ONCE-OVER

Threat slur on YCL

NAWALPARASI: Cadres of the Maoist-affiliated Young Communist League have allegedly threatened to kill a woman journalist of Nawalparasi, Kalpana Bhattarai, over a news report. YCL cadres threatened her for writing a news on the abduction of Bikas Bishwokarma on Tuesday. — HNS

One abducted

SIRAHA: An armed gang of seven persons abducted Parameshwor Shrestha, 55, of Dhangadhi-5 from his house on Tuesday night. According to his son Ashok Kumar Shrestha, the reason behind the abduction was not known.The police said the abductee had not been freed as of Wednesday evening.— HNS

Families displaced

ILAM: Five households of Subacheng, Ilam district, have been displaced as a landslide buried their houses. The landslide has displaced families of Kumbhakarna Rai, Ram Kumar Rai, Harka Bahadur Rai, Bishnu Iddhingo and Pradip Iddhingo. The displaced have been putting up in their neighbours’ and relatives’ houses. — HNS