Rain likely for next three days
There is a possibility of cloudy weather and rain for the next three days.
According to the Weather Forecasting Division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, light to moderate rains are currently occurring in a few places of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces.
In the afternoon, there is a chance of light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning in some parts of the hilly areas of the country including Lumbini.
Later during the night, light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is possible at some places of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki and Sudurpaschim Provinces and few places in the rest of the provinces. There is also a possibility of heavy rain with thunder and lightning at one or two places in Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki provinces.
On Monday, heavy rain with thunder and lightning is likely in one or two places in Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces.
Likewise, on Tuesday, there is a possibility of heavy to very heavy rain with thunder and lightning at one or two places in Lumbini and Sudurpaschim Provinces and heavy rain at one or two places in Koshi and Karnali Provinces.
Two killed in Kaski motorbike accident
Two persons died in a road accident in Rupa Rural Municipality of Kaski district on Saturday.
The deceased have been identified as Krishna Gurung (29) and Ashok Gurung (24) of Dudhpokhari Rural Municipality-6, Lamjung.
The District Police Office, Kaski said that they were heading towards Rupataal from Pokhara Metropolitan City-32 on a bike (Pra 3 02 009Pa 5205) when the incident occurred yesterday.
Critically injured in the incident, they were rescued by the police and taken to the Western Regional Hospital for treatment but doctors pronounced them dead on arrival.
Meanwhile, the police are investigating the cause of the fatal accident.
Woman held hostage in Iraq for three years
Kamala Murmu (30), a resident of Arjundhara Municipality-6, has been held hostage by an unknown gang in Iraq, her mother has said while making an appeal for her rescue.
Her mother Lakhi Murmu says that three years ago Kamala was 'sold' in Iraq by a human trafficker on the pretext of taking her to Oman for foreign employment. Initially, there was no contact with her for six months but since then we talk to each other through voice messages from time to time and my daughter is saying that she has been taken hostage, says Lakhi.
Kamala's eight-year-old daughter is with her grandmother Lakhi. After her husband based in Gujarat, India abandoned her, Kamala was forced to go abroad for a livelihood, claims Lakhi.
The family claims that Govinda Kattel of Itahari and Madan Kharel of Birtamod-1 took Kamala to Iraq on the pretext of a good job in Oman.
Lakhi said that Kamala has been expressing fear that the gang will kill her if she is not rescued. She was not allowed to eat well, forced to sleep on the cold floor and subjected to hard labor.
It has been a long time since the victim's family informed the local police office, ward office, municipality and rescue organizations such as Maiti Nepal about the incident. The family complains that even those agencies are not interested in the rescue.
Kopila Basnet, president of Samunnat Nepal, said that the victim's mother, Lakhi, contacted her after there was no initiative from anywhere to rescue Kamala. Basnet, who is also a lawyer, said, "Kamala Murmu has been taken hostage in a foreign country. I request the government and administration to make an effort to rescue her quickly."
71 percent deaths caused by non-communicable diseases: Study
Most of the deaths in Nepal (71 percent) are caused by non-communicable diseases, according to a study.
The risk of non-communicable diseases is increasing day by day, pointed out researchers, who conducted the study, at a PEN-Plus program organized here in Damak, Jhapa, by a government hospital to reduce and manage risks of non-communicable diseases.
The Kathmandu Institute of Child Health (KIOCH) coordinated the program. On the occasion, the KIOCH Chair Prof Dr Bhagawan Koirala presented data of deaths from non-communicable disease putting the number of deaths at 71 percent. Infectious disease has gone unchecked posing a greater risk to the country’s health sector, he said.
When the PEN-Plus program runs effectively, the mortality rate from non-communicable disease could be significantly dropped in the next five to 10 years, he said.
“Providing treatment after early diagnosis of diseases can help prevent early death. Health insurance for the poor, and availability of early treatment and medicines can also help,” he said.
On the occasion, Rector of the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Prof Dr Sanjeev Sharma, shared that untimely death of the people could be prevented if PEN-Plus program is effectively implemented.
He expressed commitment to make necessary arrangements for the health examination and treatment of the patients referred from Damak.
Similarly, Chief of PEN-Plus program under the Department of Health Services, Phanindra Prasad Baral, mentioned that the program has been launched as a pilot program in Damak and Bardiya and it would be expanded to other places.
Deputy-Mayor of Damak municipality, Regina Bhattarai, urged neighboring local-levels to take benefit as the PEN-Plus program has been launched at Damak hospital.
