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Two persons, who were critically injured when a jeep carrying Prithvi Bahadur Singh, Internal Affairs and Law Minister of Sudurpaschim government, met with an accident, breathed their last during the course of treatment. The deceased have been identified as Minister Singh’s wife Amrita Singh and his sister-in-law Jayadevi Singh. They died in the course of treatment at the Rayal Primary Health Center in Kedarsyun Rural Municipality, Kedarsyun Rural Municipality Chairman Kedar Bohara said. The jeep (Supapra 01001 Jha 480) was heading towards Chainpur from Dadeldhura when the incident occurred at around 1:30 pm today. Seriously injured in the incident, Minister Singh, driver Dharma Raj Joshi and PSO Constable Deepak Bhandari have been airlifted to Nepalgunj on a Nepal Army chopper for further treatment. Four including Minister Singh injured in Bajhang jeep accident Four persons including Prithvi Bahadur Singh, Internal Affairs and Law Minister of Sudurpaschim government, were injured when a jeep they were traveling in met with an accident at Dharchada in Kedarsyun Rural Municipality of Bajhang on Tuesday. The jeep (Supapra 01001 Jha 480) was heading towards Chainpur from Dadeldhura when the incident occurred this afternoon. The four-wheeler fell some 50 meters down the road. Minister Singh sustained injuries on his legs and face. He is receiving treatment at the Deura-based Ritu Polyclinic in Kedarsyun Rural Municipality-1. Other three are undergoing medical treatment at the Rayal Primary Health Center. Details about the incident are awaited.  

Two persons died after a landslide buried them at Gunadi in Myagde Rural Municipality-1 of Tanahun district on Monday evening. The deceased have been identified as Bhim Bhujel (33) of Shivasatakshi Municipality-1 in Jhapa district and Bal Bahadur Rai (40) of Katari Municipality-7 in Udaypur district, according to the District Police Office, Tanahun. The landslide buried them while they were constructing a wall on the road side along the Muglin-Pokhara road section. Bhim died in course of treatment at Damauli Hospital while Bal Bahadur in Pokhara, said DSP Mohan Bahadur Khand. Similarly, Krishna Lingden (45) of Shivasatakshi Municipality-7, who was injured in the incident, is receiving treatment at Ratnahari Hospital, Damauli and his condition is normal, said police.    

Search for those missing in a landslide at Mehele in Sidingba Rural municipality-6 of Taplejung on June 18 is underway. Locals and police personnel have been carrying out a search operation for the missing ones. The landslide that occurred on Saturday swept away four persons including three members of a single family. Of them, one was found dead on Sunday morning while three members of a single family—Bhagimaya Budha Chhetri (63), her daughter-in-law Sandhya (30) and grandson Prajjwal, (9), are still missing, according to spokesperson at the District Police office, Taplejung, Kushum Ram Karki. According to the District Police Office, Keshar Bahadur Rai (67) of Mehele and his son were found dead in a landslide on Sunday morning. Similarly, injured Raj Kumar Rai (45) has been airlifted to Neuro Hospital, Biratnagar, on a chopper of Nepali Army this morning for further treatment from Panchthar District Hospital, according to the District Disaster Management Committee.  

An earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale jolted Darchula district on Tuesday. The earthquake with its epicenter at Khandeshowri in the district was recorded at 4:55 am today, according to the National Seismological Centre, Lainchour. Earlier on June 12, the earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale was also recorded in Bajura district.