3 nabbed for releasing black balloons outside Chief Minister’s office
Police on Sunday arrested three cadres of Youth Association Nepal (YAN), youth wing of the main opposition CPN-UML, for releasing black balloons outside the office of the Chief Minister in Gandaki Province.
The detainees have been identified as photo journalist Sanjay Shakya, Hari Adhikari and Tshering Phonchuk Thakuri.
Gandaki Province Chairman and YAN Central Secretary Mahendra Gurung said that they released the balloons as per the circular issued by the Association.
YAN representatives of Gandaki and Kaski Provinces and Centre released the balloons this afternoon.
They demanded that the government roll back its decision to hike the price of petroleum products.
Two Indian nationals held with 15 gram brown sugar in Jhapa
Police on Saturday arrested two Indian nationals with 15 gram brown sugar from Mechinagar, Jhapa.
The arrestees have been identified as Mohammad Sultan (25) and Ranjit Ganesh (27) of Chunilal village in Darjeeling, India, DSP Basanta Pathak, Spokesperson of the District Police Office, Jhapa said.
A patrol team from Jamirgadhi Police Post and Armed Police Force (BOP), Jamirgadhi arrested them with the banned substance yesterday.
Police said that they have taken the duo have been kept at the Area Police Office, Dhulabari for further investigation. RSS
Govt preparing to send helicopter to rescue 55 people trapped in snow in Jumla
The Karnali Province government is preparing to send a helicopter to rescue those people trapped by snowfall at different parts of Gagra alpine in Jumla.
Chief Minister Jeevan Bahadur Shahi has taken initiations to rescue 55 people left stranded at Gagra.
“We are reported that snow up to five feet has piled up at Gagra and the situations provided no ground for the helicopter to land in. We are going to drop foodstuffs at the site immediately to save them from hunger,” he said.
According to one Surat Bahadur Shahi of Tatopani Rural Municipality-8 of Jumla, 55 people were left stranded at Gagra, Adiodar, Khotisalla and Dhwani Patan. They had been there to collect Setak Chini (Moringa Oleifera), locally known as Khiraula.
As Shahi reported, his family member Jaikuwanra and Mun Bahadur Rawat of Barhagaun, Tatopani-6 have already frozen to death in the snow.
Jumla’s Chief District Officer Bijaya Prasai said the efforts were on to rescue them in the coordination of the Tatopani Rural Municipality and the Province government.
According to Rural Municipality chief administrative officer Milan Poudyal, they tried to reach the people trapped in snow with food and other materials to save them from cold, but in vain. RSS
Lata Mangeshkar, India’s most iconic singer, dies at 92
Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar has died at 92. The veteran artiste was diagnosed with Covid-19 and pneumonia last month, Hindustan Times reported.
The news of her death was confirmed by N Santhanam, chief executive officer of Breach Candy Hospital. After a few weeks at the hospital and making minor recovery, hospital sources informed the media on Saturday about Lata’s worsening condition.
“She came and got admitted as a Covid patient. Covid was treated but due to post Covid complications she passed away,” said N Santhanam said. Lata died at 8.12 am. The hospital is now making arrangements to take her body to Shivaji Park where it will be kept for public homage.
Union minister Nitin Gadkari also confirmed her death. In a tweet, he called it a great loss for the country. He also reached the hospital, along with Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray.
Mangeshkar was admitted to the hospital earlier in January. She was on the ventilator for weeks but then on January 28, she was taken off the ventilator as she showed signs of improvement. On Saturday, her health condition deteriorated again, and she was put back on the ventilator.
Her sister Asha Bhosle and actor Shraddha Kapoor visited the hospital late Saturday night to meet the ailing singer.
Regarded as one of Indian cinema’s greatest playback singers, Mangeshkar started her career at the age of 13 in 1942 and has sung over 30,000 songs in various Indian languages.
In her over seven-decade career, she has sung a host of memorable tracks, including Ajeeb dastan hai ye, Pyar kiya to darna kya and Neela asman so gaya.
The singer — known as Melody Queen of India — has been given the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, as well as the Padma Bhushan, the Padma Vibhushan and the Dada Saheb Phalke Award.
