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Fourteen people were injured when a passenger bus traveling from Mulgau, Dharmadevi Municipality-9 of Sankhuwasabha to Damak met with an accident. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Leelaraj Lamichhane of the District Police Office, Tehrathum, the bus (Ba 2 Pa 7244) veered off the road and fell about 10 meters down at Deurali bend in Laligurans Municipality-1, located on the border of Sankhuwasabha and Tehrathum districts. The injured have been identified as: Sabin Bishwokarma (23), Dharmadevi-9 Bhawani Karki (25), Dharmadevi-7 Asimit Bharti (7) Hira Bharti (9) Ratnamaya Katuwal (56) Bishnu Katuwal (12) Mankumar Katuwal Dhanmaya Chapagain (52) Shriman Tamang…

The Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) Nepal has decided to hold a national convention of its youth wing, the Socialist Youth Union, Nepal Central Committee. According to Purna Basnet, Chief of the party's Department of Publicity and Publication, the decision was made during a meeting of the party's central secretariat. The meeting also endorsed the formation of the central committee of the Socialist Youth Union. General Secretary Lalbabu Raut has sent letters to district presidents, instructing them to recommend the names of three active and capable youths from each district. The party has set a deadline until the end of the…

The Sindhuli section of the Mid-Hill Highway has been blocked due to landslides and mud deposits. According to the District Police Office, Sindhuli, the highway has been obstructed since Saturday morning at Akarabhir, located in Golanjor Rural Municipality–6. Continuous overnight rainfall triggered landslides and thick mud, causing a six-wheeled truck (Na 7 Kha 7890) carrying 11 buffaloes en route to Kathmandu from Okhaldhunga to get stuck in the muddy road. Efforts are ongoing to remove the truck. In addition, three other trucks have been held at various points along the highway due to the roadblock. Another landslide has occurred at…

Sindhuli – Two people died and three others were injured in Sindhuli's Hariharpurgadhi Rural Municipality–1, Bastipur, after a tree fell on them due to a landslide triggered by continuous rainfall on Thursday afternoon. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Suryaprakash Subedi of the District Police Office, a sal tree collapsed onto a makeshift shelter, killing 9-year-old Sarki Thing and 16-year-old Shanta Gole on the spot. Similarly, 14-year-old Sirjana Maya, 15-year-old Sandhya Bholan, and 7-year-old Sushil Thing were injured in the incident. All three have been taken to Hetauda Hospital for treatment, police said.

One person has died and 12 others were injured in a bus accident that occurred today in Bardaghat, Nawalparasi. The bus, with registration number Lu 2 Kha 657, was heading from Butwal to Narayanghat when it lost control and crashed in the Bardaghat market area. According to police, the deceased is a male, but his identity has yet to be confirmed. He was taken to Chisapani Hospital in Bardaghat in critical condition, but doctors declared him dead upon arrival. Among the 12 injured, five are reported to be in serious condition and have been referred to Butwal for further treatment,…

A fire broke out at the staff quarters of Shivam Cement Industry located in Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City–16 due to an electrical short circuit, according to the Bagmati Province Police Office, Hetauda. The fire occurred on Thursday and was brought under control with the joint efforts of the police team from the temporary police post at Hatiya, a fire engine from Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City, and staff members of the cement factory. Fortunately, there were no human casualties reported. However, the fire caused significant property damage. Items such as a microwave oven, air conditioner, refrigerator, kitchen chimney, water filter, sofa set, grinder,…

The Standing Committee meeting of the CPN (Maoist Centre) is set to begin today at the party headquarters in Parisdanda from 1 PM. During the meeting, Party Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ will brief members on the current political situation. According to the agenda finalized during Wednesday’s office-bearers' meeting, discussions will focus on resuming previously halted campaigns and setting a date for the Central Committee meeting. The meeting will also deliberate on activating and expanding the Socialist Front, strengthening party organization, and enhancing internal unity and development.

A tragic tractor accident occurred at Moti Pur slope in Tulsipur-6, along the Ghorahi–Tulsipur road section, resulting in the death of two individuals. The accident involved an empty tractor (registration number Ra 1 Ta 3478) traveling from Tulsipur toward Bijauri, which went out of control and crashed. According to Police Inspector Surya Bahadur Rana, spokesperson for the Area Police Office Tulsipur, 15-year-old Sabin Bhandari and 17-year-old Manoj Roka Magar, both from Tulsipur-17, sustained critical injuries and later died during treatment at Rapti Provincial Hospital, Tulsipur. The bodies of both victims are currently kept at the same hospital. The tractor driver,…

The Kaligandaki Road has been completely obstructed due to a landslide. A massive landslide, including large boulders, occurred this morning at Gargare and Mulk of Kaligandaki Rural Municipality, leading to the full blockage of the roadway. According to Gangabahadur Saru, Information Officer at the District Police Office, security personnel have already been deployed from the Purtighat Police Post immediately after receiving information about the obstruction. Efforts to clear the debris and reopen the road are currently underway.