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Two sisters died after a jeep hit them on the roadside near the Triyuga Bus Park in Gaighat, Udayapur.

Information Officer of District Police Office, Udayapur, and Deputy Superintendent of Police Kedar Man Dong said 14-year-old Anu Kumari Das from Rajbiraj in Saptari district and her 12-year-old sister Devi Kumari died after a jeep (Province No. 1 05-001 Cha 092) hit them on the roadside on Thursday evening.

Anu Kumari died on the spot, while Devi succumbed to the injuries in the District Hospital, Udayapur.

Police said that they have impounded the vehicle and arrested its jeep driver Nirjal Katuwal of Triyuga Municipality for investigation.

Holi, the festival of colors, began with the installation of a 'Chir' (bamboo pole) decorated with colorful strips of clothes at Hanumandhoka Durbar Square in Basantapur on Friday.

The ‘Chir’ was erected at 8: 33 am today. Erection of the pole in Basantapur marks the beginning of the festival which lasts for a week.

Holi will be celebrated in Kathmandu valley and hilly districts on March 14 and in Tarai on March 15.

 The ‘Chir’ will be erected in Patan and Bhaktapur also.

Following the completion of the Holi festival, people would collect the pieces of cloth from the Chir and keep it in their homes with a belief that it will bring good luck for them. 

The Chir will be dispersed in local Tundikhel.

A massive fire broke out at the RMB Plastic Packaging House in Bosigaun, Chandragiri Municipality-10, Kathmandu last night.

Pushpa Shrestha and Ramesh Podar owned the factory.

A large number of police personnel from Balaju Police Circle and Thankot Police Circle were deployed to douse the fire.

Spokesperson of District Police Range and Superintendent of Police (SP), Apil Raj Bohara, said the fire was brought under control with the help of police, the fire fighters and local people.

Police said that seven fire engines from Chandragiri Municipality, Lalitpur Metropolitan City, Bhaktapur Municipality, Budhanilkantha Municipality and others were used to extinguish the fire.

SP Bohara shared that the factory was completely destroyed in the fire.

The details of the loss caused by the fire are yet to be ascertained, police and stakeholders said.

At least three persons died when a speeding tipper hit a shelter home at Sankhu in the Capital early this morning.

The tipper (Ba 2 Ka 6580) hit the shelter home run by the Conflict Victims and Disable Society Organization at around 3:40 am in Salambutar, Shankharapur Municipality-6, Kathmandu. 

Spokesperson at the District Police Range and Superintendent of Police (SP) Apil Raj Bohara said that 10 people were sleeping in the room when the accident happened and three of them died.

It is said that 61 individuals were residing in the shelter home of the organization run by Yubraj Thapa.

Akash (21), Suman (21) and Harizan (45) died while receiving treatment at Nepal Medical College, Jorpati.

Police have impounded the vehicle and arrested its driver Sagar Majhi (25) of Sindhupalchowk for investigation.