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Education Minister directs for investigation into Taukhel incident
Minister for Education Girirajmani Pokharel has instructed the subordinates for a probe into the fatal incident where two students of Taukhel, Lalitpur-based Pushpanjali Boarding School were killed and 26 others injured, after a land plotting wall collapsed on Friday.Minister for Education Girirajmani Pokharel has instructed the subordinates for a probe into the fatal incident where two students of Taukhel, Lalitpur-based Pushpanjali Boarding School were killed and 26 others were injured, after a land plotting wall collapsed on Friday.
Minister Pokharel instructed Bishwa Prakash Pandit, Secretary of the Ministry of Education, for the investigation after inspecting the incident site and taking stock of the injured children at B&B Hospital and Patan Hospital this evening.
Two students died on the spot while 26 sustained injuries when a wall nearby the school was breached.
The health condition of the injured ones is reported to be critical.
Minister Pokharel extended condolences to the deceased students and wished for the speedy recovery of the injured ones, according to Jagrit Rayamajhi, Personal Secretary to the Minister.
The wall fencing the plot nearby the School is assumed to have fallen owing to heavy rainfall for some days. RSS