Daily rejects state ad

JANAKPURDHAM: Janakpur Today, a national daily, has rejected government advertisement provided to the newspapers under the one-window policy. The daily said on Wednesday the decision was taken in support of the pro-democracy stir. — HNS

2 houses vandalised

BHAIRAHAWA: Demonstrators vandalised the houses of Shashi Neupane and Bijay Kharel, proprietor and manager of the Jagadamba Cement respectively, at Siddharthnagar-9 on Wednesday, accusing them of running the industry on strike days. — HNS

Statue damaged

BHAIRAHAWA: Agitators on Wednesday vandalised the statue of Indra Rajya Laxmi Shah Dev in front of the Indra Rajya Laxmi Secondary School in Bhairahawa. — HNS

DDC men’s houses hit

KAPILVASTU: A group of agitating students on Wednesday vandalised and set ablaze the house of the District Development Committee chairman Krishna Bahadur Choudhary at Bhikshu chowk, Toulihawa. The students also damaged the house of deputy chairman Kalipad Sharma after forcing family members out.— HNS

Poems for peace

NUWAKOT: Wishing for the restoration of peace in the country, 18 poets, including Kapildev Khanel, Ganesh Khanal, Maheshwor Sharma, Pusparaj Lohani, Damodar Sharma ‘Prawan and Arun Kumar Shrestha, recited poems at a poets’ seminar organised by the Professionals Coordination Committee here on Tuesday. Despite torrential rain, hundreds of people participated in the seminar. — RSS

Disease controlled

MAHOTTARI: Viral conjunctivitis, which had been spreading in Bathanath VDC of Mahottari district, has been brought under control, the District Health Office said. — RSS

Education campaign

DAMAULI: Speakers at a programme organised here on Tuesday stressed the need to make the student enrolment campaign successful through the effective mobilisation of people. The campaign will be organised in 580 schools of Tanahun from April 24 to 30, said school supervisor Ananta Lamsal. — RSS

Foreigner held

KATHMANDU: Police deployed at the Tribhuvan International Airport on Tuesday arrested a foreigner, Pintu Gomes, with $31,800. Gomes was about to leave for Dhaka on a Biman Bangladesh flight. Police said they were investigating the matter. — RSS

Rally in Taplejung

TAPLEJUNG: Nepal Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Taplejung, staged a protest rally here on Wednesday. The participants went around the city and chanted anti-government slogans. Women, senior citizens, children and youths, including professionals, students and peasants, took part in the rally. — HNS