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 Nepal reassures India over border remarks but domestic political fallout… No parking fees required for ‘pick and drop’ for 15… ‘Promotion of Ayurveda, Yoga and meditation along with modern medicine… Government initiates revising school level national curriculum framework 16 percent of children are malnourished in Madhesh RSP delegation holds talks with BJP leadership Top Headlines Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 We will return the savings of cooperative victims within 100 days : Rabi Lamichhane4 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested5 Two Offices Under Ministry of Communication to Be Abolished6 Court Orders Release of UML Rekha Sharma7 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector Pathao, Tootle resume ride sharing services after authorities relax lockdown What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal What role has the Nepal Army been playing in controlling the coronavirus? National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Forbes-listed billionaire Binod Chaudhary tests positive for coronavirus Nepal Army’s Brigadier General Bigyan Dev Pandey gets promoted to Major General
