TWO STUDENTS INJURED IN KOSHI BOAT CAPSIZE Kathmandu, 10 May:: Two students sustained injuries when a boat capsized in Koshi River, RSS reports from Rajbiraj. Arati Dhakal of Simara-3 and Sandhya Kandel of Simara-6 were critically injured in the incident, according to the Area Police Office, Bhardaha. The incident took place, when a boat carrying six students of a campus based in Simara of Bara district, had overturned accidentally. The injured returned home after receiving treatment in Bhardaha Hospital. Nnnn Kathmandu, 10 May: Two-time Everest conqueror Steven Sherpa, 28, a mountain guide and adventure pioneer, has been awarded with the first WWF International President’s Award at a global conservation programmme in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on Tuesday. Sherpa was awarded as acknowledgement of outstanding achievements of young people under the age of 30 who are making strong and compelling contributions to nature conservation around the world, said a press statement issued by the WWF said. He has climbed four 8,000-metre peaks. “It is my great pleasure to present this inaugural WWF International President’s Award to such an inspiring individual as Dawa Steven Sherpa who has already inspired so many people to take action to save the planet,” said WWF International President Yolanda Kakabadse in the statement. Nnnn PAKISTAN SUCCESSFULLY TEST-FIRES SHORT-RANGE MISSILE CAPABLE OF DELIVERING NUCLEAR WARHEAD Kathmandu, 10 May: — Pakistan's military says it has successfully test-fired a short-range missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead, AP reports from Islamabad. . A military statement says the Hatf III Ghaznavi with a range of 290 kilometers (180 miles) was launched Thursday at the conclusion of the annual field training exercise of Army Strategic Force Command. It is the second such test by Pakistan in the past two weeks. On April 25, Pakistan launched what it said was an intermediate-ranged missile after its archenemy India conducted its own missile test. The country routinely test-fires what it claims are indigenously developed missiles. The world community closely watches Pakistan's weapons program as it has fought three wars with its nuclear-armed neighbor, India. nnnn,