Indian tourist dies after falling in toilet in Chitwan
An Indian tourist, who came to visit Manakamana temple, died after falling in the toilet.
Mannu Prasad Bhatt (62) of Palanpur, Gujarat died after falling in the toilet at the Manakamana cable car station in Ichchhakamana Rural Municipality–4, Chitwan district.
According to Police Inspector Pratik Singh of the Area Police Office in Muglin, Bhatt, who was found unconscious, was brought to the Ichchhakamana Basic Hospital in Kurintar for treatment, where the doctors declared him dead.
The body has been taken to Bharatpur Hospital for postmortem.
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Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning likely today
There is a possibility of light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning in few places in the hilly areas of Koshi, Madhes, Bagmati and Sudurpaschim Provinces and one or two places in the rest of the country.
There are also chances of light rain and snowfall in one or two places in the high hilly and mountainous areas of the country, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division.
The country is currently under the influence of westerly winds coupled with local winds. There is also partial influence of water vapor-rich winds coming from the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. As a result, the weather today will be partly to generally cloudy in the hilly areas of the four Provinces and mainly clear to partly cloudy in the rest of the country.
The Division has urged all concerned to take necessary precautions as there is a possibility of light to moderate rainfall with lightning in one or two places in all seven provinces, which may affect daily life, agriculture and health services, road and air transport.
Three killed as jeep plunges into Madi river
Three persons died and two others were injured when a jeep they were travelling in plunged into the Madi river in Tanahun along the Prithvi Highway.
The jeep (Ga 2 Cha 5760) was heading towards Chapaghat from Damauli when the incident occurred, according to District Police Office Police Inspector Raju Adhikari.
The deceased have been identified as Prabin Thapa Magar (35), Kumar Thapa (22) and Kushal Thapa ( 20) of Byas Municipality-5, according to police. They died while undergoing treatment at the Damauli Hospital.
The injured were rescued by the Nepal Army's Kalibhanjan Battalion, Nepal Police and locals.
