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A total of 123 prisoners, who escaped during GenZ protests, are still on the run, according to the authority.

Police have recently arrested two prisoners who escaped from Gaur prison during the protests on Sept 8 and 9 in Rautahat District.

According to Police Sitaram Rijal, 29-year-old Dipesh Sah Sonar (also known as Seru Sah) of Durga Bhagwati Rural Municipality-5, was arrested by Sarlahi police.

Sonar had been serving a 12-year sentence in a rape case and escaped the prison on the night of Sept 9, taking advantage of the unrest.

In a separate operation, police also arrested Aftab Ansari (24) of Dogau Municipality-3, who had escaped from the same prison during the protests while serving a sentence for theft. 

Ansari was apprehended from Pokhariya Tole, Gaur-3, based on a special tip-off and has been sent back to jail, police said.

Nepali citizens stranded in Kuwait due to the Middle East conflict are set to return home on Wednesday through a chartered flight.

The Kuwait Airways will use a wide-body Boeing 777-300 to repatriate Nepali citizens stranded in Kuwait.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal has already granted permission for the operation.

According to Binod Singh Rawat, information officer at Gautam Buddha International Airport, the aircraft is scheduled to land at 4:45pm on Wednesday, carrying around 300 Nepali passengers.

The evacuation is being coordinated with the Nepali Embassy in Kuwait, as regular commercial flights between Nepal and Kuwait have been disrupted due to the regional conflict.

After landing in Bhairahawa, the aircraft is expected to depart at 6:15pm for Lahore and later return to Kuwait carrying cargo, according to airport officials.

The CPN-UML has announced a nationwide protest against the arrest of former Prime Minister and party chairperson KP Sharma Oli.

The protest is scheduled from April 7, according to the discussion that happened in the party’s central secretariat meeting.

Shankar Pokharel, General Secretary of the party said the party plans to organize demonstrations across municipalities, wards, and provinces, culminating in a major protest in the capital.

He informed that the large protest will take place in the capital, Kathmandu on April 25. 

At least eight people died and several others injured in a stampede at the Sheetla Temple in Nalanda district, Bihar on Tuesday.

The incident occurred during worship at the temple, where a large number of devotees had gathered. According to officials, the stampede broke out suddenly amid the crowd.

Dr Bishwajit Kumar of Bihar Sharif’s Model Hospital said that most of the deceased were women. “Around 13–14 people were brought to the hospital. Eight have died, while the others are undergoing treatment. Two critically injured patients have been referred to another hospital,” he said.

The injured are currently receiving treatment at nearby medical facilities.

Authorities said the temple premises were heavily crowded as it was the last Tuesday of the month of Chaitra, a day that draws a significant number of worshippers.