ONCE-OVER

Traffic action

POKHARA: Kaski district police office has initiated action against the motorcyclists who have modified the original structure of their vehicles by changing the silencers and changing handle bars. The traffic police stepped up the action after they received much complaints that motorcycles with removed silencers would produce much noise and cause disturbance. Chief at Kaski district traffic police office, Govinda Puri said some 200 motorcycles with modifications were been seized until Thursday from different parts of the town and were fined as much as Rs 200, while some were taken to police office. — HNS