Nepal Highlights

Central Vice  Chairman of National Private and Boarding Schools' Organisation of Nepal (NPABSON), an umbrella organisation of private schools in Nepal, Tikaram Subedi has died in a motorcycle accident, Thursday morning. Subedi was critically injured when the motorcycle numbered Bhe 2 Pa 4901 he was traveling on shunted on a parked tractor numbered Bhe 1 Ta 3179 at Dhakeri of Banke, last night. He died on the way while being taken to Lucknow for treatment. Subedi is the founder principal of Baljyoti Boarding School located in Kohalpur, Banke. NPABSON, Banke has decided to shut all schools in Banke Thursday to mourn Subedi's death.

At least ten persons have been killed when a passenger bus skidded off the road to a gorge in Pokhara, Monday morning.

Two persons have been killed when an wild elephant attacked them last night in Triyuga municipality, Udaypur.

Two persons have been killed when a Jeep skidded off the road in Rolpa, Thursday. Mohan Buda, 20, and Kumar Khadgi, 30, died when the Jeep they were traveling from fell off the road, reports say. The bus was heading towards district headquarter Libang from Simalwang.

At least 16 persons have been killed and an estimated two dozen persons injured when a passenger bus skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Hansapur of Arghakhanchi district, Sunday morning.

Two persons have been killed when a truck hit a motorcycle they were traveling on at New Road in the beautiful lake city Pokhara, this morning.

A woman taking the body of her husband, who died in a hospital in Kathmandu, for cremation to her home town, has been killed in a road accident, Monday morning.

Three persons have been killed and at least four others injured in a passenger bus accident in Ghodaha, Devdaha VDC of Rupandehi district, Tuesday morning.