7 june, jhapa- The police on Thursday night arrested a person with 350 grams scales of endangered pangolin from the district.

A team from the Area Police Office, Damak arrested Suraj Chemjong of Phalgunanda rural municipality-5 in Panchthar district. Investigations were on, said the police. (RSS)

7 june, kathmandu- A writ has been filed at the Supreme Court seeking the court order to stop excavation of sand, pebbles and stones from the Sunkoshi river.

Advocates Padam Bahadur Shrestha and Chiranjibi Bhattarai filed the writ on Thursday. The writ names the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Forests and Environment, among other government bodies, as the defendants.

The petitioners have demanded that the apex court issue a mandamus to stop the mining of river-based materials that is taking place causing direct impact on the entire environment itself as the legal provisions regarding extraction of sand, pebbles, stones has not been implemented in an effective manner.

Likewise, the writ has sought court intervention for immediately implementing and have implemented the laws related to the extraction, management and sale and distribution of river-based materials, citing that the legal provisions which should have been effectively enforced and implemented have been neglected.

The illegal mining of river-based materials like sand, pebbles, stones on the bank of Sunkoshi river on both sides and the river bed from Bahrabise municipality bazaar to Dolalghat has obstructed the river’s natural flow and changed its shape, the writ argues.

The writ states that the formation of big pools due to the illegal mining on the bank of the river on its two sides has spoiled the beauty of the river and also threatened its very existence, and also argues for river conservation by law since there would be long-term environmental effect on humans, wildlife, aquatic animals, waterway, highway, forests and the tourism entrepreneurs due to such rampant excavation activities. (RSS)

7 june, tulasipur- Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Gokul Prasad Banskota, has said journalists should write on matters of public interest.

Minister Banskota expressed this in course of observation and inspection of the Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS)’s office in Dang today.

On the occasion, he urged the journalists to bring out the people’s problems rather than the speeches of party leaders.

The Communications and Information Technology Minister suggested the news disseminated by RSS and Gorakhapatra should be credible and with a different angle. “The news generated by RSS should be different from the news produced by the other media. You should emphasize on investigative news,” he said.

RSS Dang bureau chief Narayani Rajaure on the occasion shared that the local level has been approached for providing the required assistance for operating an information centre at the RSS Dang office for the convenience of journalists. (RSS)

7 june, Hetauda- The Rhiddhisiddhi Cement Industry established with domestic capital at Ratomate of Hetauda Sub-metropolis, Makwanpur has started production.

The industry presently produces 20 thousand sacks of cement on a daily basis in first phase. It was established at a cost of Rs 10.50 billion.

The industry sets a target of increasing the production volume to 60 thousand sacks daily within the next few days. It needs 10 thousand metric tonnes of raw materials (limestone) and it is collected from Raksirang of Kaialsh rural municipality in Makwanpur, Nibuwatar of Bhimphedi, Shaktikhor of Chitwan and Udaypur.

The product is available in the market of Kathmandu, Biratnagar, Jhapa, Janakpur, Pokhara and Hetauda with the brand name of ‘Rhiddhisiddhi Cement,’ Industry regional sales manager Bikram Khatiwada said.

As he claimed, the European technology has been adopted and the help of robot is taken to produce the cement. It has around 300 labour force. Hetauda Cement and Shivam Cement are also produced in Hetauda. (RSS)

 

7 june, kathmandu- The departmental teams, Nepal Police Club (NPC) and Tribhuvan Army Club (TAC), are competing in the finals of the Prime Minister Cup One-Day National Men’s Cricket Tournament tomorrow (Saturday) at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur.

NPC reached the finals by defeating departmental Armed Police Force Club by five wickets in the semifinals, while TAC made it by thrashing State 3 by a wide margin of 117 runs. It may be noted that in the group phase, NPC defeated TAC by 50 runs.

The tournament was organised by the National Sports Council in collaboration with the Nepalaya International Pvt. Ltd. Winner will receive Rs 2 million, while first runner up Rs 1 million. Likewise, the best player will receive a motorcycle, while the best batsman and bowler Rs 50,000 each. (RSS)

7 june, Dhangadhi- A storm that took place in Kailali and Kanchanpur on Thursday night has made a huge losses.
Two persons died and more than 100 people were injured due to storm, according to the preliminary report. The details about the losses caused by storm in the districts are awaited.

In Kailali, Lahanu Dagaura, 47, died when the storm destroyed a poultry farm at Tikapur municipality-2, said Police Inspector at the District Police Office, Prakash Dangi.

Similarly, motorcyclist Bir Bahadur Chaurdhary died when the motorcycle (Se 21 Pa 5821) he was riding collided with a tipper at Godawari municipality-8 in Kailali district at a time when storm was taking place.
He said that some 76 people were injured at different places of Kailali district when zinc sheet blown by storm as well as trees and electric poles, uprooted following the storm, hit them.

Of the injured, Janak Malla, Gautam Malla of Godawari municipality, Sarita Joshi and Siknata Chaurdhary of Dhangadhi were critically injured. Janak and Gautam are receiving treatment at Seti Zonal Hospital while Joshi and Chaudhary have been recommended to take India for further treatment.
Other remaining 72 injured are undergoing treatment at Seti Zonal Hospital and private health institutions, said police.

Power supply has been disrupted as well as vehicular movement has also been obstructed at some places in Kailali district as electric poles and trees were uprooted following the storm. Teams from Nepal Army, Armed Police Force and Nepal Police were mobilized immediately to rescue the injured and those trapped in the storm.
Meanwhile, in Kanchanpur district, 23 people were injured at Bedkot municipality and Bhimdutta municipality of Kanchanpur district due to the storm.

Of the injured, eight are undergoing treatment at Seti Zonal Hospital, Kailali and one of them is critically injured. Deputy Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office, Kanchanpur, Gyan Bahadur Bista, said that 15 other injured are receiving treatment at Mahakali Zonal Hospital.

Similarly, power supply and vehicular movement have been disrupted in many places in the district as storm uprooted the electric poles and trees.

Similarly, Daiji-Jogbudha road section of Dadeldhura has also been obstructed. District Temporary Police Post has also suffered damages due to the storm. (RSS)

7 june, Bardiya- Three persons were injured, and approximately four dozen houses destroyed in a storm in the district on Thursday night.

Electricity, internet and telephone services have shut due to the storm that lasted around one hour and affected Rajapur, Barbardiya, Madhuban and Basgadhi municipalities and Geruwa rural municipalities the most.

The injured–Anu Tharu of Rajapur municipality-2, Sunita BK and her five-year-old son Narayan of Basgadhi municipality–were receiving treatment at Kohalpur Medical College in Banke, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Madanjit Mahara. Exact details of the loss is yet to come by, he said. (RSS)

6 june, Budapest- The bodies of two more South Korean tourists have been found after a sightseeing vessel sunk in Budapest last week, bringing the death toll to 15, with 13 still missing, police said.

The Mermaid with mainly South Koreans aboard overturned and sank May 29, seconds after colliding with a bigger cruise ship on a busy stretch of the Danube river in the heart of Budapest.

Police said late Wednesday that a body found 50 kilometres (30 miles) south of the Hungarian capital, near the town of Ercsi, was that of a female South Korean passenger from the stricken boat.

A body recovered from the Danube near the accident scene in Budapest was also a female South Korean victim, according to a statement.

Divers have been unable to enter the sunken boat due to the strong current in a river swollen after weeks of rain.
A barge carrying a crane powerful enough to lift the Mermaid arrived in Budapest Wednesday but was to remain docked in the north of the city until the river level subsides enough to allow it to pass under several bridges to reach the accident scene.

Experts said the crane was unlikely to begin the salvage operation before the weekend.
The captain of the river cruise ship, the Viking Sigyn, was charged Saturday over the accident.
He was detained by police on Thursday for questioning for “endangering waterborne traffic resulting in multiple deaths”.

His lawyers have said the 64-year-old veteran is “devastated” by the accident and has insisted he did not make any error.

According to South Korean media reports, Seoul has asked the Hungarian authorities to return the Viking Sigyn to Budapest and keep it there for the duration of the criminal investigation.The ship on Friday continued its journey with a new captain. (RSS)

6 june, Cairo-Up to 14 terrorists involved in a deadly attack on a checkpoint in the North Sinai city of Arish were killed in an exchange of fire with security forces, the country’s Interior Ministry said late Wednesday night.
“The security men have traced the terrorists, after they fled the scene of murder in Arish city, to a deserted house in al-Masaeed district,” the ministry said in a press release.

When the forces approached the house, the militants opened fire intensively and the forces fired back, which led to the killing of 14 terrorists, it added.

Three explosive devices, two explosive belts and 14 machine-guns were found in the terrorist’s possession, according to the official statement.

On early Wednesday, an armed attack targeted a checkpoint in North Sinai’s Arish city, leaving eight security men dead, while the forces killed five terrorists.

Egypt has been battling anti-security terrorist attacks since the army-led ouster of former President Mohamed Morsi in 2013 in response to mass protests against his rule.

Hundreds of police officers and soldiers have been killed in militant attacks, mostly claimed by Sinai-based IS branch.
In February 2018, the army launched a nationwide operation against the militants mainly in the North Sinai. At least 700 militants and 50 security men have been killed since the start of the operation.Enditem (RSS)

6 june, Nottingham- West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl against Australia in Thursday’s World Cup match at Trent Bridge.

Windies captain Jason Holder was boosted by the presence of Chris Gayle and Andre Russell in his starting line-up after his two key players were declared fit.

Russell was the orchestrator of the West Indies’ win over Pakistan with a spell of fierce pace bowling, while Gayle’s typically attacking half-century finished off the win.

Russell left the field shortly before the end of Pakistan’s innings with knee trouble, while Gayle was seen feeling his lower back and walked gingerly back to the pavilion upon his dismissal.

But both were able to face Australia, with Evin Lewis coming in for Darren Bravo in the only change.
“I think our fast bowlers can extract whatever is in the wicket early on. The nature of the wickets in England is that they don’t change very much,” Holder said.

“We just have to remain disciplined and remain aggressive like we were in our first game against Pakistan.”
Australia were unchanged from the team that beat minnows Afghanistan in their opener.

Captain Aaron Finch claimed he was happy to have been put into bat, saying: “I probably would have had a bat first anyway, it looks dry and hopefully it will spin later. We are starting to take the key moments in games.”
Teams:

Australia: Aaron Finch (capt) David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey (wkt), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa

West Indies: Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, Shai Hope (wkt), Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder (capt), Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Ashley Nurse, Sheldon Cottrell, Oshane ThomasUmpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SRI) and Christopher Gaffaney (NZL)TV umpire: Marais Erasmus (RSA) Match referee: Jeff Crowe (RSS)