Posted by Himalaya Post | Sep 25, 2018 | National
Damauli – Two women were killed and eight other people have been injured in a road accident occurred this morning in Tanahu. The two unidentified women died when the microbus they were travelling in collided with a truck at local Manahari of local Myagde rural municipality-4. According to police, the injured have been taken to Manipal Hospital in Pokhara for...
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Kawasoti – At least 16 passengers were injured when the bus they were travelling in collided with a truck on the East-West Highway at Gaindakot Municipality-16 in Nawalparasi today. The condition of two of the injured passengers is critical, the District Police Office has stated. They are 21-year-old Pabitra Kunwar of Sunawal Municipality-4 and 35-year-old Padam Bahadur Kunwar of Alebhanjyang of Palpa. Among the injured, eight have already returned home after general treatment while the remaining are receiving medical attention at the Chitwan Medical College, Bharatpur. Meanwhile, 30-year-old Basanti Pariyar of Harbasi, Kawasoti Municipality-16 has sustained serious injuries in a knife attack. The police said she was attacked by one Bimal Sripali, 30 of the same place last night. Pariyar has laceration in her face and chest due to the attack and she is receiving treatment at District Hospital, Bharatpur. Sripali has been...
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Kathmandu – Hotel Association of Nepal (HAN) has announced 20 per cent discount to tourists at its member hotels on the occasion of the World Tourism Day. HAN general secretary Binayak Shah said the discount has been provided to make the stay of foreign visitors in Nepal pleasant and to promote tourism in the context of the World Tourism Day. According to him, the discount will be offered on food, especially the Nepali indigenous dishes. Shah said the discount applies only to food as the tourists have already booked the hotel rooms. The discount coupons would be issued to foreign tourists from the HAN’s counter at Tribhuvan International Airport. Tourists arriving Nepal from the first to the last flight would be served the discount coupon on September 27 which happens to be the World Tourism Day. HAN has stated that these coupons would be valid for September 28 and 29 also and the discount offer would be available in HAN member hotels throughout the country. There are around 2,000 hotels across the country, which are the members of HAN. Meantime, arrangements have been made for providing discount in various tourism services in Thamel, the tourist hub in Kathmandu, coinciding with the World Tourism Day. The Thamel Tourism Development Council has declared 20 per cent discount on night-time services to tourists in Thamel on the occasion. The Council is organizing...
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Kathmandu – The Committee formed to probe into the murder case of Nirmala Panta of Kanchanpur district has submitted its report to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) today. The probe team coordinated by Hari Prasad Mainali met Minister of Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa and submitted its report. Nirmala Panta, 13, of Bhimduttanagar Municipality in Kanchanpur district was raped and murdered on July 26. Her body was found in a sugarcane farm the next day. A forensic report showed that she was raped and strangled to death. Earlier, MoHA on August 23 had formed a committee in coordination of Mainali to probe into the murder case of Panta after the role of police involved in the probe of rape and murder of Panta was found to be dubious and investigation did not progress any inch further. This committee formed thereafter had submitted its preliminary report to the MoHA on September 15. The report incorporated that the role of police involved in investigation of the case was deemed weak, the MoHA had suspended five police officials including two Deputy Superintended of Police (DSP) for gross negligence in investigation of into the case. The newly presented report has incorporated various matters including circumstances of the incident, and the weakness from the police officials in investigation. Receiving the report, Minister Thapa clarified that guilty would be brought to book by implementing...
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New York – Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli attended a reception the US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump hosted on Monday evening in honour of the Heads of the State or of Governments of various countries who have arrived here in connection with attending the 73 United Nations General Assembly. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli along with his spouse Radhika Shakya attended the reception. ...
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