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 police arrest Foreign Ministry Joint Secretary Nepal denies Malaysia recruitment syndicate allegations amid controversy Nepal government reaches deal with Hindu protesters India, China resume Lipulekh trade despite Nepal protest Nirmal Purja, world-renowned British-Nepali mountaineer killed in Pakistan avalanche Nimsdai transformed global mountaineering beyond records and summits Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms4 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward5 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief6 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested7 ‘Promotion of Ayurveda, Yoga and meditation along with modern medicine positive’8 TRENDING Pathao, Tootle resume ride sharing services after authorities relax lockdown What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? 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 Forbes-listed billionaire Binod Chaudhary tests positive for coronavirus Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Nepal Army’s Brigadier General Bigyan Dev Pandey gets promoted to Major General
