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Six people, including a pilot, were killed after a helicopter carrying the pilgrims crashed near Kedarnath in Uttarakhand today, officials have said, NDTV reported. The helicopter crashed near Garu Chatti, they said, adding that six bodies have been recovered so far and a rescue operation is underway. The helicopter crashed right after the takeoff from Kedarnath because of bad weather, sources say, according to NDTV.

Two persons died and two others including a child sustained injuries when the motorbikes they were riding on collided with each other at Birtamod Municipality on Monday. DSP Basanta Pathak of the District Police Office, Jhapa said that the motorbikes (Ma 5 Pa 1604 and Ma 3 Pa 5580) collided head-on at Beldangi in Birtamod Municipality-2 yesterday evening. The deceased have been identified as Anis Sauden (25) of Bahradashi-2 and Bholaraj Bhujel (43) of Bahradashi-6. DSP Pathak said that Chandrakala Bhujel (42) and her nine-year-old daughter Prasanna were injured in the incident. Critically injured in the accident, both the riders were rushed to the B and C Hospital where they breathed their last during the course of treatment. Meanwhile, the injured mother and daughter are undergoing treatment at the Birta Hospital in Birtamod. Police said that they are looking into the case.

Nepal reported 46 new Covid-19 cases on Monday. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 1, 183 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 40 returned positive. Likewise, 1, 104 people underwent antigen tests, of which six were tested positive. The Ministry said that no one died of the virus in the last 24 hours. The Ministry said that 17 infected people recovered from the disease. As of today, there are 711 active cases in the country.

The government has announced a public holiday on Tuesday to mourn the death of Veteran culture expert and historian Satya Mohan Joshi. Phanindra Mani Pokharel, spokesperson at the Home Ministry, said that it has also been decided to fly the national flag at half-mast in all the government offices, public organizations and associations and diplomatic missions abroad to mourn the death of veteran litterateur. Joshi passed away at the age of 103 on Sunday. He breathed his last during the course of treatment at the Gwarko-based Kist Medical College at 7: 09 am yesterday. According to a source at the hospital, he passed away at 7: 09 am today. Joshi, who had been suffering from prostate and heart-related ailments for the past many years, was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital on October 10. Joshi was also suffering from pneumonia and was also found infected with dengue during the blood test. Earlier, he had announced to donate his body to the hospital after his death. Although Joshi’s health condition looked like it was improving in the initial few days of his hospitalization, it deteriorated later on. The KIST Medical College had been providing Joshi and his spouse free medical treatment.