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At least 23 persons were injured in a bus accident in Bhimsen Thapa Rural Municipality-3, Gorkha on Tuesday. 

The bus (Bagmati Province 01-006 Kha 4131) belonging to Gorkha Daraundi Travels Service Pvt. Ltd was heading towards Gorkha from Kathmandu when the incident occurred at around 6 am today, DSP Indra Prasad Subedi of Gorkha informed.

Aming the injured, three to four persons are in critical condition, police said.

The injured have been sent to Arughat Hospital for treatment.

The Chitwan National Park is preparing to gift two elephant calves born at the Elephant Breeding and Training Center in Khorsor, a part of Chitwan National Park, to Qatar. 

The calves named Rudrakali, aged seven, and Khagendra Prasad, aged six, will be sent within the next two months, according to Dr Hari Bhandra Acharya, Spokesperson for the Department of the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation.

They will be transported via a chartered cargo flight from Bhairahawa Airport.

The Chitwan National Park (CNP) is currently constructing an enclosure to facilitate the safe transfer of the pachyderm to the airport.

According to the Center’s chief, Manipuran Chaudhary, both calves share the same father, a wild male elephant, named Ronaldo. 

Khagendra Prasad's mother is Koshi Kali, while Rudrakali's mother is Puja Kali.

The elephants are being sent as diplomatic gifts to Qatar. 

Nepal occasionally gifts animals such as one-horned rhinoceroses and elephants to friendly nations in an effort to strengthen bilateral relations and present the country's biodiversity to the global stage.

The Elephant Breeding and Training Center was established some four decades back in 2044 BS and has recorded the birth of 68 elephant calves to date. This marks the first time elephant calves born at the Centre being gifted abroad.

Since 1985, Nepal has given birth to a total of 26 rhinoceroses, 10 ghyarial crocodiles, one wolf, and two leopards.

During the then President Bidya Devi Bhandari's visit to Qatar in October-November 2018, Nepal had promised to gift elephants to Qatar.

At least 45 houses have been submerged in two local levels of Kanchanpur district following the incessant rainfall since Sunday night.

According to the District Police Office, floodwaters from rivers inundated the houses in Bhimdatta and Dodhara Chandani Municipalities.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sagar Bohara, spokesperson at the District Police Office, reported that 25 houses in Rampure and Jarga of Dodhara Chandani Municipality-8 have been flooded by the Jogbudha River, while 15 houses in Patarakhalla of Dodhara Chandani-3 are also under water.

Additionally, five houses have been affected in Bhujela of Bhimdatta Municipality-11.

At least 70 people are displaced by the flooded Jogbudha River. The displaced families are currently taking shelter in nearby school buildings.

Meanwhile, the water level of the Mahakali river has risen significantly due to the incessant rains. In response, the Indian side has restricted the movement of four-wheelers and three-wheelers across the Sharada Barrage.

Lately, the water flow in the Mahakali river has been measured at 140,250 cusecs.

Ganga Sonam was declared the winner of the Nepal Idol Season-6. 

In a grand finale on Sunday evening, Sonam won the title by leaving behind four other competitors in the singing reality show. 

With the title, Sonam received Rs 2.5 million in cash. 

Likewise, Babita Thapamagar was declared the first runner up, Darshana Gandhari second runner up while Abhinaya Khati and Milan Manandhar secured the fourth and fifth positions, respectively. 

Minister for Communications and Information Technology Prithvi Subba Gurung distributed the prize and award to the winners.

"Nepal Idol is a home grown product from the country. After the commencement of this singing competition, other new competitions too have come up," Minister Gurung added. 

Mayor of Lalitpur Metropolitan City Chiribabu Maharjan, former minister Sher Bahadur Tamang and other guests were present at the event.