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Pradip Dhakal of Nepal has won the primary election for mayor of Herndon City, Virginia.

Dhakal, a member of Herndon City Council, had filed his candidacy for the post of mayor of Herndon City from the Democratic Party.

Following the win, the Fairfax County Democratic Committee has also endorsed Dhakal for mayor of Herndon.

Out of 641 voters in the primary election, 94 percent voted for mayor.

Dhakal secured 345 votes to win the primary election for the post of mayor.

“I filed a nomination for the post of mayor after achieving success in all the previous terms with a long experience as a local representative,” he said, adding, “That is why, I am confident that I will win the final election for the mayor.”

The final election for the post of mayor of Herndon City will be held in November.

As a local representative, he has won the election three times as Herndon City Council Member

Herndon City's former mayor and almost all the members of the Council had openly supported the candidacy of Dhakal for the post of mayor.

Nepali communities had also organized election centric campaigns to get him elected.  

“It is a proud moment for the Nepali community that he won the primary election for mayor with a majority of votes,” Parshuram Bhandari, a Nepali living in the US, said.

Patan High Court Judge Rameshwor Regmi passed away on Wednesday. The 61-year-old Regmi was suffering from brain cancer.

Judge Regmi died in the course of treatment at the Nepal Cancer Hospital, Harisiddhi, Lalitpur, said Information Officer of High Court Patan, Arjun Acharya.

Regmi, Joint-Secretary in the judicial service, was appointed as Judge of High Court, Patan, in 2077 BS.

The last rites of Regmi were performed at Pashupati Aryaghat this morning, Acharya added.

The High Court Patan's scheduled programs for today have been postponed in mourning.  

Two persons died and seven others were injured when a Bolero jeep met with an accident in Sindhuli on Thursday.

The four-wheeler (Ba 20 Cha 8283) was heading towards district headquarters from Tilkanya when the tragedy occurred at Chiyabari in Kamalamai Municipality-2.

Locals said that the two persons died on the spot and seven others sustained injuries.

The injured have been taken to the Sindhuli Hospital.

The BP Highway has been obstructed following the incident.

Doctors and representatives of concerned agencies said dengue control has appeared to be a challenge in Koshi Province.

As many as 582 people have been infected with dengue in the province in the last four months. 

This information was shared at a program on dengue control organized by the Province Health Ministry on Wednesday in the presence of chiefs and deputy chiefs of local governments of Morang and stakeholders.

A person has so far died due to dengue in the province.

A total of 334 people have been infected with the virus in the province from July 16 to August 13.

According to Director of Dhankuta-based Health Directorate, 199 people have been infected in Morang, 33 in Jhapa, 32 in Dhankuta, 30 in Sankhuwasabha, 25 in Bhojpur, 10 in Okhaldhunga, three in Khotang and two in Tehrathum.

Number of infected people in Letang Municipality of Morang has reached 310, informed Deputy Mayor Krishna Kumari Niraula.