4.0 ML earthquake hits Taplejung
An earthquake measuring 4.0 in the Richter scale struck Taplejung district on Tuesday.
The National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center stated that the earthquake occurred at 2:47 this morning with its epicenter near the Kanchanjunga area in the district.
The tremor was felt in the other districts of eastern Nepal.
Birgunj raid sparks violence
A joint team of the Armed Police Force (APF) Nepal and the Birgunj Customs Office raided a warehouse in Adarshnagar, Birgunj Metropolitan City-10. During the raid, a clash broke out between traders and security personnel following a tip-off about revenue fraud. Three Armed Police personnel are injured.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Bikash Adhikari, working at the APF Nepal, the proposed Border Security Force, and Birgunj Customs, a team including armed personnel had reached the warehouse of ‘Babita Enterprises’ run by Pramod Kumar Kanu in Adarshnagar based on a special tip-off.
Right after the search began, local traders protested saying they were harassed for no reason, claiming that they had clear invoices for the goods. The Armed Police Force stated that the clash broke out after a group of traders angrily pelted stones at the Armed Police.
During the raid, the Armed Police Force seized five packs of saris, kurthas and trousers from the warehouse. Although the value of the seized goods is estimated to be around Rs 500,000, the detailed details and exact quantity of the goods have not been made public yet.
Currently, the work of collecting the goods is underway. Deputy Superintendent Adhikari informed that further investigation is underway to determine who owns the warehouse and whether the goods are legitimate or not. Security has been tightened in the area after the incident.
Two killed in Dang motorcycle accident
Two persons died in a motorcycle accident in Dang on Monday.
The deceased have been identified as bike rider Gyanendra Budhathoki (28) of Tribeni Rural Municipality -7 in Rolpa and pillion rider Kamal Oli (39) of Tulasipur Sub-Metropolitan City-17, said Deputy Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office, Dang, Resham Bohara.
The accident took place when the motorcycle (Lu Pra 02-001 Pa 1102) heading towards Tulasipur from Ghorahi fell into a ditch near an under-construction bridge at Sewar rivulet this morning.
Both of them were rushed to the Ghorahi-based Rapti Institute of Health Sciences but doctors declared them dead on arrival, said police.
75 licensed weapons handed over to police in Banke
Seventy-five licensed weapons have been handed over to police in Banke district.
Deputy Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office, Banke, Deepak Patali, said that the licensed weapons were handed over to the police posts and offices in different places.
The District Administration Office, Banke, had urged everyone concerned to handover the licensed weapons targeting the security for the elections to the House of Representatives scheduled for March 5. The licensed weapons will, however, be returned after the conduct of the elections.
Meanwhile, preparations are afoot to impart voter education in villages.
Election Officer of Banke, Tek Bahadur Shahi, shared that a circular was issued for mobilization of volunteers at local levels for the voter education.
A total of 81 volunteers- one in each ward- would be fanned out for this purpose.
The officer-level employees would be assigned as contact persons for voter education after imparting training to them.
Banke with three constituencies has a total 350,371 voters, according to the District Election Office, Banke. There are 139 voting centers and 400 polling stations in the district.
