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How to write news story?

-First read the  given clues/hints.

-Next,choose the headline that can conver the most imp.news/events which should be catchy.

-Don't write  full sentences as the headline,Eg. More than 60 people missing after two buses swept into river in Nepal

-(Following headline,)write By line(reporter's name or )

-Date line(Place where the event took place and specific date/day)

Start with the 5Ws and 1H

Use the clues to answer these:

• Who is the news about?

• What happened?

• When did it happen?

• Where did it happen?

• Why did it happen?

• How did it happen?

• Try to write the most important information/news in the first paragraph and less important information in the following paragraphs.Try to include facts,data,opinion etc.

• Read the model Example below

 

 More than 60 people missing after two buses swept into river in Nepal

By TR Sharma

Chitwan,July 15

Two buses carrying more than 60 people were swept by a landslide into a rain-swollen river in Nepal, with three survivors rescued after swimming to safety.

The vehicles, carrying at least 65 people between them, were swept off the Narayanghat-Mugling highway near Simaltar, about 120km (75 miles) west of the capital, Kathmandu, early on Friday.

Government administrator Khima Nanada Bhusal said the three survivors, who reportedly jumped into the Trishuli river and swam to the banks, were taken by residents to a nearby hospital, where they are now being treated.

Authorities mobilised the military and police to search for the missing passengers but the continuous rain was making rescue efforts difficult with landslides blocking the route leading to the area in several places, said Bhusal.

Police spokesman Dan Bahadur Karki said there were 41 people in the first bus travelling from Kathmandu to Gaur, while the second from Birgunj to Kathmandu had 24 passengers. It is thought that more may have boarded en route.

Plane Crashed During Take-off in Kathmandu, 18 Killed

By B B Thapa

KATHMANDU, July 22 - At least 18 people were killed when a domestic flight crashed shortly after takeoff from Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal's capital on Wednesday morning. The pilot was the sole survivor of the tragic incident.

The Saurya Airlines plane, carrying 19 people including 16 airline staff, 2 crew members and the pilot, was headed to the popular tourist destination of Pokhara when it slipped off the runway and crashed around 11:15 am local time.

Eyewitness videos showed the aircraft flying at a sharp angle before plummeting to the ground and bursting into flames on the eastern side of the runway. Rescue teams rushed to the scene and managed to douse the fire, but found 18 bodies at the crash site.

"The pilot is the only survivor and he has been taken to the Kathmandu Medical College Hospital with serious injuries," said a doctor at the hospital.

The victims include 17 Nepali nationals and one Yemeni. 

The cause of the crash is under investigation, but Nepal has a poor aviation safety record due to weak regulation and unpredictable weather.