One killed in mishap

BHAIRAHAWA: One person was killed and six others injured when a jeep bound for Sunauli from Bhairahawa turned turtle in Bhairahawa on Saturday. Name of the killed person is yet to be identified, police said. — HNS

Abductee calls office

BARA: A kidnapped worker of the Kalaiya branch of the Diprox Development Bank, Loknath Poudel, came in contact with the bank on Saturday. Activists of the Jay Krishna Goit-led JTMM had abducted Poudel, a resident of Dhaibung-8, Rasuwa, from Rauwadi of Bara on Thursday. — HNS

Call for help

KATHMANDU: Laxmi Shrestha, 22, who is suffering from malignant cells on her right thigh for the past 10 years, has appealed to the public for help. She said her husband ditched her and her family expelled her from home due to the disease. Those who want to help her can call at 9841368599 or can deposit the amount in Savings Account No 18921 of the Nepal Rastra Bank, Baneshwor Branch. — HNS

Two bodies recovered

BARA: The bodies of two men were recovered from a jungle near Dudhaura in Bara on Friday. The bodies have not been identified yet, police said. A probe is on, police said. — HNS

Royals’ land seized

ITAHARI: Maoist cadres on Saturday captured 14 bighas of land in Itahari of Sunsari that belonged to the royal family. “The Maoists captured the land registered in the name of late king Birendra’s father-in-law’s family members in Itahari municipality-8. They also captured Golden Hill Pvt Ltd Resort situated on the land,” said Amrit Karki, proprietor of the resort. The Maoist-affiliated Federation of the All Nepal National Trade Unions’ Sunsari chairman Kabi Subedi said: “The Maoists will run the resort from tomorrow.” — HNS

Seminar on education

KASKI: A three-day west region-level seminar on educational development began here on Saturday. Altogether 60 teachers and district education officers from 16 districts are taking part in the seminar. Inaugurating the seminar, chairman of the Nepal Teachers’ Union, Keshav Bhattarai, said the management of schools should not be handed over to communities. — RSS

16 houses collapse

SANKHUWASABHA: Sixteen houses have collapsed in Tamaphok-1 and ward numbers 3, 8 and 9 of Mulkharka village development committee because of snowfall. These houses collapsed under the weight of snows that continued to pile up in rooftops. People have been suffering from pneumonia due to cold. — RSS

Red Cross election

KATHMANDU: Nepal Red Cross Society’s Mahabaudha sub-branch on Saturday elected Madaneshwore Nanda Baidya its president. Ramesh Chandra Baidya, Surendra Lal Nakarmi, Rajesh Baidya, Tirth Ratna Shakya, Shashi Raj Thapa Chhetri, Udaya Man Nakarmi and Meena Tamrakar were elected members of the branch. — HNS

Traders robbed

TANAHUN: An armed group made off with two lakh rupees from businessmen, who were heading to Janakpur from Kathmandu on a truck, at Krishna Bhir along the Prithvi Highway on Friday. The dacoits fled on a private car towards Pokhara via Mugling, police said, adding that policemen will be deployed in Damauli, Aanbukhaireni and Khairenitar along the Prithvi Highway and other parts of the district to nab the dacoits. — HNS