Morning rally organized to raise awareness against drug abuse
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.
300 cattle vaccinated against lumpy skin disease in Gorkha
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.
Five foreigners among 12 nabbed with drugs worth Rs 233 million
The Drug Control Bureau of Nepal Police has arrested 12 persons including five foreigners for their involvement in dealing drugs. Organizing a press conference in Kathmandu on Friday, the Bureau said that 12 persons including five foreigners were apprehended for dealing drugs during the operation conducted from June 11 to June 22. The Bureau on June 11 arrested Hemanta Kumar Bhagat of India and currently residing at Sinamangal of Kathmandu in possession of 10 grams of brown sugar. Bhagat, who sustained injuries on his left leg when police opened fire in retaliation after he tried to snatch the gun of police, is receiving treatment at a hospital in Kathmandu. Police also nabbed Sanjeeb Kumar aka Ram Bhajan of India and presently living in Dharan after they found his involvement in dealing drugs during the interrogation with Bhagat. Similarly, DSP Chakra Raj Joshi said that they arrested a German national in possession of seven kg hashish while he was about to leave for Istanbul from the Tribhuvan International Airport. He said that five persons were arrested with 10, 130 pieces of LSD stickers during a special operation. Joshi said that after detaining Sugam Mainali of Chandragiri, Kathmandu with seven pieces of LSD stickers from Satgumti, other persons were also held after carrying out further investigations. The Bureau said that three persons were nabbed with illegal drugs during the investigation. The Bureau said that the market price of the drugs recovered from the arrested persons is more than Rs 233 million.
