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Five people have been injured in a bus accident on the way from Gorkha to Chitwan. Ward Chairperson Dinesh KC informed that five people on the bus were injured when the bus number Ga 2 Kha 1077 fell about 15 meters down from the Ainapahara in Aanbukhaireni Rural Municipality-2 of Tanahun around 4 pm on Sunday.

According to KC, 40-year-old Sunu Thapa of Sahidalkhan Rural Municipality-6, 43-year-old Sita Thapa of Sahid Lakhan-6 Raniswar, 28-year-old Meena Thapa Magar of the same place, 54-year-old San Bahadur Gurung of Gorkha Municipality-9 and 8-year-old Khushi Ram Ramdam of Giranchaur in Aanbukhaireni Rural Municipality-1 have been injured. According to KC, Sunu, who is in a serious condition, has been referred to Bharatpur for treatment.

A new blood group was discovered in India on a 38-year-old woman during surgery. The blood group is named CRIB standing for Cromer i.e. CH India Bengaluru as it was found near Bengaluru. It is one of the 47 blood groups.

“The woman’s blood group did not match any other blood group. We mixed it with other blood groups and tested it but it reacted every time,” Dr Ankit Mathur, medical director of the Rotary-TTK Blood Centre in Bengaluru told the BBC. He was the main contact person for the doctors at the RL Jalappa Hospital in Kolar. The woman was advised to undergo surgery at this hospital due to a heart problem.

It was sent to the International Blood Group Reference Laboratory (IBRGL) in Bristol, UK for study and after 10 months they approved the name ‘CRIB’. It was officially announced at the 35th ISBT conference held in Milan, Italy in June this year.

Four workers in their 50s died after falling into a manhole during a sewage inspection in Gyoda, north of Tokyo, Al Jazeera reported.

One worker reportedly slipped into the 10-metre-deep shaft, and three others fell while trying to rescue him.

Emergency crews detected toxic hydrogen sulfide gas at the scene. All four were retrieved and later pronounced dead in hospital, according to Al Jazeera.

Authorities say the cause is still under investigation.

China and Russia have launched joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan, aiming to boost military ties and counterbalance US influence. The three-day “Joint Sea-2025” exercises near Vladivostok include anti-submarine, air defense, and maritime combat operations, according to Al Jazeera.

Four Chinese warships are participating alongside Russian vessels, with joint patrols planned in the Pacific afterward. While both sides say the drills are defensive, Japan has voiced concerns over their growing military cooperation amid Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine.

The Nepal Women Association (NWA) has drawn the attention of the government to withdraw the proposed law that would legalize polygamy in certain circumstances.    

Submitting a memorandum to Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Ajay Kumar Chaurasiya, the Association urged the Minister to immediately take back the proposed law to that end.    

Terming the proposed legal provision as irresponsible, regressive and objectionable, the NWA said it would ruin the hard-earned achievements in the area of women rights and restore a practice of polygamy.    

"The proposal has clear intention of legalizing the criminal offenses like polygamy", reads the memo. The Association objected to the argument of a high-ranking official in the Law Ministry that 'the provision was brought to protect the rights of second woman and her children.'    

"This argument is a brazen attack on women's self-respect", argued the Association, stating that it was the responsibility of the State to protect the rights of a single woman and her children.    

The memo reads, "Restoring this provision under any pretext would be a betrayal to the long and arduous struggle launched by women for justice and equality."    

The Association also strongly demanded the government withdraw the anti-women and regressive proposal brought with ill intention without any delay. (RSS)

Over 20 African migrants died and many remain missing after a smuggling boat carrying around 150 people capsized off Yemen’s Abyan coast late Saturday due to strong winds.

Bodies were found along the shores of Shaqra and Zinjibar, while 12 survivors were taken to hospital. Most victims are believed to be Ethiopian, according to Xinhua.

Rescue teams continue searching, as authorities urge international help to address the ongoing flow of dangerous migrant crossings through Yemen.

The Palestine Red Crescent Society says Israeli forces hit its headquarters in Khan Younis, Gaza, killing one staff member and injuring three others. The strike sparked a fire and caused major damage, Al Jazeera reported.

The group called the attack “deliberate,” noting its building is clearly marked and known to Israeli forces. The IDF said it had no knowledge of any strike there.

The incident comes as Gaza’s humanitarian crisis worsens. Over 1,300 Palestinians have reportedly died seeking food since May. Aid agencies warn of famine, while Israel denies blocking supplies and blames Hamas for chaos at distribution sites, according to Al Jazeera.

A volcano in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula has erupted for the first time in over 500 years, possibly triggered by last week’s powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake. The Krasheninnikov Volcano sent ash six kilometers into the air, though no towns are at risk, officials said.

Hours later, a 7.0 quake hit the nearby Kuril Islands, prompting mild tsunami warnings. Experts say more aftershocks are likely, as the region lies in the seismically active Pacific Ring of Fire, according to BBC.