December 24, 2024 05:45 am (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
India refrains from commenting on extradition request for ousted Bengladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina | I don't blame Allu Arjun, ready to withdraw case: Pushpa 2 stampede victim's husband | Indian New Wave Cinema Architect Shyam Benegal dies at age 90 | Cylinder blast at a temple in Karnataka's Hubbali injures nine people | Kuwait PM personally sees off Modi at airport as Indian premier concludes two-day trip | Three pro-Khalistani terrorists, who attacked a police outpost in Gurdaspur, killed in an encounter | Who is Sriram Krishnan, an Indian-American picked by Donald Trump as US AI policy advisor? | Mohali building collapse: Death toll rises to 2, many feared trapped for 17 hours | 4-year-old killed after speeding car driven by a teen hits him in Mumbai | PM Modi attends opening ceremony of Arabian Gulf Cup in Kuwait

Nepal: 16 Indian pilgrims die in mishap

| | Apr 22, 2015, at 06:13 pm
#Nepal # 16 Indian pilgrims die in mishap
Kathmandu, Apr 22 (IBNS) At least 16 Indian nationals were killed as the bus in which they were travelling fell off the road in Nepal's Dhading district on Wednesday, media reports said.

According to reports, 39 others were injured in the mishap.

"The bus with Indian number plate fell some 200 meters down the road while negotiating a sharp bend along the downhill section of Prithivi Highway at Jhyaprekhola in Dhading district at around 6:40 this morning," ekantipur.com reported.

As many as 45 passengers were reportedly returning to Gorakhpur city in Uttar Pradesh after a pilgrimage to Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal when the mishap occurred.

The injured people were undergoing treatment in different hospitals.

A team of Nepal Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and locals rushed to the spot and carried out rescue operations.

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Related Images
In image Israeli strike in southern Gaza
In image Israeli strike in southern Gaza Dec 06, 2023, at 05:13 am
In Images: Uzbekistan presidential election
In Images: Uzbekistan presidential election Jul 10, 2023, at 07:08 pm
Xi Jinping, Putin in Russia
Xi Jinping, Putin in Russia Mar 22, 2023, at 08:26 pm