29 die in Nepal bus accidentJanuary 12, 2013 - 12:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Police in Nepal say 29 people have died after a bus veered off a mountain road and crashed. The accident happened near the village of Chhatiwan in the western district of Doti, BBC News reported. Police and local residents helped pull the dead and injured from the scene of the accident, which occurred at night and in foggy conditions. Buses are often overcrowded in Nepal and accidents on poorly-maintained mountain roads are common. Twelve passengers who were seriously injured are being treated in hospital, police officer Nara Bahadur Air told the AFP news agency. In July, more than 40 people, most of them Hindu pilgrims, were killed in two deadly bus crashes in as many days. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |