1. News Story
News
style (also journalistic style or news writing style) is the prose style used
for news reporting in media such as newspapers, radio and television. News
style encompasses not only vocabulary and sentence structure, but also the way
in which stories present the information in terms of relative importance, tone,
and intended audience.
News
writing attempts to answer all the basic questions about any particular event -
who, what, when, where and why (the Five Ws) and also often how - at the
opening of the article. This form of structure is sometimes called the
"inverted pyramid", to refer to the decreasing importance of
information in subsequent paragraphs :
Headline :
Your headline for the news story must be attractive and eye-catching.
Place : The
name of the place, where the story occurred or is filed from, must be
written.
Date : You
must mention the date of your story.
Source : The
source must be clearly written i.e. who gave you or where did you get the story
from?
Body : The
first sentence of the body generally describes the headline. Other
sentences must give the
background and detail for the headline. The language
must be simple and
grammatically correct.
Layout of a news story
|
Headline |
A concise and catchy title that
summarizes the main point of the article. |
|
All capital letters: |
FOURTEEN KILLED IN A BUS ACCIDENT |
|
Only
the first words of the topic capital: |
Plane crash victims’ bodies to be
returned to families from today |
|
Only
the important words capital: |
Nepal bus Crash leaves many Dead |
|
First
letter of all words capital: |
Traffic Obstructed For Eleven
Hours |
|
Byline / Source |
The name of the reporter or
author. |
|
source:
|
RSS, THT, BBC, CNN, The Kantipur,
etc. |
|
Placeline and date |
where and when the story begins |
|
Lead |
Opening Sentence/Paragraph: The most important information. This should hook the
reader and provide a summary of the story.,The opening section,gives most
important information, should answer most of the 5w’s |
|
Body |
Supplies detail, most important
details come first |
|
Facts |
Simple true statements |
|
Quotation |
what someone actually said,adds
accuracy adds “at the scene” feeling |
Examples:
1. Deadly
Bus Accident in Nepal Claims 30 Lives
Devraj Subedi
July 25, 2024
In a
tragic accident, a passenger bus veered off a mountainous road in Nepal’s
Sindhupalchok district early this morning, resulting in the deaths of 30 people
and injuring dozens more.
The
bus, carrying over 50 passengers, was traveling from Kathmandu to the remote
village of Bahrabise when it skidded off the narrow road and plunged into a
ravine. Rescue operations have been underway since dawn, with emergency
services and local volunteers working tirelessly to retrieve bodies and provide
medical assistance to the injured.
"This
is a heartbreaking incident. Our prayers and thoughts are with the families of
the victims," said Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli in a press statement. He
also assured that a thorough investigation would be conducted to determine the
cause of the accident.
Witnesses
reported that the bus appeared to be speeding and struggling to navigate the
sharp turns on the mountainous route. Initial reports suggest that the driver
may have lost control of the vehicle due to a brake failure.
The
challenging terrain and poor road conditions in many parts of Nepal often
contribute to such accidents, making travel in these regions particularly
hazardous. This latest tragedy has sparked renewed calls for improvements in
road safety and infrastructure across the country.
The
Sindhupalchok district police have confirmed that the injured passengers have
been transported to nearby hospitals for treatment, and the identities of the
deceased are being verified. Meanwhile, grieving families and community members
have gathered at the crash site, mourning their loss.
As
Nepal mourns the loss of these lives, the government has declared a day of
national mourning. The Ministry of Transport has also announced that it will be
inspecting buses and other public transportation vehicles for safety
compliance.
2. One killed, 13 injured in Chitwan road accident
Ramesh Kumar Paudel
June
14, 2024
Chitwan
At least one person died and 13 others were
injured in a road accident along the Prithvi Highway on Friday morning.
Thirty-five-year-old Samir Ojha, who was
injured after the car he was driving collided with a passenger bus in ward 3 of
Ichhakamana Rural Municipality of Chitwan district, died in the course of
treatment at the Chitwan Medical College, Bharatpur.
The bus veered off the road and fell some
40-50 metres down the road on the banks of Trishuli river at around 7:25am,
according to Deputy Superintendent of Police Shreeram Bhandari.
A total of 35 passengers were travelling in
the bus while five people were onboard the car.
Of the injured, three are critically injured.
Four others have returned home after treatment at the Bharatpur-based hospital.
3. Two
buses with dozens of passengers missing in Trishuli river
CHITWAN, July 12: Two buses carrying
passengers went missing in the Trishuli River early this morning due to
landslides in the Simaltal area along the Narayanghat-Mugling road section in
Chitwan district, officials confirmed. The buses were carrying around 65
passengers, it is reported.
Chief District Officer of Chitwan,
Indra Dev Yadav, confirmed that the two vehicles fell into the river at 3:30
this morning.
According to Yadav, a bus of Ganapati
Deluxe heading to Gaur in Rautahat from Kathmandu was reportedly carrying 41
people, and the other bus named Angel Deluxe en route to Kathmandu from Birgunj
had 24 people on board.
Chief District Officer Yadav, who is
currently at the incident site, said that rescue workers have started working
to clear the landslide debris.
Yadav said further details of the
accident are still awaited.
Expressing grief over the
disappearance of the buses in the Trishuli River, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal
Dahal has issued directives for immediate search and rescue operations.
When the two buses were swept away by
the landslide in the Simaltal area of the Narayanghat-Mugling road section,
nearly five dozen passengers went missing. He directed the relevant agencies to
carry out immediate and effective search and rescue operations.
The prime minister also expressed
grief over the loss of life and property due to floods and landslides in
different parts of the country. He urged citizens to take necessary
precautions. Prime Minister Dahal has also appealed to the federal, provincial,
and local governments for the necessary cooperation and coordination in
disaster management and risk reduction with high vigilance as the adverse
weather conditions persist in the country.
4. Nepal
landslides sweep two buses into river; 65 passengers missing
KATHMANDU:
Landslides
in Nepal swept two buses with at least 65 passengers on board into a river on
Friday, while landslides elsewhere in the mountainous country killed at least
10 people, police said.
Dozens
have died in the Himalayan nation since the middle of June as torrential
monsoon rains triggered landslides and flooding.
On
Friday, authorities mobilised the military and police to search for the 65
missing passengers swept into the Trishuli River in the early hours.
The
incident happened in Chitwan district, about 86 kilometres (53 miles) west of
Kathmandu, police spokesman Dan Bahadur Karki said.
"There
were 41 people in the bus travelling from Kathmandu to Gaur, and 24 people in
the bus travelling from Birgunj to Kathmandu. Both the buses and the passengers
are missing in Trishuli River," he said.
In
Kaski district, 150 kilometres (93 miles) west of the capital, 10 people were
killed when landslides washed away three houses, Karki added.
Landslides
and floods have killed at least 91 people in Nepal since mid-June.
In
a social media post on Friday, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal expressed
sadness over the disasters and instructed government agencies to conduct
effective search and rescue operations.
5. Plane
crash at Nepal's Kathmandu airport kills 18; captain survives
By Reuters
KATHMANDU, July 24 (Reuters) - A small passenger plane
belonging to Nepal's Saurya Airlines crashed and caught fire while taking off
from the capital Kathmandu on Wednesday, killing 18 people on board and leaving
one survivor, the captain, officials said.
"Only the captain was rescued alive and is receiving
treatment at a hospital," said Tej Bahadur Poudyal, spokesman for
Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport.
The 50-seater plane, carrying two crew members and 17
technicians, was heading for regular maintenance to Nepal's new Pokhara
airport, which is equipped with aircraft maintenance hangars, the officials
said.
Eighteen of those on board the CRJ-200 aircraft were Nepali
citizens, with one engineer from Yemen, Saurya said.
"Shortly after takeoff ... the aircraft veered off to
the right and crashed on the east side of the runway," the Civil Aviation
Authority of Nepal said in a statement.
The crash again focused attention on the poor air safety
record of the impoverished, landlocked Himalayan nation that is wedged between
India and China and is heavily dependent upon air connectivity due to its
limited road network.
Nearly 360 people have died in
plane or helicopter crashes in
the country since 2000.
Nepal's prime minister, K.P. Sharma Oli, visited the crash
site and asked people to "be patient" in a social media post, without
elaborating.
An emergency cabinet meeting was called to form a panel to
investigate the incident, a government spokesman said.
6. Plane crash at Nepal’s Kathmandu airport kills
18; pilot only survivor
A passenger plane has crashed and caught fire
shortly after taking off from Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, killing 18 people,
aviation officials say.
The pilot was the only survivor of
Wednesday’s crash and was being treated in hospital, the Civil Aviation
Authority of Nepal said in a statement.
Nineteen people were on the test flight
conducted by the domestic carrier Saurya Airlines, including technical staff
members and two crew members.
The incident took place right after the
11:11am (05:26 GMT) takeoff of the 50-seat Bombardier CRJ200, the aviation
authority said. The plane then turned right and crashed into the eastern
section of the airport, the statement said. It was on its way to the resort
town of of Pokhara. The cause of the crash is being investigated.
A doctor at Kathmandu Medical College
Hospital told The Associated Press news agency that the pilot had suffered
injuries to the eyes “but is not in any danger”.
Eighteen Nepalis, including one child, and a
Yemeni national were on the plane, the aviation authority confirmed.
The bodies were taken to the TU Teaching
Hospital in Kathmandu for autopsy.
7. Three Die in Bus Accident
|
Headline |
Three Die in Bus Accident |
|
Source |
The Rising Nepal |
|
Place and Date |
Narayangarh, August 25 |
|
Introduction |
A bus going to Kathmandu from
Narayangarh met an accident at Ramnagar near Devghat pushing the death toll
to 3, the official reported here today. |
|
Explanation |
The ill-fated bus registered as Ba
A Kha 4513 left for Kathmandu at 4 pm carrying sixteen passengers. After a
few hours’ drive, the brake failed at Devghat, and the bus met a fatal
accident. The bus hit a big pole and somersaulted with a huge crash. Three
passengers died on the spot while 12 have been injured. They have been
admitted to the hospital. According to the reporter, 5 people who were
seriously injured have been sent to Kathmandu for treatment. |
|
Additional Information |
Amar Singh, one of the passengers
said, “The accident occurred because the driver was drunk.” The driver and
the Khalasi have been kept in police custody for legal investigation. Police
are studying the case. |
8. Couple found dead in Hetauda
Published
at : July 25, 2024
Updated
at : July 25, 2024 14:02
Hetauda
A couple was found dead inside their own home
in Latinath of Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City on Wednesday.
The bodies of local Keshav Bhandari, 62, and
his 56-year-old wife Ambika were recovered from their room.
According to the police, Keshav was found
hanging from an iron hook on the ceiling while Ambika had been stabbed in her
neck with a sharp weapon.
The incident came to light after a local
woman, who had reached the couple’s residence to check on Ambika after she
failed to pick up multiple phone calls, found the house locked.
As per the preliminary investigation, police
suspect that Keshav murdered his wife and hung himself. It was also found that
he had been taking antidepressants for the past four months.
The couple’s son and daughter-in-law, who
also live in the same house, were absent when the crime happened.
Blood samples from the incident site have
been sent to Kathmandu for forensic tests.
Further investigation into the matter is
underway.
8. Five books shortlisted for Madan Puraskar
Madan Puraskar Guthi has announced the list of five books shortlisted for Madan
Puraskar 2080.
Five
creations have been selected from the 304 published last year and submitted for
the award competition.
The
award shortlist includes Bhakta Syangtan's ‘Damphuko Atmalap’, Mohan Mainali's
‘Mukam Ranamaidan’, Jeevan Chhetri’s ‘Nun-Tel’, Bhavesh Bhumari and Pranita
Chamling's ‘Bhavlipi’, and Roshan Thapa Nirav’s ‘Santras ka Sathi Din’.
The
Madan Puraskar, awarded annually by the Madan Puraskar Guthi, is Nepal’s most
prestigious literary prize. It honours a book published in the Nepali language
during the specified calendar year.
9.
Nepali women’s
national cricket team returns home
KATHMANDU, July 25: The Nepal women’s national cricket team
returned to Nepal on Thursday after being eliminated in the group stage of the
ACC Women’s Asia Cup underway in Sri Lanka.
In their first game of the group
stage, Nepal defeated the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 6 wickets. However,
Nepal then suffered losses to Pakistan and India, by 9 wickets and 82 runs,
respectively.
From Group A, which included Nepal,
India and Pakistan advanced to the semi-finals. Similarly, Sri Lanka and
Bangladesh progressed to the semi-finals from Group B.
10. Newly-appointed Bagmati CM Lama assumes office
KATHMANDU, July 24: The newly-appointed chief minister
(CM) of Bagmati Province government, Bahadur Singh Lama, has assumed office. He
was welcomed by the Chief Secretary of the provincial Council of Ministers, ovinda Bahadur Karki, and other officials at
his office on Wednesday.
Karki said that other newly appointed ministers also
assumed their positions in their respective ministries on Wednesday.
Exercises:
1.
1. Twin Otter Crashes In Dadeldhura
All
25 on board died…….flying from Dhangadi to Bajhang………collided with pine trees
on Churia hills…….25 people including crew members died…….most of the
passengers, civil servants and tudents……condolence
given to the families of deceased
passengers by the Minister of civil aviation.
2.
2. A Bus Collided With A Truck
75
passengers were travelling by bus…..21 passengers were killed on the spot…….30
are undergoing treatment in B & B Hospital, Ktm…….12 returned home after
recovery.
3.
3. Hospital Inaugurated at Bhaktapur
Bhaktapur
Cancer Hospital……inaugurated among a big mass by Minister of Health……built from
the financial support of the government of Japan…….work started in 1999…….ended
in 2005….has the capacity of 100 beds….people look cheerful and hopeful about
the future…..best wishes from the minister.
4.
4. Na 1 Kha 8796 passenger bus left for Pokhara
from Kathmandu- fell down below the road in a diversion - at 7.30 am, yesterday
- owing to brake failure 14 died; 7 injured - compensation announced
5.
5. Football…..Martyrs’ Memorial San Miguel ‘A’
Division League…..Dashrath Stadium 13thDeecmber…..Nabil Three Star Club (NTSC)
defeated NRT 2 – 1……. Vishan Gauchan of NTSC scored in the 9th
minute…….7minutes later another goal by O. Junior doubled the score of NTSC
….Laxman scored one goal for NRT in the 88th minute……. Vishan Gauchan ….named
Adidas man of the match.
6.
6. Mr. Dinesh B.K. –lost in the jungle -a
student of Bageshori School - escued by a cowboy -way to his school through the
jungle – parents heartily thanked him.
7.
7. An air bus to Kuwait……took off at 4 o’clock
from the airport….one of the engine stopped working after 30 minutes…..pilot
thought what to do….flew 45 minutes to finish the fuel….crew members busy
comforting the passengers……. All nervous….. no hope of life….. brought to TIA
…….landed safely…..no damage at all…….all safe……pilot and co-pilot awarded by
the airlines.
8.
8. Write a news story approximately in 100 words
using the following clues:
Clues: A
bus (Na 3452) – Birganj to Pokhara—collided with a truck—at Dumre—one killed on
the spot—one in the hospital—5 injured
hospitalized in Western Regional Hospital Pokhara—driver in custudy.
9.
9. Write a news story of a school function
with the help of the following clues:
Clues:
Jana Jagriti Secondary School—cultural event—organizer grade 10 – folk song and
dances—local titles—class wise performance—awards—teacher's proud of students'
talent—protection of traditional songs and dances—organizers' view.
10.
10. A Person Kidnapped In Morang
Clues:
A Person Kidnapped In Morang--- Hari Chand…….30 years old……sleeping in bed…..kidnapped
by a gang……..Rs…..4,00,0000 ransom…..search going on.
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