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Rain-triggered floods wreak havoc in Beni BENI: The government employees’ residential area has been inundated with floodwater in Beni, the district headquarters of Myagdi this morning. Heavy rainfall since Friday evening has flooded the area while affecting seven residential buildings and damaging two nurseries. The roadside canal of the Beni-Arthunge road was completely overflooded as a result of the heavy downpour. Likewise, the landless settlers nearby have also been affected. The ground floors of seven of the building housing government employees have been inundated with floodwater, said assistant forest officer Nabin Biswakarma. “We had to run to higher ground in…

Ex-CM Gurung congratulates newly-appointed Gandaki CM Nepali KATHMANDU: Former Gandaki Chief Minister Prithvi Subba Gurung has congratulated the newly appointed Chief Minister Krishna Chandra Nepali. Gurung, telephoning CM Nepali, congratulated him personally as well as on behalf of the party and wished him a successful tenure. Nepali, who had the support of the opposition alliance, was appointed Chief Minister by Gandaki Governor Sita Kumari Poudel on Saturday afternoon. Earlier, Gurung had also staked claim to the CM’s post with the support of Krishna Thapa, who has been sacked twice by Rastriya Janamorcha, and the provincial committee of Janata Samajwadi Party…

Coronavirus infection coming down in Udayapur UDAYPUR: Corona Virus infection that had spiraled since the last week of April has now gradually come down in Udayapur district. As of the first week of June, the number of infections has decreased significantly, according to the Health Office, Udayapur. Triyuga municipality had recorded the highest number of infections. The number has now come from a high of 535 to 290, chief of the office, Mohan Subedi said. In Katari municipality, the number of COVID-19 cases had reached 117, and it now stands at 45. It Rautamai rural municipality it is 29 from…

Two die of electric shock in Solukhumbu SOLUKHUMBU: Two people have died from electric shock when at Pattalek in Solukhumbu. The deceased have been identified as Bhumiraj Marasini, 26, and crane driver Ram Pariyar, 24, of Syangja. There were a total of four people in the crane. The accident occurred when it happed to touch the electric line on the road at 8:30 am today, informed DSP Kabit Katuwal. Source link

Karnali CM Shahi assures Raute victim girls of prefab house KATHMANDU: Karnali Chief Minister Mahendra Bahadur Shahi has met two sexually abused Raute victims at his office in Birendranagar Friday. Welcoming the Raute girls, CM Shahi assured them that a prefab house would be built for them. Two young women of Raute community were sexually abused by three young men in Gurbhakot Municipality. Since then, security forces have been closely monitoring the Raute settlement to curb outsiders’ entry. During the meeting with the CM Shahi, the two women complained that they had not been receiving Rs 2,000 in allowance that…

Impeach judge who blocked Citizenship Ordinance: UML leader Sah Former Minister Prabhu Sah. (File Photo) KATHMANDU: Former Minister and CPN-UML leader Prabhu Shah has criticized the Supreme Court’s interim order of blocking the ordinance on citizenship. He demanded that the judge who issued the order should be impeached. Taking to his Facebook account, Sah said that the judge has to be impeached terming the order unpredictable and irresponsible. “This will lead the country towards crisis,” he has warned. Sah writes, “Since this order makes Nepali citizens refugees in their own country, increases mistrust in the people and creates chaos by…