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Fourteen mountaineers including four foreigners have successfully climbed Mount Kanchenjunga on Thursday. Yukta, Phursana, Tej, Mingmar, Dawa Yangjom, Dima, Pasang Dorji and Dima Dawa, and four foreigners (one from the United States, two from Taiwan and one from France) scaled the world’s third highest peak today, said Mingma David Sherpa, manager of the Elite Expedition, which managed their expedition. Prior to this ascent, they successfully scaled Mount Everest, he said.

Two inmates escaped from the District Prison in Lamjung on Thursday. Bishnu BK (27) of Duepiple, Madhyanepal-4, Lamjung and Chandra Bahadur Gurung (37) of Ghattekhola, Gorkha escaped by crossing a compound wall at around 1 am today. A police team under the command of DSP Prakash Shreemal has been mobilized to search for the duo who escaped from the prison in Shera, Besisahar Municipality-8. BK was arrested on the rape charge and Gurung on the fraud charge.a Inspector Jagdish Regmi, Information Officer at the District Police Office, Lamjung, said that the search for the prisoners, who escaped by crossing the wall, has been intensified.  

The Chitwan National Park (CNP) has arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in smuggling wildlife body parts. The arrestees have been identified as Raj Chepang and Sundar Praja, both of Kalika Municipality-11. Chepang was held from Sauraha on May 27, and Praja from his house on May 28, according to the CNP Information Officer Ganesh Prasad Tiwari. Two country-made pistols were also confiscated from the house of Praja, he said. The seized pistols have been handed over to the District Police Office, Chitwan. Police are looking into the case.  

Three local levels in Sunsari district have decided to close all public schools within the local levels citing rising temperature. All public schools in Inaruwa Municipality have been asked to shut for a week from June 1 to 7, said the municipality Mayor Kedar Bhandari. This aims to save school children from various problems caused by hot temperature, he said, adding that the classes missed due to the school closure will be compensated by reducing the period allocated for summer vacation. Similarly, Bhokraha Narsingh Rural Municipality has directed community schools to shut for six days from June 1 to 6, and schools in Itahari Sub Metropolitan City have been asked to close for two days on June 1-2. The temperature has soared in eastern Tarai districts since some days affecting the normal life of people.