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The government has appointed Additional Inspector General (AIG) Chandra Kuber Khapung as the 32^nd Inspector General of Nepal Police (IGP).

A Cabinet meeting held on Friday decided to appoint Khapung to the top post of the Nepal Police.

Current IGP Deepak Thapa is retiring on September 3.

Two persons died and one sustained injuries when a rock fell on a menstrual hut where they were sleeping in Achham on Friday. 

The deceased have been identified as Nim Khanal (35) of Panchadewal Binayak Municipality-8 and Kabita Bhandari (7), a daughter of Gore Bhandari of Mangalsen Municipality-6, said DSP Om Prakash Khanal, Chief at the District Police Office, Achham.. 

Khanal and Bhandari died on the spot while Kabita's mother was injured in the incident that occurred this morning.

She has been taken to a local health post for treatment.  

A team led by Police Inspector Tek Bahadur Deuba has headed towards the incident site for an investigation, added DSP Khanal.

The Land Problem Settlement Commission district committee has handed over land ownership certificates to 259 landless Dalit, landless squatters and unmanaged settlers in Chitwan.

Commission Chair Iman Singh Moktan informed that land ownership certificates were distributed to 130 families from Ratnanagar Municipality and 129 from Bharatpur Metropolitan City.

A total of 51,000 persons had applied for land ownership certificates at the commission.

Work is under progress in a way to distribute certificates to 400 landless families, it is shared.

Land ownership certificates for 150 families have been prepared so far.

The target is to prepare certificates for 400 families by the end of Ashoj (October 17), Chair Moktan said.

The Commission is working in coordination with the local level.

Two persons died when a scooter they were riding on hit a parked bus in Jadibuti on Friday. 

Spokesperson at the Kathmandu District Police Range, Apil Raj Bohora informed that the accident took place early this morning. 

The deceased have been identified as Nitesh Nepal (23) of Hokse, Paykhal Municipality-2 in Kavrepalanchowk and Shirish Paudel (22) of Sunwal Municipality-1 in Nawalparasi (Bardghat Susta West). 

They breathed their last during the course of treatment.

Bus driver Subash Tamang of Dolakha has been taken under control. 

Police said that they are looking into the case.