Two infants die of hornet sting in Jajarkot

Two infants died after being stung by hornets at Dhaune Village in Kushe Rural Municipality-1, Jajarkot.

The deceased have been identified as nine-month-old Nirjala and three years old Sushmita, the daughters of Bir Bahadur Singh.

Bijuli Singh, the grandmother of the two, was injured in the hornet sting, chief of Talegaun Health Post Sher Bahadur Basnet said. 

According to Basnet, Nirjala died on the way to the health post on Monday while Sushmita breathed her last on Sunday evening.

The trio were stung by the hornets while they were heading towards the field.