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An Indian national was shot at in Mayadevi Rural Municipality of Kapilvastu. A group of unidentified persons opened fire at Irshad Khana (35) of Aligadhawa, Siddharthanagar, India at a hotel in Chakarchauda of Mayadevi Rural Municipality-4. Khan received bullets on his shoulder and leg, DSP Prem Bahadur Basnet of the District Police Office, Kapilvastu said. He has been taken to the Gorakhpur Medical College of India for treatment. Police said that they are looking into the case.

Four persons died and eight others were injured when a jeep met with an accident at Kanchhipani in Dhaubadi of Hupsekot Rural Municipality-5, Nawalparasi on Thursday. The deceased have been identified as Hom Bahadur Rababhat (60) of Bulingtar Rural Municipality-6, Mansabha Baral (67) of Bulingtar Rural Municipality-5 and Kesari Darai (27) and Yam Bahadur Thada of Baudikali Rural Municipality-2, SP Bhuwaneshor Tiwari said. The incident occurred when the jeep (Gandaki Province 04-001 Ja-0006) heading to Dedgaun from Daldale in the district fell some 300 meters down the road. The injured are receiving treatment in various hospitals of Chitwan.

Rato Machhindranath, the god of rain, has been brought to Patan from Bungmati. Every year, the jatra which starts from Patan ends in Bungmati. There is a tradition to keep the Machhindranath in Patan for six months and Bangmati for six months.  

A person died in a motorbike accident in Bakaiya Rural Municipality-3 of Makwapur district on Tuesday. Police identified the deceased as bike rider Shyam Lama (30) of Shreepur, Bakaiya-5. The two-wheeler (Province-2 03018 PA 2557) was heading towards Shreepur from Hattisunde when the incident occurred at around 10 pm yesterday. Lama was rushed to Churehill Hospital in Tahabharyang, Hetauda-11 for treatment but doctors pronounced him dead on arrival, DSP Tek Bahadur Karki of the District Police Office, Makwapur said. Further investigation into the incident is underway, police said.