Two electrocuted as moving bus comes in contact with live wire in Salyan
Two persons died on the spot and 18 others were injured, one seriously when a moving bus came in contact with a live wire at Chorkhola in Kapurkot Rural Municipality-3 of Salyan. Gopal Shrestha, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Salyan, said that the two passengers died on the spot when the bus (Ra 1 Kha 834) heading towards Rolpa from Tulsipur, Dang touched the wire of 33 KV transmission line. The injured are undergoing treatment at the Kapurkot Health Post in Salyan, he said.
SEE results to be published today
The National Examinations Board (NEB) is set to publish the Secondary School Examination (SEE) results today. The Board said its preparations to publish the SEE results has come to a final stage. With this, the results would be published by Thursday evening, the Board sources said. Examination Controller of the Examination Control Office Bishnu Narayan Shrestha said that technical works, including computer data entry and re-checking are being carried out after completing answer-sheets checking. "We have come to a final stage to publish the SEE results by this evening. The results would be published today itself if technical problems did not come along", he said. The Board has decided to publish the results as per the system adopted in 2072 BS. NEB Chairperson Dr Mahashram Sharma said that the Board has made arrangements for easily accessing SEE results to be published today. Students can access the results through websites, SMS and IVR. One can dial up 1600 to access the SEE results, the Board said. Also, the results are accessible through the NEB and Nepal Telecom websites. One can dial 1600, 31003, 34949, 35001 and 31064 to get results through SMS. The results would be accessible through www.see.gov.np, www.neb.gov.np, www.see.ntc.net.np, www.khaltif\.com, www.neemaacademy.com, www.ekantipur.com, www.theconncetplus.com, www.see.edusanjal.com, www.admissionnepal.com, www.seenicasiabank.com, www.neemaaacademy.com, www.mypay.com.np, www.nepaleducatipnportal.com, www.ayoresult.com, ww.results.matra education.com, www.tuteeline.com.
Inmate commits suicide in Banke prison
A jailbird committed suicide inside a prison in Nepalgunj, Banke on Thursday. Neeraj Gupta (23) of Janaki Rural Municipality-6 was found hanging in the bathroom this morning, said Banke Chief District Officer Bipin Acharya. Gupta has been in jail for the past three years. The family and relatives of the deceased have been informed about the incident, CDO Acharya said.
Four held with tiger skin, bones
Police have arrested four persons with the skin and bones of a spotted tiger in Kohalpur of Banke. A joint team from the Lumbini Province Investigation Bureau and the Area Police Office, Kohalpur apprehended them in possession of a piece of skin and 6.8 kg of tiger bones from Hamrobazar, Kohalpur-11. The arrestees have been identified as Prabin Kumar KC (33) of Bhagawati Rural Municipality-5, of Dailekh Sunil Chunara (30) of Thantikandh Rural Municipality-4 of Dailekh, Lokendra Shahi (36) of Panchandewal Rural Municipality-2 of Achham and Karana Bahadur Rokaya (52) of Barkot Rural Municipality of Jajarkot. According to Forest Officer at the Division Office Banke, Ajit Kumar Karna, the skin and bones are of an adult female tiger. The tiger skin seized from them is 9.8 inches long. Police said that there were two bullet-made holes in the tiger's neck. As per the Clause 26 (1) of the National Park and Wildlife Conservation Act, 2029 BS, those found guilty in such crime will either face 15-year jail term or penalty ranging from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh or both, Karna added. Further Investigation into the case is underway, the Division Forest Office said.
