Eight hurt in mishap

RUPANDEHI: Eight persons were injured when a vehicle carrying a marriage party from Bhairahawa collided with a passenger jeep at Khareni on Sunday, police said. —HNS

Boy drowns in canal

RUPANDEHI: A 10-year-old boy, Bibek Panthi, of Butwal-10, Sukhanagar died after he got drowned in the local Sorha Chhatis canal on Sunday, area police office, Butwal said. — HNS