Pedestrians beware!

KATHMANDU: For the first time, the traffic police will introduce a rule to penalise the pedestrians violating traffic rules. “Pedestrians who break the rules will be given a lecture on traffic rules for four hours. Vendors encroaching the overhead bridges and pavements will also be removed to make way for the walkers,” SSP Bhishma Prasai said. — HNS

Kidnappers held

KATHMANDU: Police on Tuesday held three persons while they were trying to shift a captive. Police said they held Chhiring Gyaljen Sherpa, 29, and 30-year-old Purna Tamang and Sujan Bhujel when they were trying to shift Ghanashyam Gere, 32, from Binayak Guest House at Balaju to a guest house at Sundhara. Gere, abducted on January 11, was rescued as police saw him coming out of a car at Sundhara, seeking help. — HNS