Two held with 6 grams of brown sugar from Jhapa
Police on Saturday arrested two persons in possession of six grams of brown sugar from Arjundhara and Mechinagar Municipalities of Jhapa district.
The arrestees have been identified as Kumar Rajbanshi (45) of Mechinagar-12 and Res Bahadur Sarki (36) of Bhangbari in Arjundhara-4, according to the District Police Office, Jhapa.
A police team deployed from Area Police Office, Kankarvitta and Drug Control Bureau arrested Rajbanshi on Saturday along with four grams of brown sugar from near Mechi Bridge and Sarki was arrested by the Khudunabari Temporary Police Post on the same day along with two grams of brown sugar.
Meanwhile, in Jaleswar, police have arrested a man with 5.5 kg of marijuana in Gaushala Municipality of Mahottari District.
Police identified the arrestee as Harendra Sah (35) of Gaushala-5, said Prakash Bista, Deputy Superintendent of Police, District Police Office, Mahottari. RSS
South Korean govt to lift quarantine restrictions for foreign arrivals
The Government of South Korea will remove the seven-day quarantine restrictions for the overseas arrivals, who have completed their COVID-19 vaccination. This will apply from March 21.
South Korea is one of the labour destination countries for Nepali migrant workers. The restriction removal is believed to ease the entry or the return of Nepali migrant workers to the country.
South Korea has been receiving migrant workers from various 16 countries including Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Myanmar under the EPS programme.
Lack of spaces and high fees for isolation has hit migrant workers waiting for their return or entry to the country, it has been said. RSS
Locals continue to obstruct garbage disposal in Sisadol
Locals continued to obstruct dumping of garbage from Kathmandu Valley in Sisdol of Nuwakot today as well.
The obstruction has not stopped despite the decision of the last cabinet meeting to form a high-level committee to minimize the impact of waste management at the landfill site of Bancharedanda, an area bordering Sisdol and Dhading in Nuwakot.
According to Shri Ram Dhungana, coordinator of the Bancharedanda Landfill Site Affected Areas Concern Committee, collection of garbage from Kathmandu Valley has stopped even today due to the protest. The locals have demanded that the land of the Guthi of the affected area should be registered according to the legal process, the highly affected settlements of the affected area should be relocated, the road leading to the landfill should be upgraded and the waste should be disposed of scientifically.
Even though the government has decided to form a high-level committee and a rapid action task force to address the problems in the affected areas, our legitimate demands have not been addressed, Dhungana said. Protests will continue until a clear decision is reached. RSS
3 killed in Chitwan motorbike accident
At least three persons died in a motorbike accident at Ramailodanda in Ichchhakamana Rural Municipality-2 of in Chitwan on Friday.
The deceased have been identified as Triki Gurung (30) of Ichchhakamana-3 of Chitwan, her five-year-old son Aron Gurung and relative Nabin Gurung (34) of Ichchhakamana-2, confirmed Spokesperson of District Police Office, Chitwan DSP Narahari Adhikari.
The two-wheeler fell some 300 metres down the road. The bodies were sent to Bharatpur Hospital for post-mortem, spokesperson Adhikari added.
Police said further investigation into the incident is underway. RSS
