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NA constructs 1,048 km roads so far Kathmandu, May 4: The Nepal Army has so far completed works on opening the track of 26 road projects of the country.  According to the Development and Construction Directorate of the Nepal Army, a total of 1,048 kilometres of road has been constructed in course of completing these projects. The Nepal Army had got responsibility to construct the roads in rural and hilly districts. The NA had constructed Surkhet-Jumla, Nagma-Gamgadhi, Beshishahar-Chame, Musikot-Burtibang, Baglung-Beni-Jomsom, Jomsom-Korala, Chhinchu-Jajarkot, Salyan-Musikot, Abuba-Bhachchek, Gorkha-Aarughat roads. Similarly, the NA had opened the track of Kathmandu-Tarai fast track, Gorkha-Manakamana road, Hile-Leguwa road, Katari-Okhaldhunga road, Trishuli-Somdang road, Satdobato-Nibelbaluwa road, Devsthal Kainakada-Chaurjahari road, Champapur-Barahachhetra alternative track, among others. Likewise, the Nepal Army has now been carrying out pilot track opening task...

Kathmandu Valley likely to face blood crisis, NRCS calls for blood donation Kathmandu, April 1: The Kathmandu Valley is likely to face the shortage of blood following the sudden rise in its demand and a sharp fall in the collection.  Nepal Red Cross Society has urged people (eligible for blood donation) for help to cope up the situation. These days, blood donation and collection has significantly dropped. According to Society's communications department chief Dibyaraj Poudel, the organisation has urged Youth for Blood and Club 25 which are active in the Valley in fresh blood collection, its district branches and sub branches based in the Kathmandu Valley and other social organisations and volunteer donor to intensify blood donation and collection programmes. Director of Blood Transfusion Center's Dr Manita Rajkarnikar said there is demand of 350 pints of blood in the Valley, but the center is finding it hard to cope with the situation as the collection has dropped...