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The local administration in Baitadi has urged all concerned to submit the licensed weapons registered in individual names in the wake of forthcoming elections to the House of Representatives.

For the purpose of making the HoR elections scheduled for March 5, the district administration urged the people for arms submission if they have kept the arms and ammunition with license.

Assistant Chief District Officer Krishna Thapa issued a directive to all concerned ones to provide the individual licensed weapons to the authority. They can submit the weapons to the District Police Office and local administration or any police office at their convenient places before February 3.

The District Administration Office, Rupandehi has issued a similar directive to submit the weapons kept individually by taking license. The district people bearing such weapons are asked to hand over the weapons before January 29.

The District Administration Office, Lamjung has given a February 3 deadline for the submission of the licensed weapons. It is said more than 1,000 persons have possessed such weapons in the district.

The local administrations have warned of legal actions if the licensed armed and ammunition are not handed over to the authority. The offices made it clear that the weapons would, however, be returned to the respective persons after the HoR elections are held successfully.

The districts have been making other security arrangements for the safety at poll centers and security to candidates in the March 5 HoR elections.

The nominations under the direct election, first-past-the-post, of 165 members of HoR were conducted peacefully across the country on Tuesday.

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The win guarantees Arsenal a top-two finish in the league phase which means home advantage in the second leg all the way through to the semi-finals. They sit top of the standings on 21 points, six ahead of Bayern Munich who host Union Saint-Gilloise on Wednesday.

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