Further treatment

Nepali Congress leader (NC) Dr. Chandra Kanta Bhandari, who was injured in a cooking gas cylinder explosion last night, is to be taken to India for further treatment. However, his mother succumbed to burns at 10:57 am today.

CPN (Maoist Centre) leader Barshaman Pun who is fighting with an increased level of bilirubin has been taken to China for further treatment.

Police in Ilam district on Tuesday morning arrested a man on charge of severely injuring Dik Bamjan (45) with a sharp weapon from Lalikharkha in Suryodaya Municipality-2.