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The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has banned the entry of vehicles within the Hanumandhoka precincts. The metropolis took this decision to protect the originality of the world Heritage Site. KMC Mayor Balendra Shah said it is necessary to preserve the uniqueness of the place as its very identity is its ancient heritage. "These very heritages and their ancient distinctiveness are the ones that we can proudly show to the world and that we can adopt with dignity. Hundreds of thousands of tourists could come to experience and enjoy the place," he said on social site. Noting that thousands of tourists visited Basantapur area daily, Mayor Shah said there is a possibility of hundreds of thousands of visitors coming for a visit in future. He said vehicles have been banned within the Hanumandhoka premises, reiterating it is essential to preserve the uniqueness and aesthetics of the place and to keep the environs of the premises peaceful, clean and pleasing.  

Lalitpur District Court judges and employees have moved the Supreme Court demanding security. They reached the apex court on Tuesday leaving their official works saying that they are unsecured from the legal professionals. The employees have taken a stand not to return to work until the security of their livelihood is guaranteed The hearing of the cases in Lalitpur District Court has been affected after the judges and employees left the court. They are currently holding a meeting with the Chief Justice in the Supreme Court. The judges have said that they are receiving threats from the legal professionals and have not been able to work from the office. The Nepal Bar Association has announced protest programs arguing that a legal professional was implicated in a false case. Lalitpur Bar Association Secretary Sonam Moktan said that a sit-in program will be held for one hour daily in the premises of the court without affecting the services. The legal professionals had staged a protest assembly on Monday also. The court employees across the country have been staging the protest against the attack on Premika Tamang, non-gazetted officer at the Lalitpur District Court. Legal professional Amir Lamichhane had attacked Tamang of the District Court on Wednesday. Following the incident, she filed a case at the District Police Range, Lalitpur. Based on the complaint, police arrested Lamichhane.  

Three children died and one was injured after a landslide buried a house at Panena in Arghakhanchi on Tuesday. The deceased have been identified as Anju Raskoti (11), Dhan Bahadur Raskoti (10) and Khum Bahadur Raskoti (12). They breathed their last during the course of the treatment. Panena Rural Municipality Chairman Achyut Gautam said that three children died and one was injured after a landslide buried a house at Gohanpani in Panena of Panini-1 this morning. Police said that three were rescued in an unconscious state and one was rescued safely. Sachin Raskoti (14), who was rescued safely, has been sent to Palpa for treatment.  

The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) slashed the prices of petroleum products on Tuesday. The NOC said that the prices of petrol, diesel and kerosene have been slashed by Rs 5 per liter. According to the new revised rate, the price of petrol will be 170 per liter while the price of kerosene and diesel will be Rs 150 per liter each. Similarly, the cost of petroleum products in Surkhet and Dang (first category) has been reduced by Rs 6 per liter while in Charali, Biratnagar, Birgunj, Janakpur, Amlekhgunj, Bhalbari, Nepaligunj and Dhangadhi (second category) have been slashed by Rs 7. 50 per liter. The state-owned oil monopoly, which has not revised the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), reduced the price of domestic aviation fuel by Rs 14 per liter and international aviation fuel by USD 115 per liter.