NUWAKOT, Nov 17: Nepali Congress leader Ram Sharan Mahat’s vehicle was ambushed at Daandagaun Sigarechaur in Kakani rural municipality-7, Nuwakot on Friday morning.

He was travelling for his electioneering campaign when a landmine exploded damaging his vehicle Ba 16 Cha 665 and injuring four members of the electioneering team.

They have been identified as Upendra Mishra, Sabin Lama, Yash Kumar Tamang and Lila Gharti Magar. Those injured have been  taken to Kathmandu for further treatment.

Mahat is a candidate for the House of Representatives from constituency 1.

A team of Armed Police Force has been sent to the site for further investigation.

NUWAKOT, July 5: The District Coordination Committee (DDC), Nuwakot has enforced a ban on the excavation of construction materials from the riverside.

The ban was announced for three months from mid June to mid September in view of the start of monsoon season. The excavation of the materials from the riverside will allow the swollen river to flood its banks, which is the reason a complete ban has been enforced, according to Local Development Officer (LDO), Keshar Bahadur Pandit.

“We have enforced a ban on excavation and supply of riverside materials as pebbles, stones and sand that are done on contract basis,” Pandit said, adding “The contract agreement made in the ongoing fiscal year ended by mid June, so we have now deployed police to stop excavation.”

The DDC, Nuwakot collected Rs 85.6 million in revenue from excavation of riverside materials in the ongoing fiscal year. RSS