Biker dies in mishap

GULMI: A motorcyclist was killed in a road accident in Gulmi’s Baletaxar VDC on Friday night. Tara Prasad Shrestha, a resident of Johang-5, who was critically injured in an accident while returning home from Burtibang Bazaar,died on the way to hospital, District Police Office said. — HNS

Two drown in Bagmati

RAUTAHAT: A teenager and a child drowned in the Bagmati River in Rautahat while taking a bath on Saturday afternoon. Pankaj Shah, 17, of Mudabalaba VDC-7, and Abhinandan Raya, 8, of Samanpur VDC-8, were those dead in the incident, police said. — HNS

MJF’s PP meet

KATHMANDU: A Parliamentary Party (PP) meeting of the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) on Saturday elected Jay Prakash Prasad Gupta as its deputy leader of the PP. Surita Shah has made it to the treasurer while Upendra Yadav has been elected as the PP leader, Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadhav,CA member, informed. The party also decided to press the government and other parties to be serious in statute drafting process. —HNS

Cops arrest woman

MORANG: Police here arrested a woman after her son filed a complaint in Morang district. Devimaya, 50, was held after her son Tej Bahadur complained to police that she eloped with another man. — RSS