गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ DAO Chitwan urges people to observe festivals indoors Nepal DAO Chitwan urges people to observe festivals indoors KathmanduPati October 14, 2020 CHITWAN : The district administration office in Chitwan has urged residents of the district to celebrate this year’s Dashain, Tihar and Chhath festivals indoors due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. It has urged people not to gather in mass and to strictly follow health guidelines. Sports, fairs, festivals and puja at temples on the occasion of the festivals have been banned, according to a 14-point notice issued by assistant chief district officer Ram Bahadur Shahi. Activities like the production and sale of alcohol, drunk-driving, causing untoward incidents under the influence of alcohol, sale of substandard products, black marketeering and gambling are punishable. People have been urged not to play Deusi Bhailo, explode firecrackers, cause noise pollution and collect donations illegally on the occasion of the festivals. The district has recorded over 2,700 infection cases of the coronavirus so far. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepali Congress urges government to protect citizens after Saudi drone… Indian Foreign Secretary to visit Nepal ahead of Balen’s India… Climate loss and damage fund approves $20 Million grant for… Nepal must accelerate reforms to exit FATF grey list Nepal beat Oman by 10 runs in League-2 clash Nepal PM urges unity and action against corruption 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 Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Now more than ever, support the IT sector “Ranju Darshana: Government has been using superiority approach to handling pandemic” The envisioned Defense University and its rationale Time Tested Friendship-Suresh Sharma Federal Parliament Secretariat returns badge pins to manufacturer Why US Indo-Pacific strategy will fail Agriculture: Nepal’s bridge to overcome economic crisis
