Fire engulfs property worth Rs 6 million in Sunsari
Property worth around Rs 6 million was destroyed in a fire at Koshi Rural Municipality-6 in Sunsari on Thursday.
The fire made to drive away mosquitoes spread to 10 houses in the neighborhood, turning them into ashes, according to a local Birendra Kumar Yadav. He said that property worth around Rs was destroyed in the fire.
The houses of Babu Nand Goit, Ramanand Ram Yadav, Manoj Yadav, Khushi Lal Goit, and Bijay Goit among others were destroyed in the fire.
The fire was later brought under control with the help of a fire engine backed by Nepal Police and Armed Police personnel and locals.
2 killed, 14 injured in Makwanpur bus accident
Two persons died and 14 others were injured in a bus accident at Dharampani in Makwanpurgadhi Rural Municipality-2, Makwanpur on Friday.
The incident occurred when the ill-fated bus (Ba Pra 01-006 Kha 7072) en route to Hetauda from Kathmandu fell some 200 metres down the road at 1 am today, according to the District Police Office, Makwanpur.
The deceased have been identified as Nilam Devi Raut (50) and Manushi Magar (13). Raut, who was seriously injured in the incident, breathed her last during the course of treatment while Magar's lifeless body was recovered from the site.
A team led by police inspector Birendra Rayamajhi was mobilized to the incident site immediately after receiving the information.. There were 15 passengers in the bus.
Among the injured, 10 are undergoing treatment at Hetauda Hospital and others at Sahakari Hospital in Makwanpur, the police added.
Summitters' Summit at Thame on April 22
The Summitters’ Summit will be held at Thame of Solukhumbu on April 22.
The event being organized by an organization, Sathsathai, will be attended by mountain climbers, climate and tourism experts and three-tiers of government.
Chairperson of Sathsathai, Prajita Karki, informed that the organizations and government alike were encouraged to hold the event. The event focused on climate change and tourism is related to the Sagarmatha Sambaad, an international conference being held by the government.
The Sagarmatha Sambaad secretariat has allowed the conduct of the event with the coordination of provincial and local governments, according to her.
Noted climbers including Qatari crown princess Asma Al Thani, Kamarita Sherma, Mingma David Sherpa and Maya Gurung will attend the program.
Even those surviving the glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) of Thame will participate in the summit.
DAO to lift prohibitory order in Birgunj from 7 am today
The District Administration Office, Parsa has decided to lift the prohibitory order imposed in Birgunj from 7 am today.
The meeting of the district security committee presided over by its coordinator and Chief District Officer Ganesh Aryal took the decision to revoke the order effective for four days, reasoning that the peace and security situation was growing normal.
Superintendent of Police in Parsa, Gautam Mishra, informed that the situation in Birgunj is limping back to normalcy.
Earlier, the district administration was forced to clamp a curfew owing to the tense situation erupted after a clash between two communities over the procession carried out on the Hanuman Jayanti.
