Village Council Postponed because of not distributing Social Security Allowance

The ninth village council fixed at Raya VDC has been postponed by the political parties for not distributing social security allowances by the VDC secretary according to local Bishnu Bahadur Shahi. The meeting held by political parties on the issue of operating village council on December 17 has been postponed…

December 20, 2016  
Husband Arrested on charge of intimidating wife

Police have arrested 30 years old husband Dhanjok Singh on December 10 on charge of beating his wife Debaki Singh, 20 of Dandaphaya VDC-9. The victim had lodged a complaint at District Police Office on December 8 against her brother-in-law Dev Raj Singh, 28 and husband on charge of intimidating.…

December 11, 2016  
Complaint lodged against accused on Wife Murder

  30 years old Victim Chauri Luwar’s brother Jasbir Luwar has lodged a complaint at District Police Office of Humla on December 5 demanding the action against the victim’s husband Jagati Luwar, 31 of Srinagar VDC-7 for his involvement in murdering his wife. Police had arrested 31 years old Jagati…

December 6, 2016  
Chopper Chartered due to the lack of Maternity service in Village

The locals of Limi VDC complained that they are compelled to charter helicopter by paying high price as there is no maternity services in VDC. Tenzing Tamang, husband of 35 years old Dolmaphuti said that he was compelled to pay Rs 700,000 to charter a helecopter from Kathmandu to airlift…

December 1, 2016  
236 children of the district under severe acute malnutrition

During this year, from  the mid of October  till August, 236 children out of 1305 of 27 VDCs of Humla are suffering from severe acute malnutrition according to early malnutrition unified management program of Humla District and remaining 114 children are suffering from mild malnutrition. The data of the malnutrition…

November 24, 2016  
Targeted Community victimized due to the lacking on distributing Social Security Allowance

The targeted communities are victimized due to the government’s lacking on distribution of first quarterly social security allowance. They have been victimized after 25 VDC’s secretary did not distribute the allowances to the community. The District Development Committee has already authorized the fund for the fiscal year 2016/17 however the…

November 24, 2016  
Medicine Crunch in health post, Patients in Crisis

Patients at Surkegad Health Post of the district are compelled to return back empty handed due to the lack of essential medicines. The Health Post is having shortages in even Citamol according to local Aaj Thapa. “We use to give a limited amount of Citamol to the patients, but now…

November 20, 2016  
Demand of local grain increases as transportation of rice at Food corporation disrupts

  In Humla district, the demand of local grains have increased after a shortage of rice at food corporation depot due to disruption in air transportation. On October 13, the food corporation had distributed 10 KGs rice to the each households. After the disruption of transportation of rice until November…

November 19, 2016  
Workers not getting rice in drought affected area

The workers at Sarkideu, Barai, Saya, Rodikot, Gothi, Shrenagar, Kalika, Maila, Maidan and Jair VDCs are facing difficulty after the rice for drought affected victims were not distributed until November 8 according to locals. The Government of Nepal has said that the rice will be distributed only after concluding road…

November 10, 2016  
Patients Facing difficulties due to the lack of X-Ray Machine

The patients in the district are facing difficulties in treatment due to the lack of X-ray machine. Prior to this,the District health directive had provided the machine, however the machine is broken and it is not in a working condition according to the hospital administration. The patients are compelled to…

November 6, 2016