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 Nepal hospitals suspend OPD services after doctor attack Nepal doctor airlifted after hospital attack sparks protests Sunsari parties urge calm after fatal clash unrest Sunsari District imposes indefinite curfew across multiple areas Finance minister urges diaspora investment to boost economic growth Nabil bank wins Nepal’s best commercial bank award Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms4 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward5 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief6 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested7 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment8 TRENDING A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Impact of Social Media on Nepalese Society Public Relations for a Soldier Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Nepal Army’s mission in Lebanon provides Covid support kits to local municipalities Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions Forbes-listed billionaire Binod Chaudhary tests positive for coronavirus
