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Two persons have died after they were hit by lightning in Devangunj Rural Municipality-1 in Sunsari district today. According to the District Police Office, Sunsari, the deceased have been identified as Rita Devi Yadav (45) of Devangunj Rural Municipality-1, and Udit Chandra Yadav of the Devangunj Rural Municipality-2 in Sunsari district. DSP Raj Kumar Rai said that Ritadevi was feeding water to buffalo while Udit Chandra was cutting grass nearby his house when the lightning struck following the rainfall. The two died on the spot, said DSP Rai.

The Supreme Court (SC) is to remain open for four hours during the Dashain holidays. The Court will remain open from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm to look after the habeas corpus writ, according to SC Spokesperson Bimal Poudel. This schedule will be in force till the Kojagrat Purnima on October 9. In accordance with Clause 26 of Administration of Justice Act, 2073 (2016) BS, the Court will hear the application for habeas corpus except the day of Ghatasthapana, the Vijaya Dashami and Saturday.

Renowned American ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson, who went missing while skiing in Gorkha's Mount Manaslu, has been found dead. Shangri-La Nepal Treks Pvt. Ltd said that Nelson, who had gone missing since Monday, was found dead Wednesday morning. Her body is in Manaslu base camp. SP Keder khanal of the District Police Office, Gorkha said that preparations are underway to bring the body to Samagaun through a helicopter. Her mortal remains will be airlifted to Kathmandu later today, he said. Jeevan Ghimire, Managing Director of the Shangri-La Nepal Treks Pvt. Ltd, said that her family members are coming from the US to Nepal to study the incident site. Nelson’s friend Jim Morrison, however, had managed to return safely to the base camp.

Eight persons died when a jeep met with an accident at Mulpani in Kapurkot of Salyan on Wednesday. The deceased have been identified as jeep driver Jit Bahadur Bohara (21) of Jalbang, Kapurkot Rural Municipality-6, Salyan, Dharma Oli (37), Top Bahadur Oli (40), Basanta Oli (11), Suresh Khatri (30), Kum Lal Oli (70), Kumari Oli (55) and Lalit Oli (35). Police said that they died on the spot. Critically injured in the incident, Tilak Oli (35) of Jalbang, Kapurkot Rural Municipality-6 is undergoing treatment at the Provincial Hospital. Santosh Khanal, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Salyan, the jeep (Ra 1 Ja 563) was heading towards Jalbang, Kapurkot Municipality-6 from Nepalgunj when the incident occurred at around 2 am today.