Kathmandu, Sep 26 : As World Heart Day is celebrated globally Sunday, Indian doctor Bharat Rawat and his wife Anjali are preparing something special for a special heart patient admitted to their hospital in Kathmandu - dosa without oil and spices.

Kathmandu  - An outbreak of bird flu in eastern Nepal has been brought under control, official news reports said Tuesday.

Nepal's official Rastriya Samachar Samiti news agency quoted two different ministries as saying the outbreak seen in chickens in the border town of Kakarbhitta in Jhapa district, about 500 kilometres east of the Nepalese capital Kathmandu, was now under control.

Kathmandu  - Nepalese health authorities have culled more than 18,000 birds in eastern Nepal, where bird flu was discovered in chickens, official reports said Thursday.

Health authorities focused their efforts on the border town of Kakarbhitta in the Jhapa district, about 450 kilometres east of Kathmandu.

Kathmandu, Jan 20 : Nepal Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has issued bird flu alert in 26 districts bordering India in view of the possible spread of the disease.

According to Nepalnews, the ministry has said surveillance has been stepped up in points and highways in these districts in order to prevent the import of birds and poultry products from India.

Officials confirmed first outbreak of bird flu in poultry in the eastern part of Nepal. They added that bird flu was reported in poultry from the crowded southeast Nepal town of Kakarvitta, bordering India.

Kathmandu  - Alcohol was taken off the shelves of most shops across Nepal Tuesday as the government implemented a regulation that prevents the unauthorised sale and distribution of liquor.

The new measure went into effect at midnight and requires a license for the sale of alcohol, including beer. Similar curbs on tobacco products were expected to go into effect later this month.

Nepal's Maoist-led government earlier this year announced it would regulate the sale of alcohol and tobacco as it tries to place controls on vices and plug up revenue leaks.