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A man died in a syringe attack in Bhadrapur Municipality-10, Satrabighe, Jhapa. 

The deceased has been identified as local Khem Dhakal. 

According to the District Police Office, Jhapa, a group of unit persons attacked Dhakal while he was returning home from a neighbour's house on Thursday evening. 

He was seriously injured in the attack and died on the way to the hospital. 

Police have arrested 26-year-old Dipesh Kumar Singh of Siraha on suspicion of his involvement in the attack, police spokesperson Khagendra Bahadur Khadka informed. 

The substance used in the syringe has not yet been ascertained yet, according to the police. 

The Weather Forecasting Division said that currently there is no impact of the remarkable weather system in the country while mist and fog are persisting in some southern parts of Tarai.  

The weather has remained largely fair in hilly and mountainous regions of the country. 

There is a chance of mist and god in most parts of Tarai this afternoon. 

The Division has indicated partly cloudy weather in the hilly and mountainous areas of Koshi Province and the mountainous areas of Gandaki Province, while the rest of the areas will experience mostly clear skies. 

Similarly, some areas of the Tarai will experience mist tonight. 

In the high hilly and mountainous areas of Gandaki, Karnali, and Sudurpashchim Provinces, the weather will be partly cloudy, while in other areas, the weather is forecast to be mainly clear. 

The death toll in a Baitadi bus accident has reached 13. 

The bus was carrying wedding attendants. 

Eight among them died on the spot and five others breathed their last at Dadeldhura Hospital. 

The Bajhang-bound bus (Supa Province 02 001 Kha 1119) from Purchaidi Municipality-7, Bhawane of Baitadi  met with an accident at Purchaidi-7 Badgaun Mode on Thursday. 

Baitadi Police Chief Deepak Kumar Roy said that 40-year-old Keshav Raj Joshi of Bitthadchir Rural Municipality-7, Bajhang, 13-year-old Ashok Raj Joshi from the same place, 35-year-old Basanta Joshi, 41-year-old Bisna Dutta Joshi, 60-year-old Mohan Dev Bhatta of Kedarsyu Rural Municipality, Bajhang, 40-year-old Basanta Raj Ratala of Jayaprithvi Municipality, Bajhang, and 40-year-old Pushpa Awasthi of Purchaudi-7, Baitadi died on the spot. The identity of a person is yet to be established. 

Those pronounced dead at Dadeldhura Hospital include 17-year-old Bisna Dutta Joshi of Bitthadchir Rural Municipality-7, Bajhang, 28-year-old Deepk Raj Joshi of the same place, 46-year-old Kisana Dutta Joshi, 27-year-old Keshav Raj Bhatta from Bassi, Kedarsyu Municipality-7, and 15-year-old Sushil Joshi of Purchaudi Municipality-7, Baitadi. 

Thirty-four others injured in the accident are being treated in Dadeldhura, Dhangadhi, and Bajhang. 

The bride and groom, however, were not onboard the bus, it has been informed. 

The Election Commission has stated that printing and packing of ballot papers for 25 districts for the first-past-the-post (FPTP) electoral system has been completed. 

According to the information provided by the EC, printing and packing of ballot papers for Dolpa, Mugu, Jumla, Kalikot, Humla, Jajarkot, Dailekh, Rukum West, Salyan, Surkhet, Bajura and Achham has been carried out. 

Similarly, printing and packing of ballots for 25 districts, including Bajhang, Doti, Dadeldhura, Darchula, Baitadi, Kailali, Kanchanpur, Panchthar, Ilam, Tehrathum, Bhojpur, Okhaldhunga, and Sunsari has been completed. 

Printing of ballots for 60 districts has also been completed, but packing is still remaining. 

According to the EC, the printing of ballots has reached its final stage with packing also gradually progressing. 

The printing of ballots is taking place at Janak Education Materials Centre Limited. 

As informed, the printing of ballots for the proportional electoral system has been completed. 

A total of 20,830,000 ballots for the proportional system have been printed, packed, registered, and prepared for delivery. 

Similarly, 20,323,000 ballots need to be printed for the FPTP electoral system. 

The printing of ballots for the FPTP electoral system started on January 30. 

Likewise, 1,098,200 sample ballots have been printed and delivered to various districts, the Commission stated.