गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Minister Jwala’s vehicle set ablaze, five arrested Nepal Minister Jwala’s vehicle set ablaze, five arrested KathmanduPati December 29, 2023 File photo KATHMANDU – The vehicle of Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Prakash Jwala, has been set on fire today. A group of youths set ablaze the vehicle of Minister Jwala in fit of anger for not allowed to fill the application form of the Employment Permit System (EPS) today, said Spokesperson of Nepal Police, DIG Kuber Kadayat. DIG Kadayat confirmed, “The agitating youths set the vehicle on fire. We have arrested five of them. The Minister has been rescued and sent to the Singha Durbar safely.” A group of youths has been gathering and protesting in front of the EPS office at Gwarko, Lalitpur from today morning, he 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 Smart traffic light system to be introduced in Kathmandu Valley Tribhuvan Army Club, APF meeting in finals of PM Men’s Cricket Tournament Preparations to ease lockdown in Kathmandu Valley Collateral Effects – India-China Border Quandary Nepal Army will be run under its own system: Chief of Army Staff Thapa NC’s main aim is general election: Leader Mahat Gopichandra selected for Olympics Local level ward chair found dead
