Unknown assailants hurl petrol bomb at school bus in Chitwan
Unidentified persons hurled a petrol bomb at a bus near Dadrahani Bridge in Bharatpur Metropolitan City-20, Chitwan on Sunday.
Deputy Superintendent Bhesh Raj Rijal, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Chitwan, said that a group of six persons hurled the petrol bomb at the bus (Bagmati Province 06001 Ka 0045) which was on its way to pick students this morning.
They told the driver and his helper to come out of the bus before throwing the Molotov cocktail.
The bus was completely destroyed in the fire.
DSP Rijal said that they are searching for the persons involved in the incident.
President’s economic advisor Nepal resigns
Dr Chiranjeevi Nepal, an economic advisor to President Ram Chandra Paudel, resigned on Sunday.
Issuing a press statement today, spokesperson at the Office of the President, Shailaja Regmi Bhattarai, said that the President has accepted the resignation of Nepal.
President Paudel thanked Nepal for his service during his tenure.
Unidentified group torches school bus in Chitwan
A group of unidentified persons set a school bus on fire at Dadreni in Bharatpur Metropolitan City-26, Chitwan on Sunday.
The group set ablaze the bus of Seven Heaven School of Kalyanpur this morning, police said.
The bus was completely destroyed in the fire.
Further investigation into the incident is underway, said police.
Kami Rita Sherpa breaks his own record, scales Everest for 29th time
Kami Rita Sherpa broke his own record by climbing Mt Everest for the 29th time on Sunday.
He reached atop the 8,848-meter Everest at 7: 25 am today.
According to the Department of Tourism, he had gone to climb the world’s highest peak as a senior high-altitude guide of a group of VVIPs.
It has been said that Sherpa has the responsibility to take the members of two companies—Seven Summits and 14 Peaks—to the top of Everest.
Sherpa (54) was born in Thame of Solukhumbu.
He stood atop the roof of the world for the 28th time in the spring season last year.
After Sherpa, Pasang Dawa Sherpa, also from Solukhumbu, holds the record for the most ascents of the world’s tallest peak.
Pasang Dawa climbed Sagarmatha for the 27th time last year.
Kamirita first climbed Mt Everest in 1994, while Pasang Dawa in 1998.
