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Police have arrested four persons including Manoj Kumar Chaudhary, a candidate of the Nepali Communist Party for the House of Representatives elections from Parsa constituency- 2.

The joint inspection team of Nepal Police and Armed Police Force reported that they found a suspicious item inside a tin box tied with yellow tape in the back deck of the car ( Ba10 Cha 1250) during a security check. 

The vehicle was heading towards Badnihar from Harpur of Parsa. 

Chief of Parsa Police Sudip Raj Pathak said that all four individuals arrested with suspicious items are under investigation.

Those arrested include 46-year-old candidate Chaudhary, Sahab Alam Ansari of Prasauni Rural Municipality-4, Bara, Suraj Karki of Dhanushadham Municipality-4. Dhanusha, and Satya Narayan Tharu of Parsagadhi Municipality-3.

Similarly, the Parsa Police stated that a joint team of integrated security personnel detained three individuals along with nine units of Improvised Explosive Devices (sutali bombs), one pig's head, and 10 meters of wiring in Inarwa village, Ward 16, Birgunj Metropolitan City. The arrests were made based on a tip-off.

Hari Bahadur Basnet, Information Officer of Parsa Police, said that further investigation into the case is underway. 

The General Election Observation Committee (GEOC) has said the voters are excited and waiting eagerly to exercise franchise tomorrow. 

GEOC made public a report based on field visits and information it received at call centers in the run-up to the House of Representatives (HoR) elections. The atmosphere for HoR elections tomorrow is peaceful and arrangements are smooth, it added.

The organization studied the voting preparation, participation of political parties, coordination and challenges before election, Election Commission's preparation and security situation. On the basis of such information, GEOC released the report, concluding that the election atmosphere was peaceful and voters are eagerly waiting for the election day.

Even the discussions and talks were held with political parties, voters, candidates, civil society, chief district officers, election officers for the preparation of report, according to GEOC General Secretary Krishna Man Pradhan. "A free, fair and peaceful atmosphere is in place for the election tomorrow," the report mentioned. 

Professor Chiranjivi Khanal who was mobilized as the national election observer informed that election preparation was in full scale and over. 

GEOC has mobilized 400 election observers at 250 local levels of 36 districts for the HoR elections.

Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) Nepal candidate Asheshwor Yadav has been arrested for his alleged involvement in illegal activities during the silence period for the House of Representatives elections. 

Yadav is the party candidate in constituency no 3 of Siraha district. 

He was arrested along with Rs 487,000 last midnight. Leader Yadav and five other people were coming to Siraha district headquarters from Madar, an area bordering India. They were travelling by car (Pa 2-02-001 Cha 087). 

The cash was found during a security check, according to Ramesh Bahadur Pal, Deputy Superintendent of Police at District Police Office. All of them have been taken under control. 

Pal further said preparations arw going to send them to the Office of Chief Returning Officer.

The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has instructed all public hospitals across the country to form  'rapid response teams’ in view of the elections to the House of Representatives (HoR) scheduled for March 5.

According to Spokesperson at MoHP, Dr Prakash Budhathoki, the directive was issued for potential emergency medical service during the elections.

Spokesperson Budhathoki informed that hospitals at federal, provincial and local levels were instructed to rapidly form such teams consisting of five to 25 members, depending on the hospitals' available human resources. 

Budhathoki further said the rapid response team would coordinate with the District Administration Office to treat those experiencing medical emergencies including injuries during the election and manage ambulances to take the injured ones to hospitals.

A team of medical specialists at the hospital will provide treatment to those requiring medical intervention, he added. 

Budhathoki also shared that the Ministry had directed all public healthcare facilities to suspend all OPD services on the day of election and run only emergency services. 

Even the District Emergency Operation Centers in all 77 districts are directed to remain standby.