National cricket player Manish Thapa dies in motorbike accident
National cricket player Manish Thapa died in a motorcycle accident in Biratnagar on Thursday.
According to police, Thapa is a permanent resident of Biratnagar Metropolitan City-5.
Morang Police Chief Kabit Katuwal, Thapa was heading towards Ganesh Chowk from Airport Line via Biratnagar-4-based inner road when the incident occurred at around 1 am today.
He was riding the bike with registration number Pradesh 1-02-042 Pa 8002.
Critically injured in the incident, Thapa was rushed to the Koshi Hospital but doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.
National cricket player Thapa had been playing for over nine years, representing Koshi Province.
Police said that the body has been kept at the Koshi Hospital for postmortem, police said.
364 birthing centers in Gandaki Province
The number of birthing centers in Gandaki Province has reached 364. With this, the deliveries at home have gradually declined.
Chief of the Medical Service Division at the Ministry of Health in the Province, Dr Ramesh Kumar KC, informed that the number of child births at home has reduced to less than 200 in a year in the Province.
He informed there are 18 hospitals providing delivery service with surgery while the health facilities conducting critical delivery stand at 52.
All districts except Manang in the Province provide the delivery service.
Even a program is run by the Ministry for the capacity building of health workers and availability of medical equipment.
Annually, the Province records nearly 24,000 births. Out of a total 36,000 pregnancies, nearly 12,000 undergo abortions.
Dr KC further said out of total pregnancies, nearly 4,000 conduct child births in Kathmandu, Pokhara, Chitwan and Palpa.
The provincial government has aimed at achieving 'complete institutional delivery' by ending delivery at home.
The recent demographic and health survey has shown that 89 percent child births are managed at health institutions.
It is realized due to strengthening of birthing centers, rising public awareness, training to health and medical workers and availability of medical equipment.
TU Convocation today
Tribhuvan University, the oldest university in Nepal, is holding its 51st Convocation Day today.
For the first time in its history, TU has been able to secure the presence of Nobel laureate Prof Kajita Takaaki as the Chief Guest, according to TU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Deepak Aryal.
Kajita is a distinguished university professor from Japan. He received the Nobel Prize in 2015 in physics.
Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Aryal informed that all preparations were complete for the ceremony today.
As many as 16,380 university graduates are being ordained in the convocation.
The event is being attended by 41,000 people, including the students and their parents.
However, as many as 89,191 students have graduated- bachelor, master and PhD levels of education- from TU this year, according to the Vice Chancellor.
The students scoring top in respective faculties are being conferred the medals on the occasion.
Christmas being observed today
The Christian community is celebrating Christmas Day to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ, the founder of Christianity.
Jesus Christ is believed to have been born in Bethlehem, Israel some 2022 years ago today, on December 25.
Today is celebrated as Love Day for those who came to love people, Peace Day for those who came to establish peace, and Liberation Day for those who came for liberation.
On the occasion, the government also announced a public holiday today.
