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Dhaka: A passenger train on Monday afternoon rear-ended a goods train in Bhairab upazila, Kishoreganj, resulting in at least 12 fatalities and multiple injuries, Dhaka Tribune reported.

Firefighter Rasel from Bhairab Bazar Fire Station confirmed the incident, which caused damage to two rear coaches of the Egarosindhur Godhuli train.

Witnesses reported individuals trapped under the train, while Bhairab Station Master Yusuf stated that the death toll is likely to rise, according to Dhaka Tribune.

Bhairab Station Master Yusuf said, "The incident took place around 3:30 pm. The death toll is expected to rise further. Rail connectivity from Dhaka to Chittagong, Sylhet and Kishoreganj is suspended."

Rail connectivity from Dhaka to Chittagong, Sylhet, and Kishoreganj has been suspended, and rescue efforts by police and fire service personnel are ongoing at the scene. Twelve deaths have been reported at the time of filing this report.

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Kailali: While the Dashain festival is being celebrated with great enthusiasm throughout the nation, this morning in Nimbukheda, Bhimdutta Municipality-15 of Kanchanpur district, a scene of sorrow unfolded. Nimbukheda was overwhelmed with grief as the lifeless body of Deepesh Bista, one of the 10 victims of the Hamas militant group’s attack in Israel on Oct 7, arrived at his family’s doorstep in a coffin. Bista had been in Israel as part of the 11-month ‘Learn and Earn’ training program, representing the Agriculture Campus under Sudurpaschim University in Tikapur, Kailali.

Deepesh’s mother, Parbati, lost consciousness upon hearing the devastating news of her son’s passing. She had come from her ancestral home in Lekam rural municipality-5 in Darchaula district to receive her son’s body. A grieving neighbor, Suresh Pal, reminisced, “Deepesh excelled academically from a young age. When he lost his father at a tender age, he displayed great determination to become the sole provider for the family. He was the unwavering support for his widowed mother.”

“He maintained a fearless attitude and was determined to improve the family’s living conditions. It’s heartbreaking that he returned home in a coffin,” he lamented. Deepesh’s mortal remains, which had been kept at Seti Provincial Hospital in Dhangadhi, were brought home this morning. He received a scholarship for his outstanding academic performance and attended the Global Academy in Mahendranagar from grade one to grade 10, according to Surendra Raj Ojha, the school’s principal.

Ojha, who attended Deepesh’s final rites on the banks of the Mahakali River, expressed, “This unimaginable incident has plunged all of us into a sea of sorrow.” Deepesh, who pursued a science education in his higher secondary school, had a dream of seeing his younger brother become a doctor. Since losing his father to cancer at the age of four, he had shouldered the responsibilities of the household.

His mother is a teacher at the Latinath Secondary School in Darchula, while his younger brother, Basanta Raj Bista, is pursuing an MBBS degree at the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences in Dharan, Sunsari district. The bodies of four out of the ten Nepali students killed in Israel were repatriated to Nepal on the previous Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. All the deceased were returned to their respective families in Sudurpaschim Province at Dhangadhi Airport on Sunday evening.

Myagdi: Changra, the Himalayan goat, valued at over Rs 230m, has been exported from the Mustang district to various districts for the Dashain festival. These Himalayan goats have been dispatched to multiple districts, including Myagdi, Kaski, Parbat, Baglung, and Kathmandu, as confirmed by the Veterinary Hospital and Livestock Service Expert Centre in Mustang.

Rishiram Pokharel, the Chief of the Centre, has stated that approximately 5,755 Changra goats were exported for the festival this year. He said, “A health certificate was issued for the export of 5,755 Changra through the Jomsom border, with the total value of the exported Changra surpassing Rs 230m.”

Of the exported Changra goats, 4,000 were raised by farmers in Mustang, while the remaining animals were sourced from Dolpa and Mugu. The export of Himalayan goats took place from Oct 7 to 18. 

Traders visited the barns to purchase Changra, and on average, each goat fetched around Rs 40,000. According to the Centre’s records, last year witnessed the export of 6,600 Changra from Mustang, 12,000 Changra in the year 2021, and approximately 25,000 in 2020.

Kathmandu: According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, today will see partly cloudy conditions in the hilly areas of the country, while the weather will remain clear in other regions. The division predicts generally clear weather, despite the influence of the westerly wind.

Meteorologist Raju Pradhananga concurs, forecasting partly cloudy conditions in the hilly areas and clear weather in the remaining regions. There's a possibility of isolated light rain accompanied by thunderstorms in a few places within the hilly areas of Sudurpaschim, Karnali, and Gandaki provinces.

Additionally, snowfall is expected in the high hilly and mountainous regions of Sudurpaschim, Karnali, and Gandaki provinces.