King Gyanendra visits Palpa

April 2, 2006
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His Majesty King Gyanendra, who is in an informal visit of the western development region, visited Palpa district Sunday and acquired information about the state of affairs and security situation in the district.

His Majesty the King offered puja at the famous shrine of Lord Bhairav during the visit.

Following the puja, the monarch visited Tansen, the district headquarter of Palpa, and acquired information about the reconstruction work of the district headquarter, which had suffered heavy damage during overnight Maoist attacks on January 31, this year.

Maoists destroyed historical monuments including Tansen Durbar during the attack.

King Gyanendra walked on foot to see and take stock of the ruined palace gates, its premises and interior parts which housed the District Police Office, the District Development Committee (DDC) office and other government offices. His Majesty also visited the Royal Nepalese Army barracks at Silekhana.

On the occasion, mayor of Tansen municipality, Thatananda Bhattarai briefed His Majesty about the reconstruction works and problems pertaining to water scarcity in the municipality.

His Majesty also listened to the grievances of local people on the occasion.

Their Majesties the King and Queen are staying at the Ratna Mandir at Lakeside, Pokhara, for the last few weeks. They royal couple will stay there for a couple of weeks more and are likely to visit other western districts as well, it is learnt. nepalnews.com pb Apr 02 06