PRESIDENT, PM CONDOLE AFGHAN QUAKE DEATHS Kathmandu, 15 June:: President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav and Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai have expressed grief over the loss of over 100 lives and devastation caused by the earthquake and flood in Afghanistan. Issuing separate message to Afghani President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday, they expressed heartfelt condolences to the people and government of Afghan and deep sympathies to all the victims and members of the bereaved family, RSS reports. nnnn DETAILS OF ESTABLISHMENT UCPN-M MEET AT OPEN AIR THEATRE Kathmandu, 15 July:: The establishment faction of the UCPN-Maoist is organizing a mass meeting on Friday after the high level talks failed to make a breakthrough on party unity, The Rising Nepal reports. The mass meeting to be held at the Open Air Theatre is seen as a show of force to counter the rally and mass meetings organized by opposition parties recently On the other hand, the dissenting faction led by party vice-chairman Mohan Baidhya is organizing a national cadres’ conference in the capital on Saturday. UCPN-Maoist standing committee member and coordinator of the special central organising bureau Krishna Bahadur Mahara told The Rising Nepal that all preparations are complete for the mass meeting. He said that the mass meeting is expected to draw a large crowd including leaders and workers from Newa, Janajati, Madheshi, minority and other oppressed groups from the Maoist party and other allied parties. "The mass meeting will expose who are behind the dissolution of the Constituent Assembly (CA) and why," Mahara, a leader of the establishment faction, said. According to Mahara, the meeting will prepare the mass to move ahead at a time when the date for the fresh election of the CA has been announced. The election is essential for ensuring new constitution. The ruling Maoist party has mobilized its cadres throughout the capital valley to make the mass meeting a success. According to Maoist trade union leader Jagat Simkhada, rallies would start from Thankot, Kalanki, Kalimati, Bhaktapur, Jorpati, Airport, Chabhil, Balaju, Gangabu, Shyambhu, Banasthali and other areas and converge into a mass meeting at the Open Air Theatre. Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda" and Vice Chairman and Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai and other top leaders are scheduled to address the mass meeting. Nnnn PUBLIC ASKED TO BE ALERT AGAINST DENGUE WHICH HAS BROKEN OUT IN CHITWAN Kathmandu, 15 June: Health authorities Thursday said that the Chitwan district was highly prone to spreading dengue, a deadly disease transmitted by mosquito bite, and alerted people to remain safe from it, The Rising Nepal reports from Chitwan.. Organizing a press meet, District Public Health Office (DPHO) said the district was at risk from dengue as cases of the disease were found here throughout the year. Last year, among 1,101 suspected patients, 67 were affected by dengue, the DPHO said. In large hospitals of Chitwan, the flow of patients suffering from fever was high, and among the patients, some dengue cases were seen. Dr. Bijaya Paudel of Bharatpur Hospital said with the start of the summer season, dengue cases were found in the hospital. Although dengue entered in Nepal in 2,000, the cases of dengue in the country were seen in 2006 also, Dr. Paudel said. In 2010, a large number of people suffered from dengue in Chitwan. "The dengue epidemic might occur in Chitwan anytime," Dr. Paudel stated. The crowd of people and the climatic environment made Chiwan district a fertile land for dengue transmission by mosquitoes, he added. "There is a high chance of dengue occurring and spreading in August, September and October," vector controller of DPHO Ram K.C. said. During this May and June, three dengue patients were confirmed here, K.C. informed. Speaking at the programme, doctors said that nearby districts of Nawalparasi and Rupandehi also were at risk of dengue. Dengue is a kind of fever. Sometimes, people may not know they have the dengue fever. However, dengue hemorrhagic fever is severe; it is caused by a deadly infection spread by certain species of mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti), medics said. Early symptoms of dengue hemorrhagic fever are irritable, restless and sweaty conditions. Bleeding and large patches of blood under the skin may be noticed. According to WHO, worldwide more than 100 million dengue cases occur every year. Among them, a small number of people develop dengue hemorrhagic fever. Unlike other mosquitoes, which breed in dirty water, dengue transmitting mosquitoes breed in clean and stagnant water, doctors said. "The virus could pass in through clean water which we use in homes," Dr. Paudel said. Medics suggested avoiding mosquito bites during the day time. As it is a vector born disease, there is no vaccine and medicine developed to cure dengue fever. Meanwhile, a week ago, five people died in Sirdibas, Gorkha, of unidentified diseases. As this locality is a remote area and health institution is far form Sirdibas, District Public Health Office, Gorkha, cannot update the detail of death and affected people. According to DPHO, Gorkha, a four-member team from DPHO was deployed there for a detailed study. nnnn