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Chairman of CPN (Maoist Center) Pushpa Kamal Dahal has expressed grief over the people who died in a bus accident at Amlekhgunj, Bara. Through his social media, Dahal has expressed his condolences to those who died in the bus accident. Sixteen people lost their lives in a bus accident this morning. He has requested the concerned authorities to provide relief and compensation to the families of the deceased and the injured and also wished for the speedy recovery of the injured. Likewise, Dahal has instructed the party line to involve for relief, rescue and all other kinds of assistance in the disaster-prone areas.

12 of the 16 people who lost their lives in the bus accident that took place on Thursday morning at Jitpur Simara Sub-metropolitan City-22, Amlekhgunj in Bara district under East-West Highway have been identified. The deceased are Lilaraj Choudhary, Nanda Kumari Pudasaini, Safal Kandel, Som Bahadur Chaurasia, Mannidevi Chaurasia, Shubalakshmi Shrestha, Swastika Shrestha, Nazlin Khatun, Bizart Ansari, Suresh BK, Lal Bahadur Bogti, and Santosh Kumar Rai. Balram Shrestha, spokesperson of District Police Office Makwanpur, informed that the remaining four people are yet to be identified. He further said that the driver Kodipti Narayan Dhakal, 40, resident of Syangja is being treated at Chure Hills Hospital in Hetauda and his condition is normal. 8 people died on the spot and 2 out of 9 people were taken to Chure Hills Hospital for treatment. 4 people died in Hetauda Hospital during treatment. Out of 6 people who were taken to Makwanpur Cooperative Hospital in Hetauda, 1 person died and another one was referred to Chitwan who also died there while undergoing treatment. The bus number Ba 06-001 Kha 0110, which was going from Narayangadh to Birgunj, fell into the river 20 meters below the road section at bridge number three. The preliminary investigation revealed that the bus was out of control and the accident happened. Currently, 19 people are being treated in the hospital in Bharatpur and 9 in Birgunj. 2 people are being treated at Chure Hills Hospital, 2 people at Makwanpur Cooperative Hospital and 3 people at Hetauda Hospital. There were 50 people on the bus.

The death toll in a mass shooting at a daycare center in Thailand rose to 34, including 22 children on Thursday. The gunman, who was identified as a 34-year-old former policeman, shot himself after the attack. The mass shooting took place Thursday at the Child Development Center in Uthaisawan Na Klang district, Nong Bua Lamphu province, according to a statement from the Prime Minister's office. "The prime minister has expressed his condolences on the shooting incident," the statement read. Earlier, the prime minister's office had urged all the securities officials to catch the culprit. Gun ownership in Thailand is relatively high compared with other countries in Southeast Asia. Mass shootings in the country are rare but in 2020 also, an incident saw a soldier killing 29 people in a shooting spree that began at a military site and then sent shoppers hunting for cover after the gunman entered a mall, reported CNN. (ANI)

Death toll in Amlekhgunj bus accident has reached 12.  According to the District Police Office, Makwanpur, 10 people died on the spot and two breathed their last during the course of treatment at at Hetauda Hospital when a bus they were traveling in met with an accident at the border of Makwanpur and Bara. The identities of the deceased have not been ascertained yet. Police said that the bus (Bagmati Province 006-00 Kha 0210) was heading towards Birgunj from Narayangarh when the tragedy occurred. Police said that 35 people were injured in the incident. of them 15 are in critical condition. They are being treated at District Hospital in Hetayda, Sancho Hospital and Chure Hills Hospital.