Girl buried to death

RUKUM, March 14: A girl who was to sit for the School Leaving Certificate (SLC) exams that began across the country from today died after she was buried by a mound of earth.



She is Geeta Khadka, 18 of Janata Higher Secondary School, a permanent resident of Pokhara VDC-4 Rukum/ The incident happened on Wednesday evening.



According to police, she was buried while digging out soil for daubing her room. She died on the way to hospital.

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