Baglung adds 5,253 new voters for March 5 polls
A total of 193,381 voters were registered in Baglung for the forthcoming March 5 House of Representatives (HoR) elections.
According to the District Election Office, the number of women voters is 98,574 and the number of men voters is 94,806.
Chief of the District Election Office, Yagya Prasad Rijal, said that the updated voter's namelist has the largest portion of voters from the age group of 16 to 28.
Rijal added that the number of voters in the district increased by 5,253 for this poll compared to the last election.
The number of youth is impressive among the new voters, it is said.
According to Rijal, a total of 100 voters of other districts registered their names from the District Election Office, Baglung.
Paddy production declines in Rautahat
The paddy production decreased in Rautahat district this year compared to last year.
Acting Chief of District Agriculture Knowledge Centre Surendra Prasad Kurmi said that paddy production witnessed a decline of 21,578 metric tons in the district this year.
The incessant rainfall occurred during the harvesting season in the first week of the last October resulted in reduced paddy production.
Acting Chief of Office Kurmi shared that the district produced 95,130 metric tons of paddy this year, while the paddy production was 116,708 metric tonnes last year.
According to Kurmi, paddy farming was done in 31,500 hectares of land in the district and the production was 3.02 metric tons per hectare.
The flooding in Bakaiya and Bagmati rivers had caused damage to the paddy farms, which were almost ready for harvesting in more than 17,600 hectares.
The paddy farmers in Rajdevi, Paroha, Rajpur, Madhav Narayan, Gadhimai, Ishnath, Maulapur and Durga Bhagawati areas suffered due to the rainfall and flood occurred in the first week of October.
Tharu community to celebrate Maghi in Tundikhel
The Tharu community living in the Kathmandu Valley is going to celebrate the Maghi festival in Tundikhel, Kathmandu. In coordination with the Tharu Welfare Society and jointly organized by various Tharu associations. The festival will be celebrated on Jan 14-15.
Tharu National Maghi Festival Coordinator Premi Lal Chaudhary informed that the two-day festival is being celebrated for the Tharu language, culture and public awareness.
The organizers have stated that Prime Minister Sushila Karki will inaugurate the Maghi festival. Chaudhary said that before the main program, Tharu culture, costumes, and musical instruments will gather in Basantapur on Jan 15 and participate in Tundikhel by touring various places.
The Maghi Festival, which is being organized with the main slogan of “Our mission to preserve and promote Tharu art and culture, our mission to preserve and promote it,” will feature more than 100 stalls featuring Tharu cuisine, exhibitions and sales, Tharu skills and handicrafts, and book exhibitions.
Similarly, the festival will feature Tharu cultural dances and songs such as Maghauta, Sakhiya, Hurdaganwa, Jhumra, Chokra, Dinnachuwa, Ragani, Badonacha, Hori, Jharra, Lathhawa, and Mugranhawa, according to the organizers.
Three killed in Baitadi jeep accident
Three persons died on the spot in a jeep accident at Sadighati of Patan municipality-8 in Baitadi district this morning.
Identities of the deceased have not been established yet, said Spokesperson of Baitadi Police, Police Inspector Suraj Singh.
The accident took place when a jeep (Ma 1 Ja 224) heading towards Dadeldhura from Motinagar fell 300 meters down the road.
"We are unable to ascertain the number of people on board the jeep at the time of accident," added Singh. Details of the incident are awaited.
