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The Department of Transport Management (DoTM) has decided to open advance online booking of tickets of public vehicles for the upcoming Dashain festival from September 17. A meeting of the transport entrepreneurs and the DoTM held recently decided to open advance ticket bookings for long-route and short-route public vehicles targeting the Dashain festival from Saturday. Transport entrepreneurs should make arrangements for online booking as much as possible while booking tickets in advance. DoTM Director Ishwori Dutta Paneru said that the meeting has decided to conduct effective monitoring of commuter buses leaving and entering the Kathmandu Valley in cooperation with the DoTM, traffic police, consumers' forum and entrepreneurs.

The Khurkot-Ghurmi road section along the Mid-Hill Highway has been obstructed due to a landslide. Dry landslide occurred at Golanjor Rural Municipality-1, Kudule in Sindhuli had disrupted the highway. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) at the District Police Office, Bimal Raj Kandel said that vehicular movement was completely halted on the road section after landslide continued to occur since 4 am on Wednesday. Vehicles plying the mid-hill highway from eastern mountainous districts have been stranded on the road after highway disruption, he added. A team of the Area Police Office, Khurkot is now removing landslide debris to bring back the traffic. Locals have joined hands to clear off the road, he informed. “Landslide continues to take place since early this morning”, said Vice-Chairperson of Golanjar Rural Municipality, Jwala Prasad Neupane. Hundreds of passengers have been stranded along the road.

Birgunj metropolis has launched its drive to remove unauthorized structures constructed by encroaching upon public road. In this connection, the metropolis has issued a 35-day public notice to remove the huts and structures built unlawfully in the first phase. Metropolis mayor Rajesh Man Singh shared that the public notice was issued calling for clearing off the unauthorized houses and huts in the areas for road expansion. The notice was issued to evict the illegally-built structures along both the sides of the road from Gandak Chowk to Snankaracharya Dwar via power house, Ghantaghar, Maisthan, Mahabirsthan, Adarshanagar, Alakhiya Mathm Birta temple, Narayani hospital, Birgunj custom office.

Indra Jatra, the biggest festival of the Kathmandu Valley, formally began today with the erection of a wooden ceremonial pole (lingo) at Hanumandhoka. The festival dedicated to Indra, the god of rain and king of heaven, is celebrated for eight days. On the occasion, Lakhe dance are performed on the streets of Kathmandu. Meanwhile, the lingo, brought to Hanumandhoka from a jungle in Bhaktapur, was erected with the help of locals and Nepal Army personnel. The lingo-erection procession was marked with fanfare.