Relief handed over

KATHMANDU: The Society for

Each Other handed over medicines and medical equipment to Dr Shashi Sharma, coordinator of People’s ovement Injured Relief Fund on April 30. The relief materials include four cartoons of syringes, 16 packets of aspirin, 910 pieces of gauge and 16 packets of anti-biotics donated by an Italian Dr Michele Nagliati. — HNS

Release sought

Kathmandu: The National Human Rights Commission on Tuesday urged the Maoists to immediately release Bam Bahadur Yongya and Ran Bahadur Khadka, the chairman and the vice-chairman of the Panchthar District Development Committee. The duo was abducted by Maoists on May 4 and their whereabouts are not known. The NHRC called on the Maoists to release them. — HNS

Four Maoists freed

BARA: Four Maoists were released on Tuesday following the orders of Appellate Court of Hetauda, District Police Office, Bara said. Among those released are Pramod Sinkhada (25) of Simara-2, Ram Chandra Lama (34), Hari Chaudhari (26) and Shyam Babu Gupta (20) of Simara-4. They were released from the DPO. — HNS

Mudslide claims two

JANAKPURDHAM: Madhina

Khatun (30), of Nagarayan village development committee-3, and Apsana, his 12-year-old daughter, died in a mudslide at Nagarayan VDC of Dhanusha district on Tuesday, the Dhanusha District Police Office

said, adding Sahana Khatun (25), and Najo Khatun (27), were critically injured. The injured have been undergoing treatment. — HNS

NC cadre set free

RAUTAHAT: Maoists on Tuesday released Devi Lal Mahato, an activist of the Nepali Congress, whom they had abducted from Phattepur on Monday while he was on way to Prempur Gonahi from Garuda bazaar. — HNS

19 Maoists freed

CHITWAN: Nineteen Maoist detainees, including Raju Amagain, member of the Maoists’ district secretariat, and Pitambar Pokharel, district chairman of the Maoist-affiliated Peasants’ party, were released from the Bharatpur prison on Tuesday following an order from the District Administration Office (DAO). On Monday, the DAO had ordered the jail administration to release three Maoist detainees. — HNS

Fire in Kavre

KAVRE: A fire has been raging at Thulitar of Patalekhet village development committee, Kavrepalanchowk district, since 10 pm, a report said, adding five houses had been gutted. — HNS

Injured girl dies

DAMAULI: Mamata Ranabhat (8), of Jamune village development committee-3, Gunani, who was injured when a bus hit her in Gunani on the Prithvi highway on Monday, died while undergoing treatment. Police have arrested Udaya Chandra KC, the bus driver. — RSS