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Two people were killed in an excavator accident at Chankheli Rural Municipality-2, Humla on Sunday.

The deceased have been identified as Parbal Kami (45) and Arjun Kami (31) of Chankheli Rural Municipality-2.

DSP Shankar Pokharel of the District Police Office, Humla, said that the incident occurred when the excavator (Province 2-03-001 Ka 975) fell some 100 meters down the road last night.

He informed that Parbal and Arjun, who were critically injured in the incident, breathed their last during the course of treatment.

Police have impounded the excavator and arrested its driver for investigation.

The excavator belongs to one Nandalal Baduwal of Chhayanath Municipality-14, Mugu.

Wildlife Week is being celebrated starting today by organizing community-centered awareness programs for the conservation of wildlife. 

The Chitwan National Park and Buffer Zone Management Committee are going to organize a variety of events and activities throughout the week to generate awareness among the community about wildlife and the importance of their conservation.

The Wildlife Week starts today by hoisting a flag in the Park office and different community awareness raising activities will be carried for the next seven days, said Information Officer of Chitwan National Park, Abinash Thapa Magar. 

”If we can explain the importance of wildlife at the community level, conservation work will be effective,” he said. Poaching will be reduced and conflict between wildlife and humans will be mitigated.

As the community plays an important role in conservation of wildlife, flora and fauna, the Wildlife Awareness Week has been instrumental in guiding the community towards conservation.

The District Administration Office, Parsa, has lifted the curfew imposed in the Birgunj metropolis area from Sunday midnight.

Chief District Officer of Parsa, Ganesh Aryal, shared that the curfew was lifted from 12:00 pm after analyzing the overall law and order situation in Birgunj, which has seen a gradual improvement and based on the decision taken at the all-party meeting. 

However, a prohibitory order has been imposed putting a ban on any kind of gatherings, meetings, processions and demonstrations with effect from April 14 and until further notice, he added. Those violating the order will be taken into custody and action will be taken according to the law. 

The DAO had imposed the curfew order with effect from 6:30 pm on Saturday after a clash between two groups took a violent turn in the Birgunj municipal corporation area on the same afternoon.

Vajra Books, a Kathmandu-based publishing business, has released a new book titled Guilt and Glory (Climbing with Sherpa), which explores into the lives of Sherpas in Nepal, emphasizing their critical role in high-altitude expeditions.

The book, written by Jon Gangdal, analyzes the mountains' historical and spiritual significance to the Sherpa community, as well as the developing incentives that drive them to embark on such dangerous expeditions. Gangdal illuminates the complicated interplay between economic necessity, cultural beliefs, and the pull of mountaineering, providing readers with a complete picture of the Sherpas' life.

Gangdal honors the Sherpa people via vivid storytelling and personal observations, emphasizing their tenacity and the great hardships they confront. This piece is both a tribute and a critical assessment of the dynamics between climbers and the Sherpa community.

This is a beautiful and multilayered story—both spiritual and human. It weaves together the apparent and intangible weights that Sherpas bear on risky climbs, including not only physical risk but also a metaphysical cost that many outsiders are unaware of. The idea that dying below the snow line risks rebirth as a preta—an emaciated entity doomed to perpetual hunger—is disturbing. It captures a spiritual gravitas that is typically absent from mainstream mountaineering stories.