गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ 55 people go missing in Trishuli river in eight years Nepal 55 people go missing in Trishuli river in eight years KathmanduPati July 31, 2024 File Photo CHITWAN – As many as 55 people have gone missing with 21 vehicles plunging into the Trishuli river from the Narayangadh-Muglin section and the Muglin-Mauwakhola section of the Prithvi Highway in the last eight years. Among those missing is former Home Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Madhav Prasad Ghimire. The District Traffic Police Office stated that five vehicles went missing in the river in Fiscal Year 2073-74 BS, four vehicles in FY 2074-75 BS, four vehicles in FY 2075-76 BS, one each in FY 2076-77 BS, FY 2077-78 BS and FY 2079-80 BS and five in FY 2080-81 BS. Fourteen people went missing in the missing vehicles in FY 2073-74 BS, four people in FY 2078-79 BS and 37 people in FY 2080-81 BS. Sixty-six vehicles met accident in the road sections during that period. Among the vehicles that met with accidents on the road sections from FY 2073-74 BS (2016-17) to FY 2080-81 BS (2023-24) include 40 trucks, nine buses, 12 cars, three motorbikes and two other vehicles, according to the District Traffic Police Office. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal Foreign Minister cancels Serbia trip after flood 187 foreign nationals rescued Reconstruction after floods may cost up to $5 billion :… Rescue efforts intensified to free trapped hydropower workers EU allocates €2 million to support Nepal flood victims Putin sends condolences to Nepal over deadly flood Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief2 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?3 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward6 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns7 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Impact of Social Media on Nepalese Society Public Relations for a Soldier Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions