One dead, seven injured in Rolpa tractor accident
A labourer has died after a tractor fell off the road at Machheti village in Lungri Rural Municipality-5, Rolpa on Thursday.
Khemraj Roka (13) died and seven others were injured after a tractor (Ra 1 Ta 3881) met with an accident last night, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of Rolpa district Shyam Saru Magar said.
Police said that the tractor was heading towards Kilachaur area by taking the labourers for their night stay after their work for the road construction at Domai of Lungri Rural Municipality. The injured ones are receiving treatment at a primary health post at Sulichaur in the district, according to the police.
Two rhinos found dead in Chitwan in two days
Two rhinos were found dead in the Chitwan National Park (CNP) in two days.
8 houses gutted in Udayapur fire
Eight houses were reduced to ashes when a fire broke out at Hodebas in Udayapurgadhi-7 of Udayapur district on Thursday. SP Gyanendra Prasad Phuyal of the District Police Office, Udayapur said that the fire broke out due to an electric short circuit. He said that police personnel and locals backed by three fire engines of Triyuga Municipality, Chaudandi Municipality and Rautamai Rural Municipality are trying to extinguish the fire.
4.3 magnitude earthquake hits Bajura
A 4.3 magnitude earthquake hit Bajura district at 5:15 am on Thursday. The National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre, Lainchaur, Kathmandu said that the epicenter of the quake was Bichhya in Bajura district. Earlier, a 4.1 magnitude earthquake had jolted Bajura district on May 6. The mountainous and hilly areas of Nepal are considered to be prone to earthquakes.
