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A person died in a motorbike accident at Kailali Village in Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City-13 of Kailali on Friday. The deceased has been identified as bike rider Durga Ojha (31). Critically injured in the incident, Ojha was rushed to the Maya Metro Hospital in Dhangadhi where he breathed his last during the course of treatment. The District Police Office, Kailali said that the incident occurred after Ojha lost control of the vehicle this morning.

A fire broke out at the United Beverage Pvt Ltd in Chitwan on Friday. The Area Police Office, Ratnanagar said the fire broke out at the industry’s main building containing raw materials among others at around 4 am today. DSP Rabin Babu Regmi said that the reason behind the inferno is yet to be ascertained. Efforts are underway to take the fire under control, he said. Locals along with Nepal Police personnel and three fire engines have been mobilized to douse the fire.

The Kathmandu District Court on Thursday extended the remand of former Nepal national cricket team captain Sandeep Lamichhane, who was arrested on the rape charge, by five days. Earlier on Monday, the Court had ordered the police to keep Lamichhane in custody for seven days and proceed with their investigation. A 17-year-old girl had filed a rape complaint against Lamichhane at the Metropolitan Police Circle, Gaushala when he was abroad to play Caribbean Premier League (CPL) from Jamaica Tallawahs. According to the complaint, Lamichhane had allegedly taken the girl to various places in Kathmandu and Bhaktapur on August 21 and raped her in a hotel room the same night.

At least 27, 750 people have been infected with dengue in Bagmati province since July 17 till date, the Bagmati Province Health Directorate said. Likewise, 21 persons in the province have died due to dengue infection. It is said out of 13 districts of the province, Kathmandu is the worst-affected while Rasuwa is the least affected. Kathmandu reports 11,467 dengue cases and Rasuwa seven cases so far. The Directorate stated that 8,015 cases are reported in Lalitpur, 3604 cases in Makawanpur, 2108 in Bhaktapur, 1169 in Chitwan, 638 in Dhading, 215 in Kavre, 131 in Nuwakot, 113 in Sindhuli, 125 in Ramechhap, 99 in Sindhupalchok and 69 in Dolakha district. The death toll due to dengue in Bagmati province so far is 21, including seven in Kathmandu, three each in Sindhuli and Ramechhap, two each in Lalitpur, Makawanpur and Chitwan and one each in Bhaktapur and Dhading, the Directorate stated.