Two killed in blast

Tripurakot, Dolpa – Two workers were killed on the spot and another one has sustained serious injuries when they were hit by rocks that shot out during the rock blasting works on the under-construction Khadang Tripurakot section of the Jajarkot-Dolpa road at Chiplebheer area of Tripurasundari Municipality-6 on Tuesday. 

Those killed in the incident are Dev Bahadur Chand, 21, of Aathbiskot Municipality-10 and 29-year-old Amrit Rana Magar of Aathbiskot Municipality-12 in Rukum district, police said. 

Forty-one years old Shakti Bahadur Shahi of Aathbiskot Municipality-9, who was seriously injured in the incident has been taken to the Rukum District Hospital for treatment. The bodies of the two deceased workers have been sent to their homes. 
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