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Two people died in an accident today near Hanumandanda in Neelkanth Municipality-10 of Dhading. Eight people were injured. The accident happened when the vehicle no. Na 4 Kha 8041, which was carrying the goods of the festive event to be held in Tripurasundari Rural Municipality-2 Salyantar, overturned on the road. Deputy Superintendent of Police Shyam Bahadur Khatri informed that 35-year-old Indrajit Pasi and 25-year-old Saddam Ansari of Kapilvastu died in the accident. The seriously injured Binod Chamar and Tulsiraj Pasi have been brought to Kathmandu for treatment. Five of the injured are in serious condition and the other two are normal. They are being treated at Dhading Hospital.

During this year’s Dashain, there is a possibility of heavy rain in different places of four different provinces of the country. According to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, there is a possibility of heavy rain in a few places of Lumbini, Gandaki, Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces on the day of Vijaya Dashami. The weather forecast division of the department has given this information while publishing a special monsoon bulletin for Dashain on Friday. According to the department, although the monsoon in Nepal was expected to leave on October 2, it will delay for a few days. Next Tuesday in Navami, there is a possibility of light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning at some places in Province 1, Madhes, Bagmati and Gandaki provinces and few places in the remaining provinces. On the day of Vijaya Dashami on Wednesday, the department said that there will be normal to completely cloudy weather with light to moderate rain with thundershowers at many places in the country and heavy rain at few places in Gandaki, Lumbini and Sudurpaschim provinces. During these days, there is a risk of landslides in the mountainous areas of the country, the water level in large and small rivers and streams may rise and road and air transport may be affected. The department hence has requested to take necessary precautions and advance preparations.

Nepal reported 19 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 591 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 17 returned positive. Likewise, 741 people underwent antigen tests, of which 2 were tested positive. The Ministry said that no one died of the virus in the last 24 hours. The Ministry said that 96 infected people recovered from the disease. As of today, there are 925 active cases in the country.

Nepali cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane, accused of rape, said that he will return to Nepal on October 6. Through his social media on Saturday morning, he said that he will return to Nepal to fight the legal battle. He said that his return to Nepal is to surrender and proceed with the legal process against the false accusation against him. “With great hope and strength, I am coming to Nepal on October 6 to fight the legal battle against the false accusations against me,” Lamichhane said. He said that since he is innocent, the law will give fair justice. A complaint was registered in the case of extortion against Nepali skipper Lamichhane at Police Circle, Gaushala. An arrest warrant has been issued by the Kathmandu District Court for further investigation on Lamichhane for the crime of 'not to be forced' under the section 219 of Chapter-18 of the Civil Crimes (Code) Act, 2074. As it was said that Sandeep Lamichhane would be arrested from the airport, he had been hiding abroad for some time.