Darchula man ‘kills wife, injures two others with hoe’
His wife breathed her last on the way to a local health post.
His wife breathed her last on the way to a local health post.
The injured were rushed to Gokuleshwar Hospital for treatment.
The fire started due to an electrical short circuit caused apparently by the use of energy-intensive appliances like electric heaters.
Chhangru in Vyas Rural Municipality is the hardest hit. Farmers complain of government indifference to compensating them.
There are 13 food depots in the district. Many local residents depend entirely on the supply as local production barely covers them for six months.
According to the District Police Office, they were arrested for possession of the contraband on the basis of a tip-off.
Khem Raj Kapadi, the ward secretary in Shailyashikhar Municipality-2, was found dead at Salsena of Dogadakedar Rural Municipality-5, Baitadi.
A 14-year-old girl of Mahakali Municipality in Darchula died while undergoing treatment in India.
The 16-year-old victim was sleeping in a shed outside her house during her menstrual cycle when the incident occurred.
Journey through the road section of Mahakali Highway has become troublesome due to frequent landslides, locals say.
The accused had been on the run since February, said police.
Traffic has come to a complete halt following mudslide on Saturday night.
The body of the 15-year-old, who was one of the five people buried in the avalanche that occurred in Darchula on May 2, was recovered by the police on Wednesday evening.
Three of a family were hit by lightning while working in the field.
The avalanche occurred at Byas Rural Municipality, where a group of 12 people, who were in the area to collect yarsagumba, had set up their tent. Seven of them escaped the disaster unharmed.