A civilian was injured during a series of blasts including one at the residence of a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in the western city of Pokhara on Tuesday evening.

A powerful explosion took place at the Baglung Bus Park at Ward No 2 of Pokhara Sub-Metropolis at around 7:20 Tuesday evening. A man, who has been identified as Raju Sunar, was injured in the explosion.

An explosion also took place at the residence of Armed Police Force DSP, Lal Bahadur Adhikari.

The ground floor of the building was completely destroyed in the incident.

Nobody was injured in the blast as the rebels evacuated the building before detonating the bomb.

Likewise two bombs went off at the taxi stand at Bagar, Ward No. 1, Pokhara Sub-Metropolis and in front of the Pokhara Sub-Metropolis-10 Ward office at Ram Bazar. The blast shattered the windowpanes of some houses near the municipal ward office.

This is the second consecutive day of blasts in Pokhara after the breakdown of the ceasefire by the rebels on Monday.

The Maoists exploded a powerful bomb at Prithivi Chowk of the city on Monday, within hours of the ceasefire break down.