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The Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport has approved price adjustment on long-route public vehicles plying inter-province.  

The approval responded to the proposal of the Department of Transport Management to adjust transport fares in view of price hike in petroleum products lately.

Following this, transport fares could see 11 to 14 percent increment, said Namraj Ghimire, Director General of the Department. Price adjustment will be carried out scientifically and technically and its decision would be taken on coming Sunday. 

The Department was at work to make arrangements for an auto price adjustment when there is a five percent fluctuation in prices of petroleum products, he said. 

The last time when the government adjusted fares of public vehicles was on July 12, 2021. Since then, the price of diesel increased 34 percent, according to the Department. There are 13 indicators for price adjustments on public vehicles scientifically, of which changes in prices of petroleum products make up 35 percent. 

As per the constitution, the federal government takes a decision on price adjustment on long-route transport.RSS

The annual traditional festival of Ghode Jatra, which is also known as Horse Racing Day, is being celebrated in the country's cultural hub of Kathmandu Valley on Friday.

The festival is being celebrated annually as per mythology which relates the genesis of the festival after the death of a demon named Tundi.

Public belief has it that the demon who lived on a meadow, which is now at Tundikhel, used to unleash terror among the Kathmandu denizens, particularly children. After his death people rejoiced by dancing on his body by riding horses. There is also a belief that the parade of horses at Tundikhel keeps the demon’s spirit away.

The faster the horses run, the better Tundi’s spirit is dispelled. As per another legend, the Ghode Jatra is held to mark the start of New Year. The festival is celebrated on the day of Krishna Aunsi, as per the lunar calendar, which is a day before the Chaitra Shukla Pratipada and this day is taken as the start of the New Year.

The horse parade, known religiously known as Aswa Yatra, is organized to welcome the New Year. The day before Ghode Jatra is also known as Pichas Chaturdarshi, as per lunar calendar. On the day, the Nepali Army cavalry team performs different artistic stunts riding on their horses. The Jatra is also being marked in Lalitpur today.

The government has declared public holiday to celebrate the festival. RSS

A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court against the decision of the government to promote three Deputy Inspector Generals (DIGs) to the post of Assistant Inspector General (AIG).

Saying that the government promoted DIGs Basanta Kumar Pant, Dhiraj Pratap Singh and Rabindra Bahadur Dhanuk illegally, DIG Ishwor Babu Karki, who was not promoted to the post of AIG, filed the writ at the apex court today.

A Cabinet meeting held this morning decided to promote Pant, Singh and Dhanuk to the post of AIG.

The hearing on writ petition challenging the promotion will begin on Sunday.

Nepal reported 25 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 3, 623 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 24 returned positive. Likewise, 1, 328 people underwent antigen tests, of which one was tested positive.

The Ministry said that no one died of virus in the last 24 hours. The Ministry said that 89 infected people recovered from the disease.

As of today, there are 1, 081 active cases in the country.