Provincial govt certain that the pilot project will bring about a positive change.

The live turtles were being transported by the accused in briefcases .

Officials fear the number of victims will rise

This year's tally rises to 164

The brain-eating amoeba attacks the nervous system, leaving little chance of survival.

The physician was fighting a brain tumour since March.

For the first time, a patient infected with the virus seems to be in a stable condition.

While the government has built schools, the teachers never show up.

Pregnant women often die while they are being transported from the hilly terrain to the hospitals.

Around 100 families rely on one well as residents are too poor to build more.