KANCHANPUR, Sept 13: An unidentified group of people torched the office of Bhimdatta municipality-19 in the district on Thursday night.

The group of people broke open the office and set it on fire, said the municipality mayor Surendra Bista, adding that furniture and documents were burnt down in the flame. Pamphlets printing the name of the Communist Party of Nepal led by Netra Bikram Chand ‘Biplab’ were found from the incident site.

“Who torched the office is yet to be confirmed. Details of property loss are being collected,” he said. (RSS)

KANCHHANPUR, Aug 20: The Shuklaphanta Municipality-4 in Kanchanpur district has constructed two embankments along two local rivers.

The ward office of the Municipality built those two river embankments at the total cost of Rs 1.2 million and aimed at curbing soil erosion.

The embankment constructed using stones and wires to the Sunbora River measured 42 meters in length while Syali River’s embankment spanned 22-meter.
With the construction of the embankments, the land owned by around 300 families is now safe from being swept away, according to Ward No-4 Chairperson Gyan Bahadur Bista.

The local authority has further allocated Rs 1 million for the construction of a 35-meter embankment at Sunbora River and 30-meter embankment in the Syali River in the current fiscal year, shared Chairperson Bista.

Similarly, the construction of a building for the use of commercial purposes has begun at Asaina of Shuklafanta Municipality-4. The ward office decided to construct the building as it seeks possible ways to increase income, contributing to the promotion of local market.

According to ward chair Bista, the construction works are at the initial phase and the new infrastructure which will have earthquake-resistant features is likely to be ready for use within the current fiscal year. RSS

KANCHANPUR, Nov 12: The Nepali Congress (NC) has forged an electoral alliance with the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic) (RPP-D) in Kanchanpur.

As per the agreement, both the RPP and RPP-D will support all NC’s election candidates in Kanchanpur district (three for the House of Representatives polls, and six for the State Assemblies).

The coalition formation was announced at a joint press conference held on Saturday evening in Bhimdattanagar in Kanchanpur.

“We have formed a joint election coordination committee, and are launching joint election campaign. An election mobilization committee will also be formed in the district,” said RPP’s district Chairman Purna Bahadur Chand at the event.

Likewise, NC central member and former minister Ramesh Lekhak said they started a new practice by forging an electoral alliance with the RPP and RPP-D. RSS

KATHAMANDU, June 28: A bomb has gone off at a polling center set up at Bhrikuti Higher Secondary School in Bhamdatta Municiaplity of Kanchanpur district when voting was taking place.

According to police, the bomb went off in a toilet at the voting center. But no casualties were caused. The voting has resumed.

Likewise, a bomb was disposed by Nepal Army personnel in Bajura district. The bomb was set up at Nadpata voting center.

KANCHANPUR, June 23: As many as 66 polling stations have been enlisted as highly-sensitive from the security perspective here in Kanchanpur.

The District Security Committee has listed the polling stations near the Indian border as ultra-sensitive locations, and beefed up reliable security.

These locations have been classified into three divisions – highly-sensitive, sensitive and general – with arrangement of appropriate security apparatus, said Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Bharat Bahadur Dahal of District Police Office.

According to DSP Dahal, 66 polling stations have been declared highly-sensitive, 26 sensitive and 40 as general, out of the total of 132 polling stations.

Most of the polling stations in Mahakali municipality, Beldandi rural municipality, Bhimdatta municipality, Belauri and Purnabas municipalities that border India have been listed as highly-sensitive,” he added.

The stations located in areas prone to criminal activities have been declared as sensitive. A three-tier security apparatus has been kept in place for efficient security service in the polling stations. The first security circle will be manned by Nepal Police and temporary police personnel, second by Armed Police Force (APF) and third by the Nepal Army (NA).

Meanwhile, the local administration in Kanchanpur has imposed a ban on sale, distribution, consumption and supply of liquor products to prevent the eventuality of any untoward activities from taking place during the election period. RSS