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Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has extended greetings to all those celebrating the festival of Gyalpo Lhosar.

"The Sherpa community residing in Nepal's high hills observe Gyalpo Lhosar today as their main festival. Even the Bhote community in Sikkim and Bhutan celebrate Gyalpo Lhosar. Greetings to all on the occasion of Gyalpo Lhosar," the PM stated in his social media post.

"Happy Lhosar to all," PM Oli greeted by sharing a Facebook post.

Three persons were injured when the students affiliated to Nepal Students Union (NSU), student wing of ruling Nepali Congress, clashed at Mahendra Morang Adharsha Multiple Campus in Biratnagar on Thursday.

NSU central member Puja Bishwas, Morang District President Saroj Pokharel and Secretary Guddu Sah were injured in the clash.

Students supporting the establishment faction led by Sher Bahadur Deuba and the rival faction led by Shekhar Koirala clashed at around 10 am today.

All the injured are from the rival faction led by Koirala. The health condition of Bishwash and Sah is normal.

Pokharel, however, has been taken to the Biratnagar-based Noble Teaching Hospital after he felt uncomfortable, central member Bishwash said.

According to her, a group led by Jaswant Paudel, President of Free Students Union of Mahendra Morang Campus, attacked them.

In the video released after the incident, Pokharel and others are seen being attacked.

“First of all, they threw punches on us and later attacked with an axe,” Bishwash said, adding, “Some problems were seen in the health of the district president. We two are in normal condition.”

The district president and the secretary were attacked when they had come to the campus to inquire about the situation ahead of the FSU election, she said.

Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has said the post-quake reconstruction efforts have been intensified.

In the 29th meeting of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Executive Committee held in Singha Durbar today, the Minister said the post-quake reconstruction efforts in Jajarkot, Doti and Bajhang have been accelerated following the assessment of losses.

Similarly, preparations are on to open an implementation unit of the Reconstruction and Restoration Project in these three districts.

Doti was hit by the November 9, 2022 quake, Bajhang by the October 3, 2023 tremor and Jajarkot was affected by the November 3, 2023 quake.

The past six months were spent in assessing the details of losses comprehensively, formulating criteria for the reconstruction of private houses, drafting regulations and for the budget management, according to the Minister.   

It is said the Ministry has come up with an action plan to implement the reconstruction efforts effectively.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that activities like spreading politics of hatred by dismantling social norms and creating mistrust in the family itself would be controlled.

Inaugurating an international conference on digital crime organized by the Office of the Attorney General today, Prime Minister Oli said that digital technology should be used for human happiness and prosperity. He said the government has brought the laws for checking indecency that brews an anomaly in society in the name of exercising rights.

Making it clear that the government would not enact any law that would affect the right to use social media, he said necessary amendments would be made after reviewing the constitution in the event of 10 years of its implementation.

PM Oli stressed on the need for exchange of international cooperation in the digital age as crime control is not effective with the lone efforts of any one country alone.

He opined that crimes can be committed either using digital technology or not, and the facility of using electronic technology for crime investigation would facilitate exchange of international cooperation in crime control.

Stating that controlling crime has become challenging for a civilized society due to the misuse of science and technology as it provides convenience to people making their life comfortable and easier, PM Oli said the government was clear that all human beings should get facilities in a democracy.

"The 20th century has given new inventions. But it has also been misused. Organized efforts have been made in the field of crime. We should use AI and digital technology to create a situation where crimes cannot be committed, and even if a crime is committed, we should be able to conduct an objective investigation and ensure fair justice," he said.

Noting that the digital technology was not only used for good purposes, but was also being misused in criminal acts, he said conferences such as this one would play a pivotal role in checking crime and handing effective justice.

Stating that good governance and exercise of social and economic rights of the people are necessary to achieve the national goal of 'Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepali', PM Oli, however, said that none of these rights should be misused.

"Development has taken place but we are not satisfied with the current level of development. We cannot achieve good governance and prosperity through any disorder. We want to move ahead to make the people empowered on their organic and basic rights in every way. We want a total democracy. All our social arrangements should establish a system of human happiness and easy supply. We will make the efforts to move the country forward from backwardness successful," PM Oli reiterated.

Attorney General Ramesh Badal said digital use is on the rise among criminal cases and misuse of social media as well as digital fraud, financial crimes and data security are challenging.

PM's Principal Political Advisor Bishnu Prasad Rimal, Senior-most Judge in the Supreme Court, Sapana Pradhan Malla, the Chief Commissioner for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Prem Kumar Rai, General Counsel of International Association of Prosecutors, Shenaz Muzaffer, among other officials also attended the conference.