Author: Himalaya Post

Myagdi – The Beni-Jomsom road that links Myagdi with mountainous district Mustang has remained blocked since this morning following landslides occurred at multiple locations along the highway. The landslide hit the Beni-Ghasa section (towards Mustang) on the 76 kilometer-road, leaving tourists, pilgrims and locals stranded. Mustang is home to various touristic sites including Jomsom while the famous Muktinath temple also lies here. Road sections towards Myagdi– Titar, Kavrebhir, Guinthe, Rupse, Baisari and Begkhola– have been hit by landslides, according to Beni Jomson Korala Road Project Supervisor Indra Singh Sherchan. Efforts are underway to clear the rubble with the help of dozers with a target of resuming it by this evening. The road got damaged by the mudslides when it was on the process of being upgraded. Meanwhile, the Kaligandaki river has changed its course at Kochepani of Narchyang of Annapurna Rural Municipality-4, posing a threat to a local school...

Kathmandu – Three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have been found at different places of Kathmandu today. The IEDs were found at Naikap Balkhu bridge of Chandragiri Municipality, Nayapati of Gokarneshwor Municipality and Jamal of Kathmandu Metropolitan City. Nepal Communist Party led by Netra Bikram Chand ‘Biplav’ has called nation-wide general strike today. Chief of Metropolitan Police Range, Kathmandu, Bishworaj Pokharel, said that Nepal Army has defused the bombs planted at Naikap and Nayapati, adding police have arrested two persons—Usha Kiran and Tara Sanjel along with bomb from Jamal. Earlier this morning, bombs were found at different places of Bhaktapur. Police have also been mobilized on plainclothes for peace and security, it is learnt.  ...

Rajbiraj – The Saptari district has seen recurring road accidents. As many as 320 road crashes occurred in different parts of the district during the fiscal 2074/75. Some 79 had reportedly lost their lives to road mishaps whereas 189 sustained severe injuries and 344 minor injuries during the period. In the last fiscal, 37 trucks, 53 buses, 50 cars and jeeps, 23 tractors, five tempos and 244 motorbikes had met with accidents, according to District Traffic Police Office Chief Inspector Sunil Kumar Shrestha. Among the major causes behind the recurring road accidents include excessive flow of vehicles, congested East-West Highway, lack of alternative road, high speed of vehicles, alcoholic driving, Shrestha added. It may be noted that 53,624 drivers had faced music for violating traffic rules in the last fiscal year alone. Revenue amounting to Rs 31.45 million was raised from the action for violation of traffic rules. Some 51 had died in road accidents in the fiscal 2072/73 BS while the death toll from road mishaps was 22 in the year 2071/72...