The Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (OPMCM) has paid tribute to a person who lost his life in the incident occurred at Dewangunj rural municipality-3, Kaptangunj in Sunsari district on July 26, and also wished for speedy recovery to the injured ones.
Chairperson of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, Rabi Lamichhane, has appealed to one and all to maintain peace, restraint and social harmony, expressing profound sorrow over the recent incident in eastern districts, including Sunsari.
The Sunsari District Administration Office has again issued a curfew order in various areas of the district from 3:00 pm today until further notice.
The District Administration Office, Morang, has prohibited the use of DJ sound systems during festivals and at restaurants and clubs.
The district administration, security agencies, political parties and religious communities in Jhapa have underscored the need for preventing the activities that jeopardize religious tolerance in the wake of untoward incident in neighbouring district, Sunsari.
Chief Minister of Koshi Province, Hikmat Kumar Karki, has urged the people in Sunsari to exercise restraint, expressing sorrow over the incident occurred at Dewangunj Rural Municipality in the district.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has recalled Chief District Officer (CDO) of Sunsari district Basudev Ghimire and the district chiefs of the security bodies.
The expansion and upgrading of the Kakarbhitta-Laukahi road, part of the East-West Highway, is has gained significant pace.
A total of 166 residents in Dhankuta have received their passports at their doorsteps under the government's home delivery initiative, eliminating the need for service seekers to make an additional trip to government offices.
Over half of dozen local levels including the Ratuwamai Municipality of Morang district have stopped providing grants on electricity tariff for augmenting local level agricultural production.
Speaking at the certificate distribution programme at Arjundhara, former Deputy Speaker and Member of House of Representatives from Jhapa-2 Indira Rana Magar, also a lawmaker from the ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), termed it a historic for landless people as they were happy and getting land ownership certificate.
Devi Datta Mote, Deputy Superintendent of Police at the Ilam District Police Office, informed that all the injured have been brought to Ilam hospital for treatment and that their condition is normal.