गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Fourteen including local government chair injured in clash Nepal Fourteen including local government chair injured in clash KathmanduPati October 15, 2020 KATHMANDU : Chairman of Surnaya Rural Municipality, Bir Bahadur Bista, has been physically assaulted over the issue of the rural municipality’s centre. Chair Bista was pelted with stones when he went to remove the padlock that had been carried out by the agitating side at the Rural Municipality Office. Bista sustained injuries in his head. Locals had padlocked the rural municipality office charging Bista of trying to shift the municipality’s centre to Pabita. Discussions were held on Wednesday to settle the dispute over the rural municipality’s centre but without any conclusion. Chairman Bista had gone to remove the padlock in the evening after talks became inconclusive and the clash occurred thereafter, police said. Five policemen and six people from the agitating side were also injured. Three people who had accompanied Chair Bista have also been injured in the scuffle, chief of the Area Police Office Patan, Inspector Dhandev Saud, said. The Rural Municipality’s Executive had, last year, decided to shift its centre to Pabita. However, the Surnaya locals have been opposing this and they had padlocked the rural municipality office citing a case on this was sub-judice at the Supreme Court. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Former President urges global action on climate justice UN climate fund approves $20 Million for Nepal flood recovery RSP President begins three-day pilgrimage to India Nepal, India discuss future of global cooperation Nepali Congress urges government to protect citizens after Saudi drone… Indian Foreign Secretary to visit Nepal ahead of Balen’s India… Top Headlines Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms1 Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month5 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Pathao, Tootle resume ride sharing services after authorities relax lockdown We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Nepal Army’s Brigadier General Bigyan Dev Pandey gets promoted to Major General Govt Making Preparations to Reduce the Tenure of Armed Police Force’s IG to Three Years The envisioned Defense University and its rationale Tourism entrepreneurs get crash course in Chinese language United front against China -Suresh Sharma Empowering the Journey of Digital Nepal Through Connectivity and Data
