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Four Indian nationals died in a car accident at Gadhigate in Kamalamai Municipality-3 of Sindhuli along the BP Highway on Wednesday. The identities of the deceased are yet to be established. According to SP Raj Kumar Silwal of the District Police Office, Sindhuli, the car with Indian number plate (BR 06 DD -687) met with an accident at around 12.30 this morning. He said that a person, who was seriously injured in the incident, has been taken to Kathmandu for further treatment. SP Silwal said that the tragedy occurred after the four-wheeler fell some 500 meters down the road. He said that they are facing difficulties to retrieve the bodies from the incident site due to geographical complexities. A team of Nepal Army is heading towards the incident site to help Nepal Police personnel to retrieve the bodies.  

At least six persons died on the spot when a jeep they were traveling in met with an accident at Jholekmod in Patan Municipality-8 of Baitadi section along the Jayaprithvi Highway on Tuesday. The deceased have been identified as Mane Bohora (60), Nare Bohora (42), Gorakh Bohora (35), Man Bahadur Dhami (45), Birkha Dhami (45) and Bire Dhami, 40, of Kedarsyun Rural Municipality-5. The jeep (Se 1 Ja 764) was heading towards Bagthala of Bajhang from Jhulaghat when the tragedy occurred at around 11.00 pm yesterday, Inspector Yogesh Khatry, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Baitadi said. Five other passengers of the jeep narrowly escaped the fatality as they managed to jump before the accident. The jeep carrying 12 passengers had fallen 500 meters down the road. The jeep driver fled the scene after the incident. Reason behind the accident is yet to be established. Police said that they are looking into the case.

Nepal reported 106 new Covid-19 cases and one death on Tuesday. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 476 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 74 returned positive. Likewise, 1, 960 people underwent antigen tests, of which 32 were tested positive. The Ministry said that 48 infected people recovered from the disease. As of today, there are 469 active cases in the country.

The Survey Office and the Land Revenue Office will go for a merger. The process has been forwarded to merge the offices in a bid to make service delivery effective and reduce problems facing service seekers in reaching the two separate offices of the same kind in terms of service they provide, said Dr Damodar Regmi, secretary of the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation. The merger will also help save some government expenditures, he added. "There is a need for all to have land ownership irrespective of those having land or landless people. The Survey Office should create an environment conducive for all to have land ownership by collecting details of the lands," he said. Similarly, the Survey Department Director General Janak Raj Joshi said the merger was as per the demand of people.