Fuel supply will remain uninterrupted during election period too: NOC
The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has urged the general public not to store petroleum products unnecessarily stating that import of petroleum products was regular.
NOC Executive Director Chandika Prasad Bhatta urged the public not to store the petroleum products unnecessarily since that could cause risk of accident adding that the supply of the petroleum products was regular and would remain the same also during the election period.
In a notice on Monday he said, "The import of petroleum products is uninterrupted through the pipeline. Import of petroleum products will continue even during the time of the election." The election to the House of Representatives (HoR) is taking place on March 5.
He has also warned of fire-induced disasters if petroleum products were stored in cans, drums and other vessels.
Bhatta has shared that storage of petroleum products was strictly prohibited in view of possible fire-induced disasters.
The NOC has urged consumers to cooperate with the NOC only by purchasing the required quantity of petroleum products.
HoR elections: Nepal-India border closed for 72 hours since last midnight
The District Administration Office, Parsa, has decided to close all border points along the Nepal-India border line for 72 hours, considering the upcoming House of Representatives (HoR) elections.
Assistant Chief District Officer Binod Kumar Pokhrel stated that all border points connected to India have been closed from Monday midnight to Thursday midnight.
A decision has been made to close the international border points in Parsa, Pokhrel said.
There is a practice that both countries close their borders for 72 hours during their elections, according to Pokhrel. This decision was taken in view of security sensitivities during the elections, it is said.
Meanwhile, Assistant Chief District Officer Pokhrel has urged one and all to make the Holi festival which is being marked today harmonious and election–friendly.
Hooliganisms, forcefully smearing colors on others, destabilizing social harmony by liquor intake and other untoward activities in the public space during the Holi festival are strictly prohibited, he said.
Holi festival being celebrated in Tarai districts
The Holi festival is being celebrated with much fanfare in the Tarai districts today. The festival was marked in mountainous and hilly districts on Monday.
The festival is being celebrated in Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta Purba), Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta Paschim), Jhapa, Morang, Sunsari, Saptari, Siraha, Udayapur, Dhanusha, Mahottari, Sarlahi, Rautahat, Bara, Parsa, Rupandehi, Kapilbastu, Dang, Banke, Bardiya, Kailali and Kanchanpur districts.
This festival is celebrated every year on the full moon day of the month of Fagun in the Lunar Calendar.
The Holi festival is being celebrated as an ancient tradition which brings a message of mutual harmony and goodwill with the arrival of spring. People smear colours and splash coloured water on one another in the course of celebrating this festival.
People gather around the major thoroughfares dancing and singing.
As per legend, the festival is also celebrated as a victory of truth over falsehood, with people of all ages, caste and creed joining the celebration.
The government has been giving a public holiday on the occasion of this festival.
India and Canada reset ties with 'landmark' nuclear energy deal
India and Canada have announced a host of agreements, including a 10-year nuclear energy deal, after their prime ministers met in Delhi to reset ties that plummeted due to diplomatic tensions, BBC reported.
Narendra Modi and Mark Carney also struck agreement in areas such as technology, critical minerals, space, defence and education.
Carney said they agreed to conclude a free trade deal, years in the making, by the end of 2026. Both countries want to reduce exposure to punitive US trade tariffs, according to BBC.
