Dhading bus accident: Four deceased identified

Published On: August 23, 2023 05:08 PM NPT By: Republica

Dhading, Aug 23: The identity of four of the eight deceased in the Dhading bus accident has been established. The deceased have been identified as Than Bahadur Bhandari, 50, of Raghuganga-3 in Myagdi district, Kritika Sharma Paudel, 15, of Modi-1 in Parbat district, Sushil Ramtel, around 20, of Gajuri-8 in Dhading district and Suman Thapa, 24, of Fulbari-11 in Kaski district.

CIB recommends legal action against 238 individuals

Published On: August 23, 2023 04:00 PM NPT By: Tapendra Karki

KATHMANDU, Aug 23: The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police submitted the probe report to the Office of the District Government Attorney (ODGA), Kathmandu, on Tuesday, assessing the loss of around Rs 18 billion in the case of embezzlement of government land inside Lalita Niwas in Baluwatar. The report recommended making 238 people defendants and claiming Rs 18 billion in compensation from them.

Dhading bus plunge: Eight people confirmed dead, 17 rescued

Published On: August 23, 2023 02:15 PM NPT By: Republica

Dhading, Aug 23: Eight people are confirmed dead in a bus accident in Dhading today. The bus (Province 3-01-005 Kha 9952), heading to Beni of Myagdi district from Kathmandu, skidded off the road and plunged into the Trishuli River killing at least eight people and injuring over a dozen others. The deceased included a child and two women, said the local people, who were voluntarily involved in rescue efforts.

Kanchanpur, Aug 23: The central office of Far Western University (FWU) has remained closed for the past 38 days, while the offices of the controller and deputy controller of examinations  have been padlocked for the past 22 days.

PM condoles loss of lives in Dhading bus accident

Published On: August 23, 2023 02:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 23: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has expressed his condolences over the death of eight passengers in a bus (3-01-005 Kha 9952) accident in Dhading district today. A bus going to Pokhara from Kathmandu fell into the Trishuli River at Chalise, Fajuri-2 of Dhading district today at around 11 AM.

Bus plunges into Trishuli, 8 killed, 15 injured

Published On: August 23, 2023 12:56 PM NPT By: Republica

Malekhu, Aug 23: At least 8 people were killed when a bus going to Pokhara from Kathmandu fell into the Trishuli River at Chalise, Fajuri-2 of Dhading district today at around 11 AM. The bus with registration number plate Province 3-01-005 Kha 9952 veered off the road and fell into the river.

SC orders release of foreigner detained ‘arbitrarily’

Published On: August 23, 2023 12:00 PM NPT By: Bhasa Sharma

KATHMANDU, Aug 23: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a writ of mandamus against the decision of the Department of Immigration (DoI) for ‘arbitrarily’ detaining foreign nationals. A joint bench of justices Prakashman Singh Raut and Hari Prasad Phuyal has issued an order to send the foreign nationals back to their own country, ruling they were being detained in the Jagannath Dewal Jail in Sundhara, Kathmandu, against the law.

BHAKTAPUR, Aug 23: Police on Tuesday nabbed 10 more juvenile inmates who fled a correction center in Sanothimi of Madhyapur Thimi Municipality-2 on Monday. They were arrested from different places in the Kathmandu Valley.

Minister Kirati bereaved of his father

Published On: August 23, 2023 10:05 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 23: Harka Bahadur Rai, father of Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation Minister Sudan Kirati passed away on Wednesday. He was 76.

KATHMANDU, Aug 23: All parts of the country are experiencing light to moderate rainfall across the country since morning today.