KATHMANDU: Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City Mayor Harkaraj Rai has been honored with the prestigious Yalambar Hang Memorial Award.

The award, presented by the Kirat Rai Yayokkha on the occasion of Kirat Yale Samvat 5086, recognized Mayor Rai’s contributions to urban development, voluntary service, and promotion of cultural initiatives.

Mayor Rai received Rs 225,555 along with a certificate of honor.

Upon receiving the award, he expressed his deep belief in hard work and dedication.

“I believe in labor and action. Even the smallest acts of work, like sowing and harvesting paddy or planting millet, are forms of labor. These agricultural practices have been passed down from our ancestors,” he said.

KATHMANDU: The identities of all five people who lost their lives in a truck accident that occurred this morning at Phulkhowk in Bhokraha Narsingh Rural Municipality-8 of Sunsari have been revealed.

All the deceased in the accident that occurred on the morning of Maghe Sankranti are residents of Barju Rural Municipality-1 of Sunsari.

According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Chandra Khadka of Sunsari District Police Office, the deceased have been identified as 32-year-old Birendra Gurung, 55-year-old Brahmadev Gurung, 50-year-old Tekbahadur Gurung, 28-year-old Nisu Gurung, and 55-year-old Chandrabahadur Gurung.

The truck, bearing registration number Na 1 Kha 4541, was transporting marble from Biratnagar along the Hulaki Highway towards the west when it went out of control and overturned.

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The five victims, who were riding in the rear of the truck along with the marble load, were crushed to death on the spot.

Police stated that nine people were on board the truck at the time of the accident.

Four, including the driver, were seated in the front cabin, while five laborers were at the rear.

The five at the back died instantly, while three others in the cabin sustained injuries and are receiving treatment at a nursing home in Biratnagar.

The truck driver fled the scene immediately after the accident.

KATHMANDU: Five people were killed on the spot when a truck overturned while traveling on the Hulaki Highway in Sunsari on Thursday morning.

The truck, bearing registration number 1 Kha 4541, was transporting marble from Biratnagar when it lost control and tipped over in Phulchowk, Bhokraha Narsingh Rural Municipality.

The workers riding atop the marble load were crushed, resulting in instant fatalities.

Authorities say the incident highlights negligence of basic safety measures during the transport of heavy materials.

Two others, including the truck driver, sustained injuries and are undergoing treatment at Birat Teaching Hospital in Biratnagar.

The identities of the deceased have not yet been confirmed.

Police have confirmed that the victims were traveling on the marble load on the truck’s deck when the accident occurred.