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The train service in operation from Jayanagar in India to Janakpurdham, Nepal is going to be expanded to Bhangaha Bijalpura in Mahottari.

Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Prakash Jwala will launch the extension service today.

The train service currently being provided in a 35 km stretch from Jayanagar to Janakpurdham and Kurtha will increase to 52 km. After being halted for a long time, the train service has been operating regularly for the past 15 months.

After the completion of the second phase of physical infrastructure expansion, the train service is going to be extended to Bijalpura, said the Railways General Manager Niranjan Jha.

However, due to the dispute over land compensation, the construction of the third phase railway infrastructure from Bijalpura to Bardibas has been stopped.

The broad gauge two-set train was put into operation from April 2, 2022.

A person died and 11 others were injured when a jeep met with an accident at Goudamuni in Durlung of Kushma Municipality-3, Parbat on Saturday.

The jeep (Ga 1 Ja 5229) carrying passengers was heading towards Durlong from the district headquarters Kushma when the incident occurred last night.

Sheetal BK (7) of Kushma-3, who was seriously injured in the accident, died during the course of treatment at a local hospital, according to Suman Niure, Chief of District Traffic Police Office, Parbat.

Prince Chhetri (4) and Chandrakala Chhetri (50) of the same place, who were injured in the incident, have been sent to Gandaki Hospital Pokhara for further treatment.

Likewise, Three-year-old Saurabh BK, Shanti BK (23) Krishna Prasad Padhya (70), Nishan Pariyar (16), Hiradevi Magar (55), Min Bahadur Chhetri, Amrit Sharma (47), Bhajat Sharma (76), Amar BK (16) of Pokhara, who were also injured in the accident, are undergoing treatment at the local health facility.

The jeep reportedly fell some 30 meters from the road.

Police said that they have arrested the jeep driver for necessary action.

Commercial paragliding flights have started from Devisthan danda, a tourist spot located in Dhulikhel Municipality-9 of Kavrepalanchok.

The paragliding flight takes place from Devisthan to Badal village located in ward no 8 of the municipality, covering a distance of about one and a half kilometers from at an altitude of 5,500 feet.

Former Minister and Member of Parliament Gokul Prasad Banskota launched the commercial paragliding flight on Saturday.

The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, and Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal has given permission to Bishwabazar Paragliding Pvt Ltd the company for recreational aviation flights after meeting the necessary criteria.

In collaboration with the paragliding companies operating in Pokhara, commercial flights are going to be started in Dhulikhel as well, said Kiran Karki, Chairman of the company.

An accident insurance of Rs. 3.7 million has been established for the people who take the paragliding flight. One has to pay Rs. 7,000 for a one-time flight.

Traffic police have taken action against 149 drivers who were driving under the influence of drugs in the fiscal year 2079/80 in Kathmandu.

The drivers, who were driving under the influence of drugs, were taken into custody and necessary actions were taken against them, said spokesperson of Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office, Senior Superintendent of Police Rajendra Prasad Bhatta.

The office had, with the technical support of Nepal Police Hospital and Narcotics Control Bureau, conducted a special drive to check drivers for drug abuse at various locations in Kathmandu Valley.

Among the drivers who were found driving under the influence of drugs were those driving public vehicles, which is quite a serious offense given the risk to the lives of passengers, said SSP Bhatta.

Meanwhile, the Office has also requested passengers to immediately report to the nearest police office, traffic control room hotline number 103 and police hotline number 100 in case they suspect that any public vehicle driver is under the influence of drugs.