RAUTAHAT: Police nabbed three persons along with weapons from Laxminiya VDC, Bijayapur of Rautahat. A patrol team of police arrested Deepak Chaudhary, Binod Chaudhary and Surendra Chaudhary of Rasuwa-3, Batauliya from Bijayapur at 12 last night, said Police Inspector of Area Police Office, Garuda, Janak Shahi. Police recovered a pistol, two bullets, a motorbike and four mobile sets, police informed. Investigation is on, according to police. ...
Published On: 2011-05-20

GAJURI: A person killed and another injured in a road accident that took place in Benighat VDC-8, Bandare of Dhading along the Prithvi Highway at around 7 AM today. According to Area Police Office, Gajuri, the accident took place when a truck (Na 2 Kha 3030) en route to Kathmandu from Narayangarh hit a motorcycle (Ra 1 Pa 5208) coming from the same direction. Motorbike rider Keshab Shrestha of Lakhanpur VDC-4 of Ramechhap district died on the spot. His brother Sanjeev Shrestha was injured in the incident. Locals brought vehicular movement into a complete standstill after the incident. Thous...
Published On: 2011-05-20

SINDHULIMADHI: An old aged man died after falling in Kamalamai municipality-11, Bhiman on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as fifty-eight-year-old Kedar Basnet, police informed. Basnet, who injured after falling from a wire net of dam while returning home from farmland, died on the way to Bhiman sub-health post, police added. ...
Published On: 2011-05-20

SINDHULIMADHI: Minister for Defense Bishnu Poudel urged the UCPN (Maoist) to submit the weapons of the PLA combatants as early as possible, stating that the cantoned weapons and combatants will not be useful for battles. Minister Poudel who arrived here today to inspect Brigade No. 9 of the Nepal Army based in Sindhulimadhi expressed such opinion at a gathering organized by the CPN (UML) Sindhuli district committee. The UML leader Poudel said a reliable base will be prepared for peace and constitution writing once the PLA combatants are integrated once the Maoist party decides to submit the...
Published On: 2011-05-19

PARSA: Proprietor of Jeevan Jyoti Secondary School in Birgunj sub-metropolis-12, Ranighat, Sunita Gupta, was made a target of gunpoint on Wednesday night. An unidentified armed group opened fire at her at around 8 PM while she was staying at home. Gupta, who sustained serious injury on her right hand, was sent to Kathmandu last night, according to District Police Office, Parsa. It has yet to be known who and for what reason she was targeted. ...
Published On: 2011-05-19

MYAGDI: A person has been held in Beni on the charge of making fake citizenship certificate. Tejendra Chhantyal of Kungnemangale-5 was arrested with fraudulent citizenship certificate on Wednesday. Chhantyal, who approached the District Administration Office to fill up passport form, was taken under control from administration premises, police said. According to Chief District Officer, Myagdi, Ram Bahadur Kurumwang, the convict, who had already received citizenship certificate with date of birth (Asoj 3, 2046), obtained duplicate citizenship from Kathmandu by reducing age. He had obtained ...
Published On: 2011-05-19

PARASI: The strong wind that took place on Wednesday night dismantled around a dozen huts of Maoist fourth divisional headquarters and other satellite camps in Jhyaltungdanda of Nawalparasi. According to Maoist Headquarter in Jhyaltungdanda, the wind broke down five huts of main cantonment, four that of satellite camp in Hattikhor, Nawalparasi and five that of Sainamaina camp in Rupandehi. Members of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) have been in trouble with the obstruction caused to electricity and telephone services in Jhyaltungdanda-based headquarters, informed Division Co-commander K...
Published On: 2011-05-19

KANCHANPUR: A young girl, who went missing from home, has been found dead in mystery. Samudra Rana, 20, of Kalika VDC-9 of Kanchanpur was found dead mysteriously. The dead body of Samudra, who was disappeared from home in the night on May 12, has been found in the farm of Dan Bahadur Chaudhary in Amshuburmabasti-6, informed Area Police Office, Tribhuwanbasti. It has yet to be found whether it is murder or suicide, police said. Area Police Office, Tribhuwanbasti arrested Chaudhary for investigation. ...
Published On: 2011-05-19

DOLAKHA: The lightning that took place with incessant rain on Wednesday night killed two locals, leaving six injured in Khopachangu VDC of Dolakha district. The deceased have been identified as Lamdini Sherpa, 9, daughter of Lakpa Sherpa of Khopachangu-6, Phandrang and Chhalimaya Thami, 52, of Luikep of the same VDC. The injured are Chhalimaya’s son Bhim Kumar Jyami, daughters Sangita and Sukhi Thami, Angdoma Sherpa of Phandrang, Mingma Sherpa and Tara Bahadur Thami. They are being treated in Khopachangu health post. ...
Published On: 2011-05-19

KATHMANDU: Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal (RPP-N) today registered a “notice of protest” at the Parliament Secretariat against the government’s tabling of a bill on the ninth amendment to the Interim Constitution. RPP-N Parliamentary Party leader Chandra Bahadur Gurung registered the notice, which the House will have to decide on before tabling the bill to extend the tenure of the Constituent Assembly term, as per parliamentary regulations. The government, which needs to muster a two-third majority to make the amendment, plans to table the bill at the Legislature-Parliame...
Published On: 2011-05-18