ONCE-OVER
Five cops abducted
NAWALPARASI: A group of Maoists abducted five Armed Police Force personnel — sub-inspector Krishna Bahadur Kunwar, head constable Krishna Rijal, and constables Nawaraj Shrestha, Dharma Raj Jaisi, and Bharat Thapa — from Bhumahi of Nawalparasi on Tuesday. — HNS
Lightning kills girl
JANAKPURDHAM: Lightning killed a 13-year-old girl, Asha Kumari Danuwar, in Shantipur VDC on Wednesday, the District Police Office (Dhanusha) said. — HNS
Moriarty calls on Oli
KATHMANDU: US ambassador to Nepal, James F Moriarty, met Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs KP Oli at the Shital Niwas on Wednesday. Recent developments and matters of mutual interest were discussed at the meeting, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. — RSS
Impeach CJ: SCBA
KATHMANDU: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Wednesday demanded that House begin impeachment proceedings against CJ Dilip Kumar Poudel. It may be noted that the Nepal Bar Association (NBA) has tended to soft-pedal the issue of impeachment of the Chief Justice and other justices appointed by the royal regime. — HNS
Prisoner beaten up
SIRAHA: A group of 28 prisoners beat up Bhola Bahadur Tamang, an inmate of Siraha jail who was transferred from Biratnagar, on Wednesday, the jail administration said. — HNS
Sunsari schools shut
DHARAN: All the government and private schools of Sunsari district were closed on Wednesday to mourn the death of 13 schoolchildren in Tuesday’s tempo mishap in Jhumka, Sunsari, said section officer of the Sunsari District Education Office, Raj Kumar Thapa. According to him, a total of 302 schools are there in the district. The students died when a three-wheeler carrying them plunged into the Chatra canal. — HNS
Dung buries kid
ITAHARI: A seven-year-old boy of Dumraha who had taken refuge behind a pile of cow dung on Wednesday to save himself from rain, died as the pile caved in, District Police Office quoted locals as saying. — HNS