Palpa Hospital Facing Difficulties In Delivering Services Due to Lack of Qualified Doctors
Palpa Hospital is facing challenges in service delivery due to a shortage of doctors. The hospital, which receives a high volume of patients daily, has nine specialist doctor positions, but none are currently filled. For the past three years, the facility has operated without any specialist doctors, relying solely on…
Accused Sentenced Seven Years and Two Months Imprisonment for Rape
The District Court has sentenced 36-year-old Mek Bahadur Saru of Rampur Municipality-10 to 7 years and 2 months in prison for raping a 46-year-old woman. District Court Registrar Keshav Parajuli informed INSEC that on September 10, the bench of District Court Judge Dal Bahadur KC decided to sentence the accused,…
Ineffective Campaigns Caused Rise in Spread of Dengue Throughout District
Dengue has spread across the district as the control campaign was ineffective. According to Kamal Bhandari, a local youth, health institutions, local authorities, representatives, and other concerned bodies failed to conduct an effective campaign. So far this year, 147 people have been diagnosed with dengue in Palpa. Tikaram Adhikari, Information…
Accused Sentenced to Six Months Imprisonment for Sexual Abuse
The District Court has sentenced 41-year-old Raju Giri of Bagnaskali Rural Municipality-6 to six months imprisonment for the crime of sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl. The bench of District Court Judge Dal Bahadur KC on August 15, 2024 sentenced Giri to six months imprisonment along with a compensation of Rs…
Problems in Service Delivery Due to Health Center Being Operated in Agricultural Service Center Building
The basic health center, situated within the space of the Agricultural Service Center in Tansen Municipality-7, Kunsare for the past eight years, has been experiencing significant challenges in service delivery due to an increase in the number of patients. Patients from Tansen Municipality Wards 6, 7, and 8, as well as Baganaskali…
Accused Arrested for Crime of Rape
Police arrested 47-year-old Dhan Bahadur Kami of Purbakhola Rural Municipality-1, Siluwa on 7 August 2024 for the charge of raping a 66-year-old woman. The aggrieved party filed a complaint at the District Police Office on 7 August alleging that the accused had raped the victim on 6 August. Inspector Sandip…
Accused Arrested for Crime of Rape
Police arrested 43-year-old Indrabir Jhedi of Tansen Municipality-7 on 7 August for the crime of raping 16-year-old girl. The aggrieved party filed a complaint at the District Police Office on August 7 alleging that the accused had raped the victim on August 7. Inspector Sandip Belbase of the District Police…
Rise in Malnutrition Among Children of Urban Areas
Malnutrition is increasingly common among children living in urban areas as per Dr. Rajendra Giri of the District Health Office Palpa. Among two Municipalities and eight Rural Municipalities in Palpa, Tansen, and Rampur Municipality have the highest numbers of children with malnutrition. According to Dr Giri, the District Health Office…
Lack of Blood Bank in Palpa Causing Problems for Beneficiaries
People in Palpa are struggling due to the lack of a blood bank in Palpa. The district has two major private hospitals, Palpa Hospital United Mission Hospital, and Lumbini Medical College. The absence of a blood bank forces patients and their families to seek blood from multiple sources for surgeries…
Faecal Bacteria Detected in Drinking Water Across Palpa
In Palpa, 'E. coli' bacteria have been detected in 28% of the primary drinking water source used by the majority of residents. A total of 114 samples were collected from 52 drinking water schemes across the district, revealing that 28% of these samples were contaminated with 'E. coli'. A total…
