Royals visit Tansen

PALPA: The King and Queen offered puja at the Ranaujireshwori Bhagwati temple in Tansen of Palpa on Saturday. The royals returned to Pokhara after the puja. — HNS

Kabiraj Pun dies at 83

BUTWAL: Member of the Raj Parishad, Kabiraj Pun, expired of a heart attack on Friday at his residence at Manglapur VDC, Rupandehi district. He was 83. Pun was also the central committee member of Rastriya Janshakti Party. — HNS

Dam site inspected

BHAIRAHAWA: A team of the All Nepal National Free Students’ Union inspected a dam being constructed by India near Danda in ward no. 2 of Siddharthnagar municipality on Saturday. — HNS

Blast kills 5-yr-old

KATHMANDU: Dipak Nepali, a five-year-old child, died while two others were injured when a socket bomb left behind by Maoists exploded in Hariharpur VDC of Surkhet on Saturday, the RNA said. — RSS

Property torched

RAJBRAJ: A gang set fire to a cooperative school property in Mahuli, Saptari on Friday night, causing damage worth millions of rupees. — HNS