The road was constructed under India´s fianancial assistance of Rs 32 million. [break]
Issuing a statement, the Indian embassy in Kathamandu said the road will benefit the entire population of eastern Nepal as well as students from bordering districts of Bihar coming to the university.
10 houses gutted by fire
LAHAN: Ten houses of seven families in Kobarsine-9, Saptari have been burnt by a fire that broke out Thursday night. The fire that started from the kitchen of Ravi Sah soon engulfed the neighboring houses incurring material loss of around Rs 300,000, according to Saptari Police.
The fire that started at around nine was brought under control after an hour of joint effort by the police and locals. Ravi´s two houses and two others belonging to Shiva Nandan Sah were completely destroyed by the fire.
VDC secys told to return to villages
DHANKUTA: The Dhankuta District Administration Office has directed the Village Development Committee (VDC) secretaries, who have returned to the district headquarters citing lack of security and threat, to return to their respective villages.
Chief District Officer (CDO) Kali Prasad Parajuli argued that VDC secretaries, who are supposed to stay in the villages, cannot continue to stay in the headquarters due to threats issued by some ethnic-based organizations. The CDO said the directive has been issued as the secretaries have continued to stay at the headquarters despite extra security arrangement for them and decision by political parties, local peace committee and local administration to reinstate the secretaries to their work stations. Similarly, the village peace committees have also expressed commitment to provide security to the secretaries.
Secretaries of all 35 VDCs in the district returned to the headquarters on November 18 after Samyukta Jatiya Mukti Morcha wrote to the secretaries to leave the villages or face consequences. The secretaries had fled to the headquarters thrice earlier due to similar threats from the organization but had ultimately returned to villages. But they have vowed not to return this time until the group issuing threat is identified and agreement reached with the group.
Schools shut in protest
CHITWAN: Privately-run higher secondary schools in Chitwan district were shut down Friday protesting Wednesday´s arson attack at Presidency College in Bharatpur.
Higher Secondary School Association of Nepal (HISSAN) President of Chitwan, Devendra Dhakal, said 19 private higher secondary schools and colleges affiliated to the organization in the district were closed to pile pressure on the administration to nab the culprits. Important documents and computers with vital records were destroyed in the attack.
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