Ward member dies in Parbat jeep accident
A person died and two others sustained injuries in a jeep accident at Arthardandakharka in Kusma Municipality-14, Parbat district last night.
Ward member Keshab Raj Paoudel (52) died in the accident after the jeep (Ga 1 Ja 5865) fell 500 meters down the road.
The vehicle was heading to Charipani from the ward office at Arthardandakharka.
Paudel, who was seriously injured in the accident, was rushed to Pokhara for treatment, but the doctors announced him dead on arrival. .
Two others injured in the incident were Buddhi Sagar Paudel (27) and Rajendra Paudel (46) of the same locality.
They have been undergoing treatment at Manipur Hospital, Pokhara.
Buddhi Sagar is the jeep driver, according to police.
Hot weather likely across Tarai today
Hot weather is predicted in the Tarai belt of the country today. Other places will have generally cloudy weather.
The weather service said that it will be generally cloudy in the hilly and mountainous regions and partly cloudy in Tarai. One to two places in the southern plains of Lumbini and Sudurpaschim Provinces are predicted to have moderate rainfall coupled with thunder and lightning.
According to the Weather Forecasting Division, Tarai region will have a clear sky, while partly cloudy in hilly areas and generally cloudy in mountainous areas to night. Light rainfall is also expected in some provinces.
Two die after falling off cliffs in Bajura
Two people, including a six-year-old girl, died after falling off cliffs in separate incidents at Badimalika Municipality in Bajura on Sunday.
The deceased have been identified as Man Bahadur Dani (60) of Pata of Badimalika-1 and Jasana Khadka (6), daughter of Bal Bahadur Khadka of Kordha of Badimalika-6, said the District Police Office, Bajura.
Police inspector and office's information officer Gagan Singh Bhat said that both fell off cliffs while they had gone to collect fodder in nearby forests.
Rainfall likely in some areas
It will be generally cloudy in various parts of the country today.
The Meteorological Forecasting Division under the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology said that it will be partly to generally cloudy over hilly and mountainous regions while the Tarai region will experience partly cloudy conditions.
Similarly, light to moderate rain, accompanied by thunder and lightning, has been expected in a few places across the hilly and mountainous areas of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, Karnali, and Sudurpashchim Provinces.
One or two places in the Tarai regions of Koshi and Lumbini Provinces are likely to receive rainfall.
Light snowfall is also possible in higher elevations.
Tonight, it will be generally cloudy in the mountainous regions, while partly cloudy in the hills, and mainly fair in the Tarai.
There is a chance of light rain or snowfall at one or two places in the hilly and mountainous areas of Sudurpashchim and Karnali Provinces, as well as in the mountainous regions of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, and Lumbini Provinces, it is said.
