गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Politics ∕ Vehicle carrying Deputy Mayor was intercepted but no attempt made to set it on fire: NSU Politics Vehicle carrying Deputy Mayor was intercepted but no attempt made to set it on fire: NSU KathmanduPati December 04, 2020 JHAPA – Nepal Student Union (NSU) Jhapa President Rajendra Uprety has admitted that its cadres had intercepted a vehicle carrying Mechinagar’s Deputy Mayor Meena Uprety as per the directive of the center. However, NSU cadres did not make any attempt to set the government vehicle on fire as claimed by Mechinagar’s deputy mayor, President Uprety clarified in a press statement on Thursday evening. He further noted in the statement that the decision was made to stop the operation of government vehicles across the country on Thursday as per NSU’s central programme to protest the arrest of Nepali Congress senior leader Ramchandra Poudel by police in Tanahun on Wednesday. Deputy Mayor Uprety said that two people identifying themselves as NSU cadres had attempted to set ablaze the government vehicle (Me 1 Jha 172) in Mechinagar municipality-13 Charalai along the East-West Highway while she was travelling in the four wheeler. The attempt was made at round 3.00 pm on Thursday afternoon while she was returning to the office after attending a programme of the Nepal Oil Corporation Charali Depot, Deputy Mayor Uprety shared.RSS Write your comments RELATED NEWS MPS draw government’s attention on various issues Innovation Ministry gets down to business after getting leadership Nepal reassures India over border remarks but domestic political fallout… RSP appoints Hikmat Jung Karki to party’s Central International Relations… Nepal explains UK’s role in border row with India All-party meeting underway at Singha Durbar 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 The Role of the Nepalese Army in Strategic Road Projects 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 We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey