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Jumla rural municipality on path to prosperity
Published On: January 22, 2018 10:47 AM NPT By: DB Buda
JUMLA, Jan 22: Residents of the Patarasi Rural Municipality in Jumla feel that their rural municipality is heading towards prosperity. Madikrishna Budha narrates his own story to ascertain the feeling. Until a decade ago, he would go to Kalapahad in India, to earn for the family.
KAHS to provide free treatment for uterine prolapse
Published On: January 16, 2018 04:00 AM NPT By: DB Buda
JUMLA, Jan 16: Locals of various districts of the Karnali region are referred to hospitals in Surkhet, Nepalgunj and other districts even for minor infections. However, girls and women seeking treatment for uterine prolapse won't have to go anywhere for treatment as they can get it free in their districts.
KAHS to provide free treatment for uterine prolapse
Published On: January 15, 2018 02:48 AM NPT By: DB Buda
JUMLA, Jan 15: Locals of various districts of the Karnali region are referred to hospitals in Surkhet, Nepalgunj and other districts even for minor infections. However, girls and women seeking treatment for uterine prolapse won't have to go anywhere for treatment as they can get it free in their districts. This is actually the result of increasing cases of uterine prolapse in the district.
Jumla on alert as viral fever grips Jajarkot
Published On: January 15, 2018 02:47 AM NPT By: DB Buda
JUMLA, Jan 15: With an outbreak of viral fever across Jajarkot, the neighboring district of Jumla is on alert against a potential spread of the malady. Human resources in Jumla have been placed on alert for deployment if called upon.
Jumla on alert as viral fever grips Jajarkot
Published On: January 14, 2018 04:09 AM NPT By: DB Buda
JUMLA, Jan 14: With an outbreak of viral fever across Jajarkot, the neighboring district of Jumla is on alert against a potential spread of the malady. Human resources in Jumla have been placed on alert for deployment if called upon.
Shortage of drinking water hits Jumla prison
Published On: January 2, 2018 09:30 AM NPT By: DB Buda
JUMLA, Jan 2: Jumla prison which is considered an exemplary prison in Province 6 is dealing with an acute shortage of drinking water. As a result the inmates, security personnel and officials of the prison are compelled to rely on the contaminated water of the Tila River. As a result, they are suffering from water-borne diseases.
Cow farming project in Jumla collapses
Published On: December 30, 2017 09:41 AM NPT By: DB Buda
JUMLA, Dec 29: A farmer from Chandan Nath Municipality of Jumla, Til Bahadur Giri, had set up a cow farming industry in collaboration with few other people six years ago. But his hopes of earning a handsome share of money from the business have gone in vain.
Jumla women in period no longer deemed unclean
Published On: December 30, 2017 09:20 AM NPT By: DB Buda
JUMLA, Dec 29: Laulunath Yogi of Tila-9, Rawatwada in Jumla is a renowned shaman of his village. Few months ago, he was someone who could not stand a menstruating woman even in the compound of his home. Like many other villagers, he believed that menstruating women are impure and their touch would make the god furious.
Herbs emerging as the main source of income in Karnali
Published On: December 27, 2017 02:30 AM NPT By: DB Buda
JUMLA, Dec 27: Herbs have been recognized as the fundamentals of economic development in Karnali. All five districts of this zone are rich in natural resources and herbs.
Jumla women deprived of birthing facilities
Published On: December 14, 2017 05:30 AM NPT By: DB Buda
JUMLA, Dec 14: Raju Rokaya has two children. Both were born at home. A resident of the Tila Rural Municipality, she states that having delivery services nearby remains a far-fetched dream for the people like her. “We don’t have even a health post here, let alone birthing centers,” she said.
Lack of roads, communication pose challenge to safety of ballot boxes in Jumla
Published On: November 29, 2017 03:30 AM NPT By: DB Buda
JUMLA, Nov 29: Even though the Ministry of Home Affairs had marked Jumla as a highly sensitive area in terms of security for the parliamentary and provincial polls, Sunday's election in the district was largely peaceful and systematic. However, the safety of ballot boxes for the next ten days has become a new challenge for authorities of the district.
Jumla locals want candidates to deliver their promises
Published On: November 28, 2017 03:00 AM NPT By: DB Buda
JUMLA, Nov 28: On Sunday, Balaram Budha of Tila-9 became the first person to cast his vote at the polling center at Jyoti Secondary School, Raramalapani. As soon as he dropped his vote, he rushed towards his home as he had to graze his goats.
Voters in Jumla never know candidates, but still, vote
Published On: November 15, 2017 03:00 AM NPT By: DB Buda
JUMLA, Nov 15: Haijali Thapa, a local of Tila Rural Municipality of Jumla, has been voting every election conducted after restoration of democracy in 1990 without meeting the candidates in person. She just goes to polling center and cast her vote without knowing the candidates.
Conflict victims in Karnali to receive free treatment
Published On: November 14, 2017 04:30 AM NPT By: DB Buda
JUMLA, Nov 14: Karnali Academy of Health and Sciences (KAHS) will be providing free treatment to the conflict victims of 13 districts of the Karnali region.
Locals of Jumla to vote for candidates who prioritize road connectivity
Published On: November 9, 2017 06:45 AM NPT By: DB Buda
JUMLA, Nov 9: Candidates contesting the upcoming parliamentary and provincial elections have spearheaded their election campaigns to lure more number of voters after their registration with the District Election Office.
Difficult Jumla terrain does not deter poll campaigns
Published On: November 1, 2017 07:25 AM NPT By: DB Buda
JUMLA, Nov 1: With just 25 days left for the parliamentary and provincial elections of November 26, candidates nominated by political parties to contest the upcoming elections have already entered villages to spearhead their elections campaign. Despite the difficult topography, such promotional activities have been a common sight in many of the local units of Jumla district.
Left and right alliances playing blame game in Jumla
Published On: October 23, 2017 07:52 AM NPT By: DB Buda
JUMLA, Oct 23: At a time when the parliamentary and provincial elections are just around the corner, the left and right electoral alliances in Jumla district are busy pointing fingers at each other and playing the blame game, apparently in an attempt to win votes by shaping the public opinion in their favor.
Climate change taking its toll on Karnali
Published On: October 17, 2017 04:54 AM NPT By: DB Buda
JUMLA, Oct 17: It would take no more than two hours to fetch water for Gauri Sunar when she was a little girl. A resident of Tila village, she would follow her mother and aunts to fetch water. Today, she is an adult and does the entire household work of her family. And it takes four hours for her to fetch water.
NFC's Jumla food depot empty
Published On: October 10, 2017 03:00 AM NPT By: DB Buda
JUMLA, Oct 10: Since the opening of the Karnali Highway there had been no shortage of rice in the depot of Nepal Food Corporation (NFC), Jumla. Though the number of consumers was low in the beginning, there was sufficient supply of rice. But this year, all the go-downs of Jumla are empty. These days, customers often visit the NFC depot for rice but return home empty-handed.
Villagers walk three hours for a paracetamol
Published On: October 8, 2017 05:00 AM NPT By: DB Buda
JUMLA, Oct 8: Locals of Tila Rural Municipality have to walk more than three hours to the nearest health post. Patients with ordinary injuries and problems can walk to the health post, but not those who are seriously ill. The latter have to keep on suffering.
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