One killed in mishap

BAGLUNG: One person was killed when a tractor and a motorbike collided at Burtibang in Baglung on Friday. Motorcyclist Rajendra Acharya, 25, was killed on the spot when the tractor (Lu 1 Ta 4606) headed for Bhingithe from Burtibang hit the motorbike ( Lu 2 Pa 283), police inspector at District Police Office, Siddhi Bikram Shah said, adding that tractor driver has been arrested. — HNS

Health camp held

KATHMANDU: Over 600 women availed themselves of medical services at the Eighth Free Reproductive Health Camp for Women, conducted on the premises of the Seshnarayan sub-health post on Friday. Dr Hada has been conducting a free reproductive health camp in the health post every month for 11 years. She said these camps have helped improve women’s health. Free reproductive health check-ups have benefited at least 3,500 women till date. — HNS

Prisoners’ health

RAJBIRAJ: The condition of six prisoners staging a fast-unto-death demanding general amnesty at Saptari jail for the past five days is fast deteriorating. Among the 19 prisoners staging the strike, Chandra Bhandari, Arjun Thakuri, Mangal Sada, Jira Ram, Rameshwor Mandal and Bhola Sharma fell unconscious on Friady and have been taken to the Sagarmatha Zonal Hospital for treatment because of poor health condition. — HNS

Man drowns in Fewa

POKHARA: Krishna Bahadur Gurung, 46, of Pokhara-6, who fell from a boat in Phewa Lake on Thursday, is still missing. Gurung was bound for Pokhara from Anadu of Pumdibhumdi. Along with his wife, Gurung had gone to her parents’ house in Pumdibhumdi on Wednesday. He set off for home after leaving his wife at her parents’ house at around 5 am on Thursday. Gurung, who was rowing the boat himself, kept swimming in the lake for some time after he fell off the boat. He, however, drowned because he could not be rescued immediately, Phewa Boating Entrepreneurs’ Association secretary Shree Prasad Gurung said. Boatmen, locals and police are searching Gurung, police inspector Kedar Khanal said. — HNS

10 houses gutted

NAWALPARASI: Ten houses were gutted in a fire at Banjariya-4 Bigal village on Friday. According to the Nawalparasi district police office, the fire broke out due to an electrical short circuit. Fire engulfed all property inside the houses as there was no time to take them out, said police. Three fire brigades - two from Bhairahawa and one from Parasi - managed to douse the fire. An unidentified person, who was injured in the fire, has been admitted to Prithvi Chandra Hospital in Parasi. — HNS

Tiger cubs born

KATHMANDU: The National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) on Friday said a tiger gave birth to four cubs near the Chitwan National Park two weeks ago. A statement issued here by the NTNC said local field officers had found out on April 22 that the tiger had given birth to the cubs at Chitrasen Buffer Zone Community Forest of Bandarabhar jungle. — HNS