Eight arrested with 730 rounds of bullets from Banepa
Eight people were arrested with 730 rounds of bullets from Banepa Municipality-7.
According to the Police Headquarters, a team of the District Police Office, Kavre, on Saturday night nabbed Sujan Suwal (26), Subas Gautam (28), two boys of 18 and 15 years of Banepa Municipality -7, Mahesh Mukhiya (20), of Bara, Sushanta Lo ( 24) of Bakaiya Rural Municipality-6 in Makawanpur, Timothy Tamang (21) of Temal Rural Municipality-2 and Achyut Khadka (34) of Panauti Municipality.
Death toll in Nepal protests rise to 72
The number of people who lost their lives during the Gen Z protests in Nepal reached 72.
According to Chief Secretary Ek Narayan Aryal, 59 protestors, 10 prisoners, and three security personnel were killed during the protests.
He said that 133 protesters and 57 security personnel, who were injured in the protests, are undergoing treatment at various hospitals.
He said that Prime Minister Sushila Karki has decided to provide free treatment to the injured, declare those who died in the protests as martyrs, and provide them with Rs 1 million each.
Aryal said that the government and private buildings in most of the districts have been vandalized.
Six bodies found in Chuchhepati-based Bhatbhateni Supermarket
Six bodies were found in Chuchhepati-based Bhatbhateni Supermarket.
The identities of the deceased are yet to be established.
The bodies were found while cleaning the supermarket building, which was destroyed by arson during the Gen Z protests.
District Police Office, Kathmandu spokesperson Apil Raj Bohara informed that six bodies were found inside the building.
According to him, the bodies have been sent to the Maharajgunj-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital for postmortem.
The supermarket was completely destroyed by the fire.
Public transport resumes in Pokhara
Life in Kaski is limping back to normalcy following the unprecedented incidents of arson and vandalism during the Gen-Z movement.
Preparations have been started to partially operate the service delivered from the government agencies. After a cleanup, the offices are preparing to resume the public service delivery, said Kaski Chief District Officer Rudra Devi Sharma.
Informing that a meeting of the heads of offices in the district will be held today to decide further about bringing public service delivery into the normal condition, Sharma said.
Around 80 offices, including the Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers in Pokhara, which is also the capital of Gandaki Province, the Gandaki Province Assembly, District Administration Office, District Police Office, and other offices were vandalized and set ablaze during the movement.
With the lifting of the curfew and prohibitory order imposed in view of the security situation in the past few days, businesses and public transport in Pokhara have started operating as usual from Saturday.
Meanwhile, preparations are underway to reopen educational institutions.
As per the decision of the Pokhara Municipal Corporation Executive Committee meeting held on Saturday it has been decided to bring all schools in the metropolis into operation from September 17, shared Hem Prasad Acharya, Director of the Metropolis Education Division.
