of a health post nearby. It is…
Fire Destroys Study Materials, Disrupting Educational Activities of Children
The fire in Ramechhap Municipality-9, Ratatar, destroyed study materials of students, leading to difficulties in their education. The fire destroyed 13 households, sheds and other properties on March 14, 2024. As a result, children are currently unable to prepare for their examinations as all their study materials including school uniforms…
Poverty Led Children of Tekanpur to leave School and Work as Wage Laborers
Children from Dalit Community of Manthali Municipality-2, Tekanpur are compelled to leave schools and have been working as wage laborers due to poverty. Dalit families from around 90 households of Sarki community have to work for days and nights for wage labor. Man Bahadur Sarki, a local, expressed that they…
Two Lakhs as Relief For Family of Deceased
It has been 20 years since Rajkumar Thapa Magar of Hildevi, Sunapati rural municipality-3 of Ramechhap went missing. Even after 20 years, no trace of him has been found. Magar, who became a member of the Maoist party in 2002, was arrested by security personnel in 2003 at Piskar, Sindhupalchok.…
