गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Traffic checking beefed up in Valley during Holi festival Nepal Traffic checking beefed up in Valley during Holi festival KathmanduPati March 06, 2023 File photo KATHMANDU – Traffic checking has been tightened in the Kathmandu Valley in view of Holi, the festival of colours, today. It is said the strict traffic checking is aimed to prevent possible incidents of drunk-driving and violation of traffic rules during the festival. The Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office has set up additional check points at 68 locations and mobile vans are patrolling in 19 places. As the Office said, the check point has been established to make the festival decent and safe by averting any untoward incidents during the celebrations. According to Office Superintendent of Police Abhinarayan Kafle, drunk-driving, over-speed, showing indecent behavour in the name of festival celebrations, smearing colour on anyone against will and throwing of water-filled balloons and other violations of traffic rules are not allowed during the festival. The Valley Traffic Police is lately more active to make the festival civilised and safe, it is said. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Flood relief funds reach Rs 17.54 billion Landslide suspected as cause of deadly Budhi Gandaki flood Flood sweeps away six bridges, 10 people missing Flood sweeps away 35 homes in riverside villages Flash flood sweeps away riverside bazaar and hydropower camp When Nepal Goes Offline Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 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 Now more than ever, support the IT sector Tourism entrepreneurs get crash course in Chinese language Time Tested Friendship-Suresh Sharma Federal Parliament Secretariat returns badge pins to manufacturer WAP and the portrayal of the female body as a commodity India-Nepal Bilateral Dialogue is the only way forward: Dr. Nihar Nayak United front against China -Suresh Sharma Green recovery: An urgency
