House gutted

MAHOTTARI: A house was completely destroyed when it caught fire in Sadha VDC Mahottari on Thursday night. Bishnu Mandal, 28, the house owner, was injured in the fire. He is being treated in a local health post, the police said. — HNS

Man killed in mishap

SIRAHA: One person was killed in a road mishap in Sanhaita VDC-8 in Siraha on Thursday night. Driver Parmeshwor Shah, 35, died when a tractor met with an accident at Krishnapur in the VDc, the police said. — HNS

Three held with arms

BIRATNAGAR: Police arrested three persons along with weapons on Thursday from the different parts of Morang. The arrested are Tilak, Kishan and Shambhu Rishidev. — HNS