Nepal Police Sub-Inspector Khatiwada found dead
A Nepal Police Sub-Inspector Dhanraj Khatiwada was found dead at Bhadrapur-based District Police Office, Jhapa.
Khatiwada (49) of Temkemaiyung Rural Municipality-4, Bhojpur and currently residing at Kanepokhari Rural Municipality-7, Morang was found hanging from a ladder of the office.
Acting Information Officer and Inspector Bijay Chauhan of the police office informed that Khatiwada was found hanging in the police barrack this morning.
The cause behind his death is yet to be established.
The body has been sent to the Provincial Hospital in Bhadrapur for postmortem.
Death toll in Kamalpokhari gas cylinder explosion reaches four
The death toll in a cooking gas cylinder explosion that occurred at a Kamalpokhari-based eatery has climbed to four.
According to the Spokesperson for the District Range Kathmandu and Superintendent of Police, Apil Raj Bohora, the latest victim is Chhiring Lama (25) of Dhunkharka, Bethanchok Rural Municipality, Kavre. He was temporarily residing in Kamalpokhari.
He succumbed to burn injuries last night.
Others seven injured in the incident that took place on February 5 are undergoinh treatment.
Other deceased in the incident are Pradip Tamang (22) of Udayapurgadhi-7, Udaypur, Rabin Rai (18) of Manahari Rural Municipality-5, Makawanpur, and Bhim Bahadur Ghale of Galtar of Katari Municipality-8, Udayapur.
Snowfall at Pathivara
The Pathivara area saw snowfall with light rains last night.
An employee at Pathivara Area Development Committee, Rajendra Mahat, informed that it was the third snowfall this season.
Earlier, the snowfall had occurred in December and January.
With the snowfall, the temperature dropped significantly in the religious site located at a height of 3,794 meters.
Executive Director at the committee, Prajin Hangbang, said the number of tourists increases after the snow every year.
The locals have said the scant rainfall this winter dented the growth of crops. To this, the snowfall was a huge relief, they added.
Palpa records 53 cyber complaints in 11 months
The District Police Office, Palpa has recorded a total of 53 cyber complaints in 11 months.
The office saw the registration of 53 complaints relating to cyber in the last 11 months from February 19, 2024 to January 13, 2025, according to Superintendent of Police, Narendra Chand. Most of those, 16, are Facebook ID hackings.
Similarly, out of those forwarded as cybercrime cases, 17 were settled so far.
The cybercrimes are perpetrated via social network sites and apps- Facebook, Twitter (X), YouTube, Messenger, Emo, Insta, Viber, and WhatsApp, among others.
SP Chand said the cyber complaints were on rise of late owing to expansion of internet and IT infrastructures, increasing use of digital gadgets and low digital literacy.
