Journalist Manjit Ram assaulted
Manjit Ram, a reporter with Radio Nepal from Mahottari district, was attacked on Monday.
Ram was assaulted at his residence in Sonama Rural Municipality-5.
A person from the same community Kunja Bihari Yadavi and his family members barged into journalist Ram's home and beat him up severely.
The incident has been condemned from various sides, including media houses and journalists' associations.
The central committee of the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ), FNJ province committee, FNJ district committee, Press Union district committee and Press Centre Nepal district committee issued separate press statements and condemned the incident, saying that journalist Ram was tortured, beaten up and injured.
In the statements, they said it was deplorable to assault the journalist. It violated press freedom and discouraged journalists and the media fraternity. Anyone involved in the attack must be booked and journalists ensured safety and justice.
They also wished speedy recovery to the journalist who has been receiving treatment at the Provincial Hospital, Jaleshwor.
Meanwhile, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Santulal Prasad Jaiswal, informed that after the health report of the injured journalist is issued, police will intensify investigation.
Search for those involved in the attack is on, he added.
4.3 ML earthquake jolts Achham
An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale struck western belt of Nepal this morning.
The National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center informed that it recorded the magnitude 4.3 earthquake having its epicenter at Batulasain of Achham district at 6:33am.
Earlier, on March 8, a 4.1 magnitude earthquake was recorded in the country. It had the epicenter at Khungkhani area of Baglung district.
Achyut Wagle appointed KU VC
Prof Dr Achyut Prasad Wagle has been appointed the Vice Chancellor of Kathmandu University (KU).
Prime Minister and Chancellor of the University, KP Sharma Oli, appointed Dr Wagle to the post on Monday as per the Clause 13 (4) of the KU Act, 2048. The government had formed a three-member search committee for the recommendation of the VC in the university.
Born in Kavre district in 2025 BS, Prof Dr Wagle was the Acting Vice Chancellor and Registrar of the KU.
Prior to this, Dr Wagle worked as an Assistant Dean of School of Management and Adjunct Professor of the KU.
A PhD in Economics from Indian Institute of Technology in India, the newly-appointed VC holds MA from Tribhuvan University, Nepal, and MSc from University of Birmingham, UK.
Also a columnist in the national media outlets, Dr Wagle worked as an advisor to the Prime Minister and the central bank's advisor in the past.
Dr Wagle has extensive experiences in the areas of business, environment, regional economy, fiscal federalism and entrepreneurship.
Thapa appointed as Nepal Police Chief
Deepak Thapa has been appointed as the Chief of Nepal Police.
A Cabinet meeting held at the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar on Monday decided to promote Thapa from the post of Additional Inspector General to Inspector General, said Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Prithvi Subba Gurung.
The meeting also took the decision to appoint Dinesh Bhatta to the post of Executive Director of National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA).
