Around 90 percent population vaccinated against cholera in Bara and Parsa
Around 90 percent of the population in Bara and Parsa districts has been administered with anti-cholera vaccine.
The anti-cholera immunization drive was launched in two-phase.
According to Head of Family Welfare Division of the Department of Health Services, Dr Abhiyan Gautam, the vaccine was administered to 88.25 percent people (322,926) in Bara and 90 percent (589,354) in Parsa.
The immunization drive was launched for the people above one year in Bara from October 12-19 while from October 30-November 13 in Parsa.
Gautam shared that the anti-cholera immunization drive launched in the two districts had the highest coverage so far.
Earlier, the coverage used to be 70-80 percent. Ten percent of the population, who missed the vaccination drive, had received the anti-cholera vaccine under the regular immunization programme.
The Department of Health Services had launched the anti-cholera immunization drive in six local levels of Bara and 14 local levels in Parsa following the outbreak of cholera in two districts in the last week of August.
Man found dead near Rekha River in Jhapa, two arrested
Police have arrested two people and started an investigation after a man was found dead near the Rekha River in Miyabari, Birtamod Municipality-7, Jhapa.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Bijay Shrestha of the Anarmani Area Police Office, the body of 52-year-old Anand Chaudhary, a resident of Birtamod-6, was found near Rekha River in Miyabari, Birtamod Municipality-7.
The body has been sent to the Provincial Hospital Bhadrapur for an autopsy after completing the legal process last night.
Meanwhile, police have arrested 48-year-old Puran Chaudhary and 32-year-old Shyam Chaudhary for investigation.
DSP Shrestha said that the necessary investigation into the incident is underway.
One held with automatic weapon in Rautahat
A 22-year-old man has been arrested with an automatic weapon in Rautahat on Saturday.
DSP Rajendra Bahadur Basnet, Chief of the Armed Police Force Base Santapur, said that a team of the Armed Police Force apprehended Suman Acharya, son of Ganesh Bahadur Acharya, of Padampokhari, Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City-13, with the weapon last night.
Police recovered a CF-98-9 pistol and its magazine, an Italian pistol and its magazine, 13 rounds of bullets, and a khukuri from his possession.
He has been handed over to the Area Police Office, Chandranigahapur for investigation, DSP Basnet said.
Driver killed in Chitwan jeep accident
A person died in a jeep accident at Siddhi Kalyanchaur in Chitwan on Saturday.
The deceased has been identified as jeep driver Rampani Neupane.
Information Officer Rabindra Khanal of the District Police Office said that the four-wheeler (Ba 18 Cha 8973) was heading towards Kalyanchaur from Siddhi when the incident took place at Kalika Municipality-11 last night.
Seriously injured in the accident, Neupane died during the course of treatment at the Bharatpur Hospital.
The tragedy occurred when the jeep fell some 150 meters down the road at around 10: 30 pm.
Neupane was the only person on board the vehicle, police said.
