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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to Lumbini on May 16, 2022 on the occasion of Buddha Purnima at the invitation of Prime Minister of Nepal Sher Bahadur Deuba. This will be Prime Minister’s fifth visit to Nepal since 2014.

At Lumbini, Prime Minister Modi's will visit the sacred Mayadevi temple to offer prayers. Prime Minister will also deliver an address at a Buddha Jayanti event organized by the Lumbini Development Trust under the aegis of the Government of Nepal, read a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs of India on Thursday.

Separately, Prime Minister will participate in the "Shilanyas” ceremony for the construction of a centre for Buddhist culture and heritage, in a plot belonging to the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC), New Delhi within the Lumbini Monastic Zone. Both Prime Ministers will hold a bilateral meeting, the Ministry said.

Prime Minister Modi’s visit continues the tradition of regular high level exchanges between India and Nepal in furtherance of our Neighbourhood First policy. It underscores the shared civilizational heritage of the people of both countries, the statement further read.

Nepali Congress has suspended five persons for carrying out activities against the party's policy in Chitwan.

Five persons including former lawmaker Bhim Bahadur Shrestha were suspended for working against the party's directive and the candidate of the five-party alliance.

The party's central office has suspended former president of Tarun Dal Chitwan Sambhu Aryal, former secretary Ananda Raut, party regional representative Surya Basnet and Dr Keshav Paudel from the party.

As many as 800 security personnel have been mobilized in Rasuwa for tomorrow's local level elections.

Chief District Officer Nawaraj Jaisi said that 801 security personnel have been deployed in the district this time.

He said that Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and temporary police personnel have been mobilized for the security.

According to Jaisi, 294 Nepal Police, 288 temporary police and 219 Armed Police Force personnel have been mobilized in the district.

All the security personnel will give security to the voting centers and will also patrol the areas.

It has been learnt that 255 staffers have been deployed for the elections in the district.

There are 38, 545 voters in the district.

CPN-UML and Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) cadres attacked a ward chairman candidate of Umakunda Rural Municipality-3, Ramechhap with a khukuri on Wednesday.

Ramesh Sunuwar, who had filed his candidacy from the Nepali Congress, was critically injured in the attack, Nepali Congress Umakunda Rural Municipality ward chairman candidate Jit Bahadur Katuwal said.

He has been taken to the Bamti Hospital in Bamti for treatment.

It has been a group led by Pabitra Subba attacked Sunuwar with the khukuri.

Police said that they have arrested some cadres along with Subba for investigation.