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Three persons of a family died after being hit by an unidentified car in Rupandehi on Monday. The deceased have been identified as Pramila Kumari (28), Sima Kurmi (14) and a one-month-old baby of Panani, Omsatiya-4, Rupandehi, DSP Shyamu Aryal of the District Police Office, Rupandehi said. He said that the baby’s mother Bandana Kurmi (24) and Manju Kurmi (35) were injured in the incident. The Indigo Car heading towards Parasi from Bhairahawa hit them this morning. DSP Aryal said that the injured are undergoing treatment at the Universal College of Medical Science in Bhairahawa. Police said that they are searching for the car and its driver.

This year’s Chhath festival concluded on Monday by offering argha to the rising sun. The festival begins on Chaturdashi and concludes by offering arghya to the setting sun on Shashti and to the rising sun on Saptami. The devotees who observe fasting and the family members gather at the banks of rivers early in the morning and wait until the sun rises. With sunrise, they offer arghya to the sun. Following this, they distribute prasad to fellow devotees at the Ghat, the place where arthya is offered to the rising sun. Blessings are sought from elders. After returning from the Ghat, fasting women break their 36-hour fast by taking ginger and water. And then they eat food. Main message of the Chhath festival is coordination, inclusion and sanctity. The festival is a collective resolution made under the leadership of women for the welfare of society and family. The Sun considered as the god of energy and of the life-force, is worshiped during the Chhath festival to promote well-being, prosperity and progress as per the time-honored tradition. The festival is observed as common cultural symbol of the Tarai.

At least 30 people were killed and dozens critically injured when a suspension bridge in India’s western Gujarat state collapsed on Sunday, two government officials told Reuters news agency, Aljazeera reported. “We can confirm that 30 people have lost their lives, many have been rescued from the river, and some are still missing,” said Amit Jhala, a senior administrator at the state-run hospital to where victims were taken. More than 400 people were on the bridge over the Machhu River in the town of Morbi at the time of the collapse, local TV channel Zee News reported. Footage broadcast by the TV channel showed dozens of people clinging onto the cables of the collapsed bridge as emergency teams struggled to rescue them, according to Aljazeera. The 230-metre historic bridge was built during British rule in the 19th century. It had been closed for renovation for six months and was reopened for the public last week. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in his home state Gujarat for a three-day visit, said he has directed the state chief minister to mobilise teams urgently for the rescue operation.

Somalia’s president says at least 100 people were killed in Saturday’s two car bombings at a busy junction in the capital and the toll could rise in the country's deadliest attack since a truck bombing at the same spot five years ago killed more than 500, The New Indian Express reported.