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Three medical stores operated at different places of Dogadakedar Rural Municipality in Baitadi district were sealed off.

A team comprising Chief District Officer, Suresh Panthi, had carried out monitoring of the medical stores operating in the rural municipality.

In course of monitoring, three medical stores—Kabir Medical Hall at Dogadakedar rural municipality-6, Ranashaini Pharmacy and Chand Clinic at Dogadakedar-7 and Joshi Clinic at Dogadakedar-3 were sealed off, said Chief of Health Office, Baitadi, Yohesh Prasad Bhatta.

He said, "The team has also taken the Proprietor of Kabir Medical Hall, Krishna Singh Karki, under control after the clinic was found running by the person who did not have required educational qualification for the same. Further investigation into the case was underway. "

Chief District Officer, Panthi, mentioned that the medical stores were sealed off after the team found the medical stores selling medicines without prescription of doctors and running without registration.

He said they accelerated the monitoring task in recent periods after receiving people's complaints that many medical stores in the district are in operation illegally.

Police have found around seven tola gold in an abandoned state at Khodape in Patan Municipality-8 of Baitadi on Sunday.

The yellow metal was recovered from a bus (SuPaPra 02001 Kha 1301) heading towards Darchula from Kathmandu yesterday.

Police said that the gold was recovered from a bag the bus staffers had left at the entry post of the Khadape Police Post.

It has been learnt that the relatives of a local of Patan-8 had sent medicines in the bag from Kathmandu. Police said that they have kept the bag in a secured place.

A team deployed from the Area Police Office, Patan under the command of Inspector Kamal Prasad Chaudhary had recovered the gold. The gold has been taken to the Area Police Office, Patan.

Police said that they are looking into the case.

A woman and her son died after a landslide buried a house at Bhairu Tole in Puchaurdi Municipality-2 of Baitadi.

The deceased have been identified as Anju Gagari (25) and her five-year-old son Rijan Jagari, Inspector Kamal Prasad Chaudhary said.

According to the Area Police Office, Patan Chief Chaudhary, Anju’s mother-in-law Raimati (45) and brother-in-law Gobbar Jagari (17) were injured in the incident.

Similarly, Jasma Bohara (60), a neighbor who came to stay as a guest in the same house, was also injured.

Anju’s husband is in India for employment.

According to locals, the house was completely damaged in the incident.

Five members of a family have fallen sick after consuming wild mushroom at Tadigaun in Sunarya Rural Municipality-3 of Baitadi.

Tek Raj Bhatta (35), Dhauli Bhatta (35), Bhuwan Bhatta (12), Shardha Bhatta (12) and eight-year-old Dablu Bhatta have taken ill, police said.

Inspector Kamal Prasad Chaudhary, Chief at the Area Police Office, Patan, all of them have been taken to the Dadeldhura Hospital for treatment.

The hospital administration said that all of them except Shardha are in unconscious condition.

A two-year-old boy was beaten to death by his grandfather at Mudelidhar in Purchaudi Municipality-6 of Baitadi district.

Resham Saud, who was critically injured after being beaten by his grandfather Ganesh Saud, died while receiving treatment at the Dadeldhura Hospital this morning, Police Inspector Lokraj Joshi confirmed.

Likewise, Ganesh's other grandson, eight-year-old Rijan Saud, was critically injured in the attack. Rijan is receiving treatment at the ICU of Nawajiban Hospital in Dhangadhi, Kailali.

Police said that 50-year-old Ganesh had thrashed his two grandchildren on Thursday when the kids' mother and grandmother had gone away from home to collect fodder.  

Police said that they have arrested Ganesh for investigation.