Indefinite curfew clamped in Harinagar of Sunsari over fears of communal violence
A dispute broke out between two communities in Harinagar Rural Municipality of Sunsari.
The dispute had occurred after a fight between two youths on Thursday.
Following the incident, the District Administration Office clamped an indefinite curfew in Harinagar Rural Municipality and Dewangunj Rural Municipality of Sunsari.
After the people from different communities attacked each other during the curfew, police opened fire to take the mob under control.
Two persons were injured in the police firing. They are receiving treatment at the Nobel Medical College.
The dispute had ensued on Thursday after a group of people attacked Jeevan Mehta.
Injured Mehta is undergoing treatment at the Dharan-based BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences.
SP Bipin Regmi of the District Police Office, Sunsari said that police fired dozens of bullets into the air to take the mob under control after more than 5, 000 people boycotted the curfew and attacked each other.
He said that action will be taken against those who go against the law.
Arrest warrant issued against singer Rabi Oad
A complaint of marital rape has been filed against Nepal Idol season 2 winner Rabi Oad.
Police have started an investigation after Oad's wife filed a complaint saying that she had been raped by her husband, Inspector Pushpa Raj Panta of the District Police Office, Kanchanpur informed.
An arrest warrant has been issued against Oad.
Weather to remain partly cloudy this afternoon
The weather across the country is likely to remain partly cloudy due to the influence of westerly wind and local wind.
According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, it will be generally cloudy throughout the country this afternoon. Weather will be generally clear in other places.
Meteorologist Rojan Lamichhane said light rain with thunderstorms is likely to occur at some places of the hilly regions of Gandaki, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces.
Light snowfall will possibly take place at some places of the high hilly and mountainous regions of Gandaki and Karnali provinces, he shared. It will be partly cloudy across the country tonight.
Light rain followed by thunder and lightning is likely to occur at some places of the hilly regions of Gandaki and Karnali Provinces.
Graft case filed against former minister Shahi, 31 others
The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on Thursday filed a graft case against 32 persons, including former Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Jeevan Bahadur Shahi, for their alleged involvement in carrying out irregularities while procuring a wide-body aircraft for the national flag carrier- Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC).
The anti-corruption watchdog also filed a case against then General Manager of NAC Sugat Ratna Kansakar, the government secretary and Chairman of NAC Board of Directors Shankar Prasad Adhikari, then Director General of Customs Department and then NAC Board of Directors Shishir Kumar Dhungana, Civil Aviation Ministry's Joint Secretary Buddhi Sagar Lamichhane and others.
The CIAA has sought Rs 1.471 million in recovery for their alleged involvement in the misappropriation in the procurement of the wide-body aircraft.
Similarly, others implicated in the case are Board of Directors Teknath Acharya, Jiban Prakash Sitaula, Achyut Raj Pahadi, Nima Nuru Sherpa and Muktiram Pandey, according to the CIAA.
The Commission has also sued aircraft suppliers’ company's representatives, citizens from Germany, Romania and Moldova.
AAR International INC’s chief and four others have also been named as the alleged ones claiming Rs 1.471 billion in compensation, CIAA Spokesperson Narahari Ghimire said.
