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Locals vandalized and set fire to under construction Sanjen Hydropower Project in Rasuwa on Sunday.

Expressing dissatisfaction over the IPO to be issued for the locals, the people of Gatlang vandalized and set fire to the project.

According to the information provided by the project, the locals vandalized the side office and vehicles among others and set them on fire.

A group of 70-80 people of Gatlang vandalized the office demanding that they be included in the list of the most affected while distributing the share.

They also attacked the staffers of the project.

It has been learnt that property worth millions were destroyed in the attack.

Thirteen passengers were killed while five were injured when a sugar-laden truck came into contact with coaster in Rahim Yar Khan’s (RYK) Liaquatpur tehsil, according to a Rescue 1122 handout, Dawn reported.

According to the handout, the accident occurred in Feroza town and rescue officials from Liaquatpur and Khanpur tehsils along with 10 emergency vehicles as well as district administration’s cranes were involved in the rescue and clearance operation.

The handout said that the dead and the injured were moved to Feroza Rural Health Centre for treatment.

RYK Deputy Commissioner (DC) Syed Musa Raza told Dawn.com that the rescue operation was completed after 7:30pm.

He said that an inquiry would be initiated to ascertain the main reason for the incident after the completion of rescue activities, according to Dawn.

According to a handout from the district information office, medical aid was being provided to the injured and the DC instructed that the bodies be sent back to their native areas after identification.

A man was murdered in Gorkha on Saturday.

Buddhi BK (35) of Dharam Panima, Palungtar Municipality-5 was murdered last night.

He was attacked while returning home after taking part in Ropai Jatra at Thanti Pokhari at around 10 pm.

Critically injured in the attack, BK was rushed to the Aanppipal Hospital for treatment but doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.

SP Kedar Khanal of the District Police Office, Gorkha said that they have taken three persons under control in suspicion for their involvement in the incident.

The man suspected of stabbing renowned author Salman Rushdie in western New York pleaded not guilty Saturday to attempted murder in the second degree and other charges, his attorney says, CNN reported.

Hadi Matar, 24, is accused of stabbing Rushdie -- whose controversial work has triggered death threats -- at a speaking engagement on Friday, authorities said. 

Matar, a New Jersey resident, also was charged with assault in the second degree, with intent to cause physical injury with a deadly weapon. Matar pleaded not guilty, according to Nathaniel Barone, his public defender. The attorney said Matar has been "very cooperative" and communicating openly, but he did not discuss the content of those conversations.

He was refused bail and remanded to the Chautauqua County Jail. Matar's next court appearance is Friday.

Rushdie, 75, was stabbed on stage at the Chautauqua Institution before he was slated to give a lecture, New York state police said Friday. He was airlifted to a hospital in northwestern Pennsylvania and underwent surgery, a Pennsylvania police official said. The hospital said it had no update to provide on his condition Saturday.

Rushdie's injuries included three stab wounds to the right side of the front of his neck, four stab wounds to his stomach, a puncture wound to his right eye, a puncture wound to his chest, and a laceration on his right thigh, according to Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt, who provided details of the injuries during Matar's arraignment.

Rushdie may lose his right eye, the county prosecutor added, according to CNN.

On Friday, Rushdie was put on a ventilator and was unable to speak, his agent, Andrew Wylie, told The New York Times. "The nerves in his arm were severed; and his liver was stabbed and damaged," Wylie said. "The news is not good."

The FBI is working with local and international authorities in its investigation into the attack, including "international partners in the United Kingdom to provide additional resources, since the victim is a UK-US dual citizen," a spokesperson told CNN on Saturday.