Far-Western Region. Election materials, including ballot papers, arrived in Kailali on Monday for the upcoming House of Representatives elections.Prem Raj Bhatta, Chief of the Provincial Election Office, Kailali, informed that election materials, including ballot papers for both the Proportional Representation and First-Past-the-Post (Direct) electoral systems, have arrived for all five constituencies in the district.He stated,
Siraha. Sugarcane planted across approximately 30 bighas of land was destroyed in a fire that broke out this afternoon in Ghlatol of Lahan Municipality-13 here. According to preliminary reports, the police stated that the fire caused losses amounting to approximately NPR 11.6 million for 25 local farmers. Deputy Superintendent of Police Kailash Rai, chief of the Area Police Office, Lahan, said that a police team rushed to the scene immediately after receiving information that the fire had started from the middle of the sugarcane field in the afternoon. He added that the fire was prevented from spreading to human settlements...
Jhapa. Machhindra Football Club Kathmandu has won the title of the Seventh Jhapa Gold Cup after defeating the Armed Police Force (APF) Football Club by a score of 3-1.Machhindra, featuring a majority of players from Jhapa, lifted the Jhapa Gold Cup trophy for the first time. Along with the title, Machhindra received a cash prize of NPR 1.5 million, while the runner-up APF settled for NPR 750,000. This edition of the Jhapa Gold Cup is considered the tournament with the highest prize money to date.Machhindra took the lead in the 31st minute, putting APF behind. Striker Pradeep Budhathoki scored from...
Myagdi. Candidates in the upcoming House of Representatives election have put forward the issue of constructing an alternative road connecting the western region of Myagdi via Dhorpatan to East Rukum.The Rahughat-Myagdi Ring Road Project, which encompasses five local levels spanning from Beni to Darbang via Ghatan-Patlekhet-Jhin-Pakhapani-Thadakhani-KuineMangale-Kuinemangale-Marang-Bim, is also a priority infrastructure issue for the candidates.Political parties, having fulfilled their last three electoral commitments to upgrade the road connecting the district headquarters Beni to the northern areas of Raghuganga and Annapurna Rural Municipalities leading to the Kora La border in Mustang, have made the overall development of Rahughat and the Myagdi...
Bhojpur. In view of the security sensitivity of the upcoming elections, the Nepali Army has taken charge of the security of the Bhojpur jail and airport.The army has been mobilized to secure the jail office located in the district headquarters as well as the district's only airport located in Taksar, Bhojpur Municipality-12. The responsibility for the security of both locations has been given to the army because the police personnel currently deployed will have to be assigned to election duties.The New Shreenath Battalion of the Nepali Army stationed in the district has taken over the security responsibilities of the jail...
Kathmandu. A Sri Airlines aircraft flying from Kathmandu to Dhangadhi returned to Kathmandu in the middle of the night after failing to land at its destination.Passengers were stranded after the aircraft returned to Kathmandu because it could not land at the destination. Journalist Royal Acharya, who was among the passengers on the flight, stated that passengers expressed dissatisfaction for some time at the airport when the plane returned to Kathmandu without being able to land.Sagar Poudel, an employee of the airline, informed that passengers wishing to have their tickets refunded will receive their money back, and those wishing to travel...