By: Binaya Raj Shrastha

INTERNATIONAL HANDWASHING DAY

A 2009 study performed by Practical Action Nepal Office with its partners in the surrounding urban areas of Gulariya municipality in Midwestern Nepal revealed that most people there wash their hands before eating food and after going to toilet. The survey performed in six poor communities with more than 5,000 people showed that 99 and 93 percent people wash their hand before eating food and after going to toilet, respectively. It shows that there are still some people who do not wash hands at critical times.

KATHMANDU- A preliminary report of the Central Animal Disease Investigation Laboratory on Tuesday confirmed that the water reservoir near the bird-flu site in Bode-3, Bhaktapur, has not been contaminated with the avian influenza virus.

By: Cilla Khatry

They lurk in the corners of our homes, wander on the streets and float down rivers. They choke drainage pipes, flooding the roads at the slightest rainfall. They’re responsible for the steady decline in aquatic life. These “urban tumbleweeds” have a calamitous impact on the environment. In the past few years, though bans to eliminate or reduce plastic consumption have taken over the nation time and again, none of the efforts have resulted in anything substantial.