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Two persons drowned in a well at Om Bahal in Kathmandu. The deceased have been identified as Dipen Limbu (36) of Jhapa and Jitesh Gurung (22) of Sindhuli, SP Sitaram Rijal, spokesperson at the District Police Range, Kathmandu said. He said that the incident occurred when they were trying to pull out a motor which fell into the well while drawing the water. When Limbu, who had gone into the well to pull out a water motor, could not come out, Gurung went to save him but lost his life as well. Rijal said that the bodies have been sent to the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital for postmortem.  

A Moldovan man has been arrested in possession of eight kg hashish from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) on Sunday. The man with passport number 059627335 was about to board a Turkish Air flight (727) to Switzerland via Istanbul when police arrested him with 8. 7 kg hashish during a security check. According to a source, police apprehended him from the departure hall of the TIA. He has been taken to the Drug Control Bureau for investigation.    

A morning rally was organized today to raise awareness against drug abuse and illicit trafficking. The Ministry of Home Affairs organized the morning rally to mark International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The rally began from Bhrikutimandap and passed through Bhandrakali Temple and converged into a corner assembly at City Hall. Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Home Secretary Dinesh Bhattarai, Inspector General of Police, Basanta Bahadur Kunwar, high-ranking officials of Ministry, youths and students were present on the occasion. The participants in the morning rally had carried banners, ply cards inscribed with different awareness messages against drug abuse and its illicit trafficking.    

Three hundred cattle have been vaccinated against lumpy skin disease in Gorkha Municipality. The cattle of Gorkha Municipality-13 and 14 were vaccinated against lumpy skin disease with technical support of Gorkha Municipality Livestock Service Section and Veterinary Hospital and Livestock Service Expert Centre, Gorkha, said Information Officer of Livestock Service Expert Center, Dr Lalmani Aryal. He said that a vaccination campaign was launched to vaccinate cattle in two wards of the municipality to control the disease. The disease is spreading in the municipality. Aryal said that Budhikoti Dairy Production Cooperative provided financial support to run the vaccination program. Cows and buffaloes affected from lumpy skin disease do not only decrease milk production, they might also die due to this if not treated on time. The diseass has already spread in more than five local levels of Gorkha district—Bhimsen Thapa Rural Municipality, Sahid Lakhan Rural Municipality, Barpak Rural Municipality, Gandaki Rural Municipality and Dharche Rural Municipality. More than 58 cattle have died from lumpy skin disease in the district so far.