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Bheri Hospital is all set to provide dialysis services for free of cost to the needy people who also suffer from the diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson and seropositive.

The people with such health issues and also in want of dialysis service would be provided it freely. The hospital made public a list of the people who could access this treatment. 

The scheme was launched as per the project directive on treatment of the destitute. 

The Nursing and Social Security Division under the Department of Health Service had introduced the scheme.

Medical superintendent at Bheri Hospital, Dr Nirajan Subedi, informed that the people suffering from Hepatitis B and HIV are termed as the seropositive ones. Such patients would be entitled to the treatment costing as high as Rs 300, 000 for dialysis in a year.  

With this scheme in place, the people facing financial problems to treat kidney disease would get huge relief. 

The service begins on Wednesday, Dr Subedi informed. 

The hospital is also making homework to finalize the list of the people who would be entitled to the kidney transplantation and peritoneal dialyses.

Indian exporters are bracing for disruptions after a U.S. Homeland Security notification confirmed Washington would impose an additional 25% tariff on all Indian-origin goods from Wednesday, ramping up trade pressure on the Asian nation, Reuters reported.

Indian exports will face U.S. duties of up to 50% - among the highest imposed by Washington - after President Donald Trump announced extra tariffs as punishment for New Delhi's purchases of Russian oil.

The new duties will apply to goods entering the U.S. for consumption or withdrawn from warehouses for consumption from 12:01 a.m. EDT on Wednesday or 9:31 a.m. IST, according to the Homeland Security notice.

The Indian rupee weakened 0.2% to 87.75 per U.S. dollar in early trade, even as the greenback declinedagainst many other currencies. The benchmark equity indexesand were each trading 0.7% lower, according to Reuters.

More Palestinian families left Gaza City on Tuesday after a night of Israeli shelling on its outskirts, as Israelis launched a day of nationwide protests calling for hostages to be released and the war in Gaza to end, Reuters reported.

Residents said Israeli aerial and tank shelling continued throughout the night and early on Tuesday in the eastern Gaza City suburbs of Sabra, Shejaia, and Tuffah, as well as in Jabalia town to the north, destroying roads and houses.

"Earthquakes, we call it, they want to scare people to leave their homes," said Ismail, 40, a Gaza City resident.

The Israeli military has said its forces are operating in the area to locate weapons and destroy tunnels used by militants. Despite widespread protests at home and international condemnation, Israel is preparing to launch a new offensive in Gaza City, in what it describes as Hamas' last bastion, according to Reuters.

The first human case of a flesh-eating parasite infestation has been confirmed in the US, authorities say, BBC reported.

New World screwworm (NWS) myiasis was found in a patient who returned to the US from El Salvador, the Department of Health and Human Services said on Monday. The case was confirmed on 4 August.

NWS myiasis is a parasitic infestation of fly larvae, or maggots, caused by parasitic flies, according to BBC.

The pest primarily affects livestock, and authorities have said the risk to US public health was currently "very low".

Botswana has declared a public health emergency as it faces a shortage of essential medicines and medical equipment, BBC reported.

President Duma Boko made the announcement in a televised address on Monday, setting out a multimillion-dollar plan to rectify the supply chain involving military oversight. 

Managing the shortages would be "highly price sensitive due to our limited coffers", he told the nation.

The economy of Botswana, which has a population of 2.5 million, has been hit by a downturn in the international diamond market, as it is one of the world's leading diamond producers. This strain, further fuelled by US aid cuts, has seen high levels of unemployment and poverty, according to media reports, according to BBC.

French opposition parties have said they will not back Prime Minister François Bayrou after he called a vote of confidence on 8 September on plans for deep budget cuts, BBC reported.

Bayrou, who has led a minority government since last December, called the vote on Monday, warning France was facing a "worrying and therefore decisive moment". "Yes, it's risky, but it's even riskier not to do anything", he said, in the face of France's mounting budget deficit.

From the National Rally on the right to the Socialists, Greens and France Unbowed on the left, opposition parties lined up to say they would vote against him, according to BBC.

Bayrou called the vote two days before protests have been called across France to "block everything".

Researchers in India have discovered the fossilised remains of a rare crocodile-like species from the Jurassic era in the western state of Rajasthan, BBC reported.

The fossil, known as a phytosaur, measures between 1.5 to two metres and is likely to be more than 200 million years old, researchers say. 

It was unearthed at Megha village in Jaisalmer district by senior hydrogeologist Dr Narayandas Inkhiya and his team, who work for the state's water department.

Mr Inkhiya told the BBC that the site could hold "many more hidden fossils" that could provide vital and fascinating clues on the history of evolution, according to BBC.

The Nepali Congress has decided to nominate Ishwori Devi Neupane, chairperson of the Parliamentary Hearing Committee, for the vacant post of the chairperson of the State Affairs and Good Governance Committee.

A meeting of the top leaders of the party held today under the chairmanship of party President Sher Bahadur Deuba made this decision, party General Secretary Bishwa Prakash Sharma said.

Vice Presidents Purna Bahadur Khadka and Dhanraj Gurung along with the General Secretaries Gagan Kumar Thapa and Sharma were present in the meeting.

Elections for the new chairperson of the Committee will be held on August 27. 

The Parliament Secretariat has announced that the nomination of candidacy is scheduled to take place today from 1 pm to 4 pm.

The position was vacant after Congress lawmaker Ramhari Khatiwada resigned from the post amid ‘cooling off period’ controversy.