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The Government of India on Saturday gifted 40 ambulances to health institutions in various districts of Nepal. 

The vehicle handover ceremonies were held simultaneously at four locations including the Embassy of India in Kathmandu, the Consulate General of India in Birgunj and the Pension Paying Offices of the Embassy of India in Pokhara and Dharan.

A total of 40 ambulances were gifted today covering 33 districts across all the seven provinces of Nepal, reads a statement issued by the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu. 

Out of these, 22 ambulances were handed over in Kathmandu, seven in Birgunj, seven in Pokhara and four in Dharan by representatives of the Government of India. 

Prasanna Shrivastava, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India, Kathmandu handed over the keys of the vehicles at the ceremony held in Kathmandu.

Mayors and Chairpersons of Municipalities and Rural Municipalities of various districts of Bagmati, Karnali, Lumbini and Sudurpaschim Provinces as well as representatives of various beneficiary organizations, political representatives, and social workers were present on the occasion. 

During the event, the Deputy Chief of Mission highlighted that gifting of ambulances has been one of the long-standing initiatives of the Government of India under the Nepal-India Development Partnership to bolster the efforts of the Government of Nepal to strengthen its infrastructure in the health sector, according to the statement.

He added that this initiative is a part of the larger robust and vibrant development partnership between India and Nepal which has expanded, deepened and diversified over the last seven decades. 

During their interactions with the Deputy Chief of Mission at the event, the beneficiaries expressed their gratitude for India’s support towards various ongoing developmental projects in their districts and Nepal, expressing confidence that the newly gifted ambulances will help enhance accessibility to health services in their respective regions. 

The Government of India has been presenting ambulances for more than three decades to various beneficiary organizations in different parts of Nepal, giving high priority to Nepal's health sector.

A helicopter crashed near the Kedarnath shrine in Uttarakhand early Sunday (June 15, 2025), killing all seven on board, The Hindu Reported.

This is the fifth helicopter accident in Uttarakhand in around 40 days. The helicopter was flying from Kedarnath to Guptkashi. Seven dead, confirms Badri-Kedar Temple committee chief Hemant Dwivedi. The deceased include 10 year old.

The chopper belonging to Aryan Aviation Pvt Ltd crashed between Gaurikund and Trijuginarayan in Kedarghati and caught fire, according to The Hindu.

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami took to X and said, “Very sad news has been received about a helicopter crash in Rudraprayag district. SDRF, local administration and other rescue teams are engaged in relief and rescue operations.”

At least 100 people have been killed in an attack by gunmen on a village in Nigeria's central Benue state, Amnesty International Nigeria said Saturday, Reuters reported.

The attack took place from late Friday into the early hours of Saturday in the village of Yelewata, the group said in a post on social media platform X.

"Many people are still missing...dozens injured and left without adequate medical care. Many families were locked up and burnt inside their bedrooms," the post added  according to Reuters.

Benue is in Nigeria's Middle Belt, a region where the majority Muslim North meets the largely Christian South.

India's aviation regulator has ordered all Boeing 787s being operated by local carriers to be inspected after an Air India crash killed 270 people this week, the aviation minister said on Saturday, adding the authorities were investigating all possible causes, Reuters reported.

The aviation regulator had on Friday ordered Air India to conduct additional maintenance checks on its Boeing 787-8/9 aircraft equipped with GEnx engines, including assessments of certain take-off parameters, electronic engine control tests and engine fuel-related checks.

"We have also given the order to do the extended surveillance of the 787 planes. There are 34 in our Indian fleet," aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu told reporters in New Delhi.

"Eight have already been inspected and with immediate urgency, all of them are going to be done."

He did not say whether government officials will be involved in the inspections, according to Reuters.