Vote counting at Panchakanya Rural Municipality-3 in Nuwakot district has been put off after 18 more ballot papers than the total number of people who voted in the elections were found inside the ballot box.

A man, who had disappeared 18 years ago, returned home a few days ago.

A woman died and another sustained critical injuries when a scooter they were riding on met with an accident at Kakani Rural Municipality-1, in Nuwakot district on Friday.

A two-year-old boy died when a fire broke out at a hut in Gerkhu of Nuwakot district on Friday.

An 18-month-old girl drowned in a puddle in a brick kiln in Belkotgadhi Municipality-8, Nuwakot, on Sunday.

At least nine persons were injured when a minibus (Ba 4 Kha 4057) they were travelling in met with an accident at Deurali in Nuwakot district on Sunday.