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The Third Trans-Himalaya Communication and Social Development Conference concluded at the Camera Building, CDJMC on Saturday, highlighting stronger and reliable information exchange across the region.

Inaugurating the two-day conference, Prof. Deepak Aryal, PhD underscored the importance of trustworthy information in combating misinformation.

While concluding the event, Prof. Kedar Prasad Rijal, PhD, emphasized the importance of greater cooperation among Trans-Himalayan societies despite their diverse cultural contexts.

Scholars from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, China, the United States, Japan, and Nepal participated in six sessions, including the main forum, where they discussed building a shared future in the digital era and strengthening cross-cultural communication.

The conference also reiterated the importance of reliable information in promoting awareness of climate change mitigation and early warning systems.

Similarly, participants expressed concern over the ethical and responsible use of social media in the evolving communication ecosystem.

Prof. Khadga KC, Rector of Tribhuvan University, along with Prof. Han Hong, Prof. Chen Changfeng, Prof. Manukonda Rabindranath, and Prof. Taibur Rahman, spoke on diverse issues related to global and cross-cultural communication in the region.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Kundan Aryal from the Central Department of Journalism and Mass Communication said that Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism, though distinct, have long coexisted and profoundly influenced one another in Chinese and Nepali cultures over the centuries, thereby enhancing people-to-people cross-cultural communication.

Kamal Dev Bhattarai, Editor of Annapurna Express, remarked that social media use in Nepal largely follows traditional patterns of new media engagement.

Professor Han Hong, Director of the Center for Trans-Himalayan Communication, said that Conferences like this are crucial for promoting knowledge exchange and strengthening community ties.

“We are committed to organizing similar programs in the coming years to build on this positive impact,” said Hang Hong.

The conference was jointly organized by the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and Tribhuvan University, in collaboration with Kangba TV (China) and Himalaya TV (Nepal).

A person died after a vehicle carrying vegetables hit a group of pedestrians at Tanakpur in Ghodaghodi Municipality, Kailali on Sunday.

The deceased has been identified as Shankar Dagaura (55) of Bardagoriya Rural Municipality-6.

He was riding a bicycle when the vehicle ((Lu2Cha 2358) hit him early this morning, DSP Ramesh Awasthi, Chief of the Area Police Office, Sukhad, said.

Seriously injured Dagaura was declared dead upon arrival at Ghodaghodi Hospital. Three other people were injured in the accident.

The injured have been identified as Padam Bahadur Shahi (54) of Sadepani, Ghodaghodi-2, Harka Bahadur Dagoura (45) of Tulsipur, Kota, Bardagoriya Rural Municipality-6, and Krishna Dagoura (25) of Bardagoriya-6. They are undergoing treatment at Ghodaghodi Hospital.

Shahi has been referred to Dhangadhi for further treatment.

Police have arrested jeep driver Santosh Ghartimagar (23) of Triveni Rural Municipality-4, Rolpa, for investigation, the Area Police Office said.

A pedestrian died after being hit by a passenger bus at Master Chowk, Hetauda Sub-metropolitan City-9, Makwanpur, along the East-West Highway on Saturday.

The deceased has been identified as Ram Bahadur Bohara (37) of Devdaha Municipality-8, Rupandehi.

The bus (Ba Pra 03-001 Kha 2656) was heading towards Kathmandu from Janakpur when the incident occurred last night.

Seriously injured in the accident, he was taken to the Hetauda Hospital but the doctors pronounced him dead on arrival, Deputy Superintendent of Police Pushkar Bogati, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Makwanpur said.

Police have taken the bus driver, Sujay Kumar Singh (33) of Ramgopalpur Municipality-6, Mahottari under control for investigation.

The weather will remain partly cloudy in the hilly areas of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces today. It will remain mainly fair in the rest of the provinces, says the Weather Forecasting Division.

There is a possibility of light rain and snowfall at one or two places of the mountainous regions of Koshi and Gandaki Provinces.

The meteorological analysis by the Division states that currently there is no significant effect of the weather system across the country.