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Civil Service Day is being observed across the country by organizing various programs on Friday.

Although it has been already 60 years since the formation of civil service in Nepal, this Day has been formally started to be celebrated from September 7, 2005.

A government led by the then Prime Minister Tanka Prasad Acharya on September 7, 2013, had introduced the Civil Service Act and Nepal formally started celebrating this Day from 2062 on this very day every year.

There are around 83,000 civil servants in the country.

The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration is organizing various programs today to celebrate the Day.

A morning rally is going to be organized this morning and some civil servants are going to be awarded on this occasion.

Three medical stores operated at different places of Dogadakedar Rural Municipality in Baitadi district were sealed off.

A team comprising Chief District Officer, Suresh Panthi, had carried out monitoring of the medical stores operating in the rural municipality.

In course of monitoring, three medical stores—Kabir Medical Hall at Dogadakedar rural municipality-6, Ranashaini Pharmacy and Chand Clinic at Dogadakedar-7 and Joshi Clinic at Dogadakedar-3 were sealed off, said Chief of Health Office, Baitadi, Yohesh Prasad Bhatta.

He said, "The team has also taken the Proprietor of Kabir Medical Hall, Krishna Singh Karki, under control after the clinic was found running by the person who did not have required educational qualification for the same. Further investigation into the case was underway. "

Chief District Officer, Panthi, mentioned that the medical stores were sealed off after the team found the medical stores selling medicines without prescription of doctors and running without registration.

He said they accelerated the monitoring task in recent periods after receiving people's complaints that many medical stores in the district are in operation illegally.

Stakeholders have laid emphasis that all should join hands to prevent and end human trafficking as it is a heinous crime.

They said so at an interaction organized by All Nepal Women's Association on the occasion of 17th National Day against Human Trafficking here on Wednesday.

On the occasion, Chairperson of Shakti Samuha, Charimaya Gurung, said political parties should not protect criminals involved in human trafficking.

She pointed out the need to bring those involved in such a heinous crime under the ambit of law.

Similarly, social campaigner Gauri Pradhan said that not only the women, men are also becoming the victims of human trafficking in recent periods. 

Other speakers at the program also laid emphasis that all should be active in their respective places to prevent human trafficking.

Officiating Chairperson of ANWA, Sumitra BC, mentioned that the ANWA has been working to prevent human trafficking since long and the program was organized with an objective of preventing it.

Nepali Congress Joint General Secretary Mahendra Yadav has been attacked with a sharp weapon on Wednesday.

Yadav was attacked with a khukuri while he was returning home after attending a program at Bhrikutimandap in Kathmandu.

Police have arrested a man for his alleged involvement in the attack on a Congress leader.

Metropolitan Police Range, Kathmandu spokesperson Kumod Dhungel said that they have taken Shayam Sapkota of Nuwakot under control for investigation.

Yadav, who has sustained injuries on his head, has been taken to the hospital for treatment.