Death toll in Bhaktapur sand mine collapse rises to five

Kathmandu, 28 Oct: With the recovery of the body of one more labourer, the death in Wednesday morning’s sand mine collapse in Bhaktapur has risen to five.
Search is going on for others buried and feared killed in the collapse.
Three injured are undergoing treatment at a hospital.
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Three prisoners break hail in Morang

Kathmandu, 28 Oct: Three prisoners broke jail in Morang overnight.
They were being held for illegal possession of arms and ammunition.
Arms and ammunition are mostly held by rebels seeking wither autonomy or independence in terai.
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Diarrhea claims two more lives in Dailekh

Kathmandu, 28Oct: Diarrhea overnight claimed the lives of two more women in Dailekh overnight even with the onset of autumn.
Cholera and diarrhea claimed 32 lives in the district alone in the monsoon that has receded.
More than 360 persons died in an outbreak of an epidemic in the mid and far-West during the monsoon.
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MEDIA GOOGLE

“We should not be giving an impression that some junior officials in the diplomatic missions run this government. The PM was giving more weight to foreign diplomats over a senior minister.”

(Defence Minister Bidya Bhandari tells PM Nepal who reportedly stopped the promotion of Maj Gen Toran Bahadur Singh at request of two defence attaches, including British military attaché, newsfront, 28 Oct.)

“It is only natural we support Khanal [Jhalanath to replace PM Nepal] if he is ready to rectify the mistake that the President committed. That will amount to the enforcement of civilian supremacy.”

(Unidentified Maoist leader, newsfront, 28 Oct.)
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