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Two persons including a policeman died after commuter bus hit a motorbike they were on in Jhapa on Wednesday.

DSP Basanta Pathak of the District Police Office, Jhapa said that the duo died on the spot when the bus (Province 1-02040 Pa 7149) hit the two-wheeler (Ko 1 Kha 7287) this morning.

The deceased have been identified as Prakash Rai (26) of Pathari Sanischare-8 of Morang and Jituhang Rai (26) of Shadananda, Bhojpur.

Prakash was a constable stationed at the District Police Office and Jituhang was a temporary policeman.

Police said that they have impounded the bus and arrested its driver for investigation.

An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing at least 19 children as he went from classroom to classroom, officials said, in the deadliest school shooting in nearly a decade and the latest gruesome moment for a country scarred by a string of massacres. The attacker was killed by law enforcement, Associated Press reported.

The death toll also included two adults, authorities said. Gov. Greg Abbott said one of the two was a teacher.

The assault at Robb Elementary School in the heavily Latino town of Uvalde was the deadliest shooting at a U.S. grade school since a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, in December 2012.

Hours after the attack, families were still awaiting word on their children.

Outside the town civic center, where families were told to gather, the silence was broken repeatedly by screams and wailing. “No! Please, no!” one man yelled as he embraced another man.

“My heart is broken today,” said Hal Harrell, the school district superintendent, announcing that all school activities were canceled for the time being. “We’re a small community, and we’re going to need your prayers to get through this.”

The attack also came just 10 days after a deadly, racist rampage at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket that added to a yearslong series of mass killings at churches, schools and stores. And the prospects for any reform of the nation’s gun regulations seemed as dim, if not dimmer, than in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook deaths.

But President Joe Biden appeared ready for a fight, calling for new gun restrictions in an address to the nation hours after the attack, according to Associated Press.

“As a nation we have to ask, when in God’s name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby? When in God’s name are we going to do what has to be done?” Biden asked. “Why are we willing to live with this carnage?”

Many of the wounded were rushed to Uvalde Memorial Hospital, where staff members in scrubs and devastated victims’ relatives could be seen weeping as they walked out of the complex.

Officials did not immediately reveal a motive, but they identified the assailant as Salvador Ramos, a resident of the community about 85 miles (135 kilometers) west of San Antonio. Law enforcement officials said he acted alone.

Ramos had hinted on social media that an attack could be coming, according to state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, who said he had been briefed by state police. He noted that the gunman “suggested the kids should watch out.”

Before heading to the school, Ramon killed his grandmother with two military-style rifles he purchased on his birthday, Gutierrez said.

“That was the first thing he did on his 18th birthday,” he said.

The attack began about 11:30 a.m., when the gunman crashed his car outside the school and ran into the building, according to Travis Considine, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety. A resident who heard the crash called 911, and two local police officers exchanged gunfire with the shooter.

Both officers were shot, though it was not immediately clear where on the campus that confrontation occurred, or how much time elapsed before more authorities arrived on the scene, Associated Press reported.

Meanwhile, teams of Border Patrol agents raced to the school, including 10 to 15 members of a SWAT-like tactical and counter-terrorism unit, said Jason Owens, a top regional official with the Border Patrol.

One Border Patrol agent who was working nearby when the shooting began rushed into the school without waiting for backup and shot and killed the gunman, who was behind a barricade, according to a law enforcement official speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk about it.

The government has decided to bring social media under the purview of law and tax.

While presenting the policy and programs of the government at the Federal Parliament on Tuesday, President Bidya Devi Bhandari said that the social media will be brought under the of law from next year.

Similarly, the government has a policy to make Digital Media Network program effective.

In the policy and programs, the government has also decided to gradually reduce the use of paper in government offices.

Nepal Chamber of Commerce (NCC) has urged Malaysia for the establishment of industrial village in Nepal.

The NCC representatives met Charge d'Affaires of Malaysia to Nepal, Mohd Fadzle Abu Hassan, and reminded him of setting up industrial village as per integrated investment on tourism, information technology and production.

NCC Chairperson Rajendra Malla stressed the need for high level cooperation at government level between Nepal and Malaysia to spur investment. He further said NCC would take initiative for ensuring Malaysian investment in Nepal, he added.

"Malaysia is also the best labour destination for Nepal. In addition to labour, we request Malaysian government for investment in other sectors, including tourism, hydropower and information," Malla reminded.

In response, the Charge d'Affaires Hassan however said they were not clear about the law on guarantee of return although they were ready for the investment. "Malaysia has been expanding its investment in IT sector in south Asian countries. But, further clarity on policy regarding investment return is imperative," he stressed.