Manang Air helicopter crashes in Lamjura of Solukhumbu
A Manang Air helicopter, which had gone missing since this morning, has crashed at Lamjura Danda.
The chopper with call sign 9N-AMV that took off for Kathmandu from Surke at 10: 05 am today was found crashed at Chyandanda in Lamjura of Bhakanje, Likhupike Rural Municipality-5, Rural Municipality Chairperson Mina Karki Basnet said.
The helicopter was flown by Capitan Chet Gurung.
Apart from Captain Gurung, there were five foreigners on board the helicopter, Sagar Kandel, ATC Office at the Lukla Airport, said.
Manang Air helicopter with six on board missing
A Manang Air helicopter en route to Kathmandu from Solukhumbu has been reported missing.
The chopper with call sign 9N-AMV took off from Surke Helipad in Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality2 carrying five passengers at 10: 05 am today, the Civil Aviation Authority, Lukla said.
Office Chief Mahesh Shrestha said that the helicopter, which was supposed to reach the destination in 45 minutes, has not come in contact yet.
Search is underway for the missing chopper.
Lumpy skin disease goes out of control in Baitadi
Rapid spread of lumpy skin disease has taken a heavy toll on livestock in Baitadi district.
The officials at Veterinary Hospital and Livestock Service Center, Patan, said that the disease on animals has gone out of control in the district adding that there is no availability of vaccine so far.
Livestock Development Officer at the Centre, Dr Bishal Pathak, said more than 64,000 domestic animals have been infected with lumpy skin and more than 9,200 animals have already died of the infection.
"The cases of lumpy skin infection have increased every day but the district lacks vaccines. We have written to the federal and provincial governments requesting vaccines," Dr Pathak said.
It has been learnt that the disease has spread to all 84 wards in the district and has taken the form of epidemic through the mountainous area is less impacted.
Lumpy skin is a contagious virus disease transmitted to cattle by flies, mosquitoes or ticks. The cattle with the disease develop symptoms such as high fever, loss of appetite, reduced milk output and enlarged lymph nodes which can also lead to death.
It is said that 1-3 percent of infected animals might die due to the disease and the mortality rate can go up for lack of necessary care and primary aid.
The disease was first reported in Nepal in July 2020. In the first two years after the detection of contagious disease, as many as 13 out of 3,301 infected cattle of 16 districts died due in Nepal.
Man sentenced to 33 years in prison for raping daughter
The Dailekh District Court sentenced a 50-year-old man to 33 years in prison for raping his 17-year-old daughter.
Hearing the case filed at the District Police Office on April 4 from the victim’s side, District Judge Balaram Lamsal issued the verdict on Monday, Information Officer of Dailekh District Court Tikaram Neupane said.
The man raped his daughter on March 15.
Neupane also said that the man has also been slapped with a fine of Rs 300,000.
In addition, the court has ordered the convict to provide Rs 50,000 in compensation to the survivor and pay Rs 2,800 for the Victims Relief Fund, Neupane shared.
In the district, the number of rape case of minors from father being registered in the police has reached four in the past three months after March 15.
