BANKE: Indian Custom Office has intercepted as many as 140 Kathmandu-bound fuel tankers at Rupaidiya checkpoint, citing technical glitches with online service.
According to Sharad Kumar KC, custom officer at Nepalgunj Custom Office, 140 fuel tankers as well as a dozen trucks laden with vegetables have been stranded on the Nepal-India border checkpoint for the last two days.
Even though the Indian Custom Office agreed to release the trucks ferrying vegetables, they are not going to release the tankers until the online service comes into operation, KC told Khabarhub.
“We are coordinating with Indian Custom Office since yesterday. They said they are facing server problem with the online service. They are trying to fix it,” he said.
KC said transport disruption started occurring time and again at the border checkpoint since online service was brought into operation.
BAJURA: Transportation is beginning at Bajura section of the Karnali corridor. The District Administration Office here informed that the 35-km road from Laifu to Lebdi, which is a part of the Karnali corridor, is coming into operation on Thursday.
The locals here have been elated after news of the transportation along the local roadway. The roadway also benefits the people from Humla and Mugu districts.
The Nepal Army has been constructing the 285 km long corridor.
KATHMANDU: Around 2,000 people lose their lives in road accidents across the country annually, according to a record maintained by the traffic police.
A total of 2,318 people had died in road accidents last year while the number of casualties due to the same cause had been put at 2, 384 two years ago, a report in Kantipur daily said.
Poor condition of roads, negligence and lack of awareness on the part of the users are attributed to the road accidents.
According to Jayaprakash Sapkota, spokesperson of Metropolitan Traffic Police Division, 80 percent of road accidents are caused by human error while the 20 percent of them are attributed to technical glitches.
KATHMANDU: Sharat Singh Bhandari has taken charge as the coordinator of the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) presidium.
Bhandari was elected as the coordinator as per the party’s provision of changing the coordinator every two months.
A meeting of the party presidium had recently decided to elect Bhandari to the post from today, according to RJPN general secretary Keshab Jha.
The party’s presidium has six members and take turns to assume the post of party coordinator.
The RJPN is holding its general convention next month to elect the party new leadership.
KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress General Secretary Dr. Shashank Koirala has said his party is ready to go for a referendum to decide the fate of republic, federalism and secularism.
Speaking at a tea reception on the occasion of Holi at his residence in Tokha, Koirala said referendum would be the right way to know the people’s opinion on secularism, federalism and republicanism.
He urged one and all to put pressure on the government to hold referendum to reinstate Nepal as a Hindu state. “Let people decide on key issues,” he said adding that the state cannot neither be secular nor non-secular, but freedom to religion.
KATHMANDU: Meteorological Forecasting Division has forecast light rainfall to thundershowers at a few places in the hilly region this evening.
The change of weather has been attributed to the impact of pre-monsoon weather system.
The Division, however, said the rainfall is expected for a short time. Likewise, the Division has also predicted cloudy Thursday and Friday
KATHMANDU: Observed for centuries, Holi is a popular springtime festival. It is a Hindu festival that marks the start of spring season.
In addition, the festival also celebrates the triumph of good over evil, color, and love predominantly in Nepal and India.
In Nepal, it is a jubilant occasion that sees people, especially youngsters, chill out on this day. All offices, including education institutions, remain closed on this day while the markets look deserted – with most of the stores pulling down their shutters.
Different activities, including musical concerts are organized on this day in different parts of Kathmandu and elsewhere.
Kids poise with water guns from rooftop terraces while motorcyclists wielding handfuls of colored powder take to streets by launching drive-by assaults. Throngs of people, caked in multi-colored dust, wander around the city wildly.
The festival is celebrated in Tarai on Thursday and the next day in Kathmandu.
Holi is becoming a hot favorite festival in Nepal.
According to various legends in Hindu mythology, one of the major belief is the story of a demon, Holika, her brother King Hiranyakashipu, and his son Prahlad, who is Lord Vishnu’s devotee.
Irate with his son’s devotion, Hiranyakashipu and his sister Holika plot to kill Prahlad when Holika lures Prahlada onto a pyre to burn him to death. However, instead of Prahlad, Holika is consumed by the flames.
Lord Vishnu protects Prahlad, his devotee. This was how the festival began, according to mythologies. People, especially in the Terai, burn the effigy of Holika which is placed on top of the pyre.
Whatever the myth, Holi festival continues to be a favorite amongst the youngsters.
KALIKOT: Nepal Army has been deployed in search of cadres of Nepal Communist Party led by Netra Bikram Chand alias Biplav, a report in Annapurna daily has said.
A troop of Nepal Army under the command of Major Amrit Thapa Magar from Ranasur Company was deployed to arrest Biplav cadres, thereby controlling their activities.
The team has been reinforced by Nepal Police and Armed Police Force, according to the report.
Kalikot is said to a stronghold of Biplav outfit. The joint troop left the district headquarters Manma for Sannitribeni Rural Municipality, Raskot Municipality and Naraharinath Municipality in search of Biplav cadres, said NA sources.
Security personnel and cadres of Nepal Communist Party led by Netra Bikram Chand (Biplav) exchanged fire at Falame Sanghu of Roshi Rural Municipality-2 in Kavre district on Tuesday evening, leading to the arrest of two Biplav cadres.
Police have been keeping close tabs on the Biplav activities after the government banned the latter’s activities. The government took a decision to ban Biplav-led NCP following a series of explosions at Ncell towers and other public places across the country.
KATHMANDU: The Holi, the festival of colors, is being observed with fanfare in hilly areas including the capital on Wednesday.
Popularly known as Fagu Poornima, the festival begins with a Holika dahan, or making a bonfire commemorating the death of Holika on the eve of Holi, the symbol of triumph of good over evil. The next day, people enjoy smearing one another with different colors including red vermilion powder.
Among various cultural festivals celebrated in Nepal, the Fagu Poornima carries its own specialty and significance. People from old to young age enjoy the festival with great enthusiasm. The government gives a holiday on the occasion of Holi festival.
The festival is celebrated in Tarai region on Thursday.
KATHMANDU: Security personnel and cadres of Nepal Communist Party led by Netra Bikram Chand (Biplav) have exchanged fire at Falame Sanghu of Roshi Rural Municipality-2 in Kavre district on Tuesday evening.
A police team deployed by Metropolitan Police Crime Division (MPCD), Teku exchanged fire with Biplav cadres in Kavre, confirmed SP Kedar Dhakal, acting chief of MPCD.
Police have claimed that they have arrested two Biplav cadres. Police have been keeping close tabs on Biplav-led NCP’s activities following a ban imposed by the government.
The government had decided to ban the Biplav’s activities following a series of explosions that took pace at Ncell towers and other public places across the country.
Police on Saturday arrested NCP’s politburo member Mohan Karki during their ‘search and arrest’operation.