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CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal's brother Narayan Dahal has been nominated as a member of the National Assembly.

Sagar Acharya, spokesperson at the President’s Office, said that Dahal was nominated as the National Assembly member as per Article 86 (2) (B) of the Constitution on the recommendation of Cabinet.

Dahal's brother has been nominated for the vacant post after the term of Ram Narayan Bidari expires.

More than 30 people were killed and over 100 were wounded in a Russian rocket strike on a railway station in east Ukraine on Friday as civilians tried to evacuate to safer parts of the country, the state railway company said, Reuters reported.

It said two Russian rockets had struck a station in the city of Kramatorsk which is used for the evacuation of civilians from areas under bombardment by Russian forces.

“Two rockets hit Kramatorsk railway station,” Ukrainian Railways said in a statement.

It later added: “According to operational data, more than 30 people were killed and more than 100 were wounded in the rocket attack on Kramatorsk railway station.”

Reuters could not verify the information. Russia did not immediately comment on the reports of the attack and the casualty toll. Moscow has denied targeting civilians since invading Ukraine on Feb. 24, according to Reuters.

Pavlo Kyrylenko, the governor of the Donetsk region, said thousands of people had been at the station at the time the rockets struck.

“The ‘Rashists’ (‘Russian fascists’) knew very well where they were aiming and what they wanted: they wanted to sow panic and fear, they wanted to take as many civilians as possible,” he said.

Kyrylenko published a photograph online showing several bodies on the ground beside piles of suitcases and other luggage. Armed police wearing flak jackets stood beside them.

Another photo showed rescue services tackling what appeared to be a fire, with a pall of grey smoke rising into the air.

Reuters could not immediately verify the photos.

Three trains carrying evacuees were blocked in the same region of Ukraine on Thursday after an air strike on the line, according to the head of Ukrainian Railways.

Ukrainian officials say Russian forces have been regrouping for a new offensive, and that Moscow plans to seize as much territory as it can in the eastern part of Ukraine known as Donbas bordering Russia.

Local authorities in some areas have been urging civilians to leave while it is still possible, and relatively safe, to do so, Reuters reported.

The Election Commission has amended the local level elections code of conduct 2078.

With the amendment, candidates and parties can carry out poll campaign via social media.

“Parties can float their opinion through the official page but cannot dominate any candidates. The election code of conduct will be implemented from April 8 until the elections,” EC spokesperson Shaligram Sharma said.

Earlier on Thursday, the main opposition CPN- UML submitted a memorandum to the poll body, arguing that some of the provisions of the election code of conduct violated freedom of expression.

The party said the provision prohibited the parties and candidates from carrying out election campaign and soliciting votes.

The party also expressed dissatisfaction over the provision of the code that prevented ministers and prime minister from soliciting votes apart from their constituencies.

Gopal Krishna Ghimire has been elected as the Chairman of Nepal Bar Association.

He garnered 4, 433 votes to become the chairman. His close contender Bishnu Mani Adhikari got 2, 482 votes.

Similarly, Anjita Khanal has been elected as the general secretary with 3, 682 votes. Her close contender received 2, 989 votes.

The election was held for a 25-member working committee.