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The Bheri Hospital in Nepalgunj has received a large number of patients with dengue and viral fever of late from Banke and neighboring districts. Information Officer of the hospital, Dr Sanket Kumar Risal, confirmed that the number of patients receiving treatment for dengue and viral fever is on the rise adding that the number of patients with asthma has also increased. “The hospital is full of patients,” Dr Risal said adding that keeping oneself safe from a mosquito bite is to remain away from dengue. He also suggested that destroying the habitat of mosquitoes would be helpful to reduce the number of dengue patients. Likewise, the number of dengue patients has increased gradually in Banke district. So far, 11 patients were reported in the district, focal person District Health Office, Banke, Durga Gautam said. Earlier on Wednesday, two persons died of dengue in Banke district. Of the patients, Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolitan City has the highest number followed by Kohalpur Municipality and Baijanath Rural Municipality. Meanwhile, Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolitan City has launched its steps to destroy the mosquitoes.

The traditional festival, Indra Jatra, is being observed by worshiping the Devraj Indra, the God of rains and good harvest, on Friday. This festival is celebrated especially in the three districts of the Kathmandu Valley, and Dhulikhel and Dolakha. The annual traditional festival begins on the Bhadra Shukla Chaturdasi of Nepali month, Bhadra. It is an eight-day long festival. On the day the festival begins, a sacred wooden pole called Lingo with flags on its top is erected at Hanuman Dhoka, the historic place of Nepal. During the festival, chariot processions and typical cultural songs and dances are performed. The erected pole with flag is called 'Indradhwojotthan'. On the bottom of the pole, Lord Bhairav is worshiped. The Indra Jatra festival is taken as the celebration after conquering the enemies. The wooden pole is brought by performing tantric acts from a jungle of Nala in nearby Kavre district. The pole is made holy with various rituals at Bhotahiti, Kathmandu. When the pole is erected, different cultural dances including Bhakkunach, Mahakalinach, Lakhenach, Dasavatarnach and Pulukisinach are performed in the city. Today, the Head of the State, the President, observes the chariot processions of Shree Kumari, Shree Ganesh and Shree Bhairav at historic Hanumandhoka. Kumari is worshiped as the Living Goddess by the President on the occasion, and prasad received. The government has also announced a public holiday today in Kathmandu Valley.

Nepal reported 227 new Covid-19 cases and one death on Thursday. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 1, 518 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 137 returned positive. Likewise, 2, 883 people underwent antigen tests, of which 90 were tested positive. The Ministry said that 168 infected people recovered from the disease. As of today, there are 2, 473 active cases in the country.

The 56th International Literacy Day is being observed in Nepal today with the theme 'Transforming Literacy Learning Space'. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has been marking the day since 1967 on September 8 every year. Delivering a best wishes message on the occasion, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba pledged to continue with the literacy campaign. On the same occasion, the Educational Quality Assessment Centre under the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology is making public a report with evaluation indicators of school excellence.