गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Financial assistance over Rs 2.6 million for treatment of child bitten by snake Nepal Financial assistance over Rs 2.6 million for treatment of child bitten by snake KathmanduPati October 14, 2020 KASKI : People in Nepal and abroad have provided financial assistance amounting to Rs 26,25,203 for the treatment of Bishal Poudel of Taprang, a boy from Madi Rural Municipality-6 in the Kaski district who had been bitten by a snake. The 13-year-old had been bitten by a snake on the night of August 12 while he was sleeping at his house. He had been undergoing treatment at the ICU in the Paschimanchal Regional Hospital for 42 days. Thereafter, he had been referred to the Kathmandu-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, where he is currently still being treated. A campaign named ‘Save Bishal Poudel’ had been initiated to collect financial aid for the treatment of the boy, whose family’s financial condition was found to be bleak. The Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS) on 20 September had published a news story about the boy and how his family was unable to take him to Kathmandu for further treatment due to their financial condition. The campaign’s coordinator Yog Bahadur Chettri (Rabi) shared that financial aid was collected from Nepalis at home and abroad who wanted to help save Poudel’s life. The boy’s brother Bijaya Poudel shared that so far Rs 1.2 million has been spent on his treatment in Pokhara and Kathmandu. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal PM Balen Shah urges unity and hope amid Dashain… Nepal PM Balen Shah expected to visit India in Mid-November Climate change could displace 40.5 million South Asians by 2050 PM Shah expresses commitment to making police organization capable Flood relief funds reach Rs 17.54 billion Landslide suspected as cause of deadly Budhi Gandaki flood Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING The Role of the Nepalese Army in Strategic Road Projects National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Impact of Social Media on Nepalese Society Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Nepal Army’s mission in Lebanon provides Covid support kits to local municipalities Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions Forbes-listed billionaire Binod Chaudhary tests positive for coronavirus Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around
