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Three persons died and 12 others were injured when two vehicles collided with each other at Kanchanrup Municipality in Saptari district on Tuesday. The deceased have been identified as Sanjaya Chaudhary, Raj Kumari Chaudhary and Hareram Sah of Duhabi Municipality-3 in Sunsari district. Police said that the trio died on the spot when the vehicles (Pra 2-02-001 Cha 0746 and Ba 18 Cha 6617) collided head on near Bishnumandir area of Kanchanrup along the East-West Highway this morning. The injured have been taken to Biratnagar for treatment.  

Santiago A. Canton, a distinguished Argentine jurist with decades long experience of fighting for the advancement of human rights and the rule of law, is set to take up the post of Secretary-General of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) on March 1, 2023. Appointed by the ICJ Executive Committee for a five-year term, Santiago A. Canton brings to this role a wealth of wisdom and practical experience at the national, regional and global levels, serving in governmental, intergovernmental and civil society capacities, read a state issued by the International Commission of Jurists. He was Executive Secretary of the InterAmerican Commission on Human Rights from 2001 to 2012, and served as the Commission’s Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression from 1998 to 2001. He was also Executive Director of the human rights program of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. He served as Chair of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on the 2018 Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and has worked closely with the African Commission of Human Rights and People’s Rights. From 2016 to 2019, Santiago A. Canton was the Secretary of Human Rights for the Province of Buenos Aires (Argentina). Canton will be charged with continuing and developing the ICJ’s innovative efforts in progressively developing international law and standards, advocating for the entrenchment of the rule of law and the fair administration of justice around the world, and working to ensure accountability and access to justice for all without discrimination, the statement read. The ICJ salutes the outstanding contribution of its outgoing Secretary-General, Sam Zarifi, who served the organization with distinction during his six-year tenure (2017-23). During his tenure, the ICJ overcame numerous challenges, including the restrictions of work brought on by the COVID pandemic, engaging in critical work in such diverse areas as accountability for human rights crimes, public health emergencies, human rights in the digital age and defending the rule of law and justice systems in countries in all parts of the world. The ICJ is an international non-governmental organization established in 1952, consisting of 60 distinguished jurists from all regions of the world. The ICJ works to advance the rule of law and the legal protection of human rights. The headquarters of the ICJ Secretariat is located in Geneva, Switzerland, and it has field presences in the Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and Middle East and North Africa regions.

Holi, the festival of colors, began with the installation of a 'Chir' (bamboo pole) decorated with colorful strips of cloths at Hanumandhoka Durbar Square in Basantapur on Monday. The chir was erected at 7:45 am today. Erection of the pole in Basantapur marks the beginning of the festival which lasts for a week. Holi will be celebrated in Kathmandu valley and hilly districts on March 6 and in the Tarai on March 7. The chir will be erected in Patan and Bhaktapur also.    

There is a possibility of rain and thunderstorms due to the general influence of westerly winds in the country today. There is a probability of light rainfall with thunder and lightning in few places of the hilly areas of province 1, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces, according to Rojana Lamichhane, a meteorologist with the weather forecast division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. Light snowfall is also likely in the mountainous areas of the three provinces. Kathmandu is also likely to witness rainfall with partial to normal change in the weather today. Lamichhane said that in the next few days, the weather will become clear in the morning and evening in Province 1, Bagmati Province and Gandaki Province. The minimum temperature in Kathmandu today is 10 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature is 23 degrees Celsius.