KATHMANDU, Aug 7: At a time when the country is facing economic recession, the government has doled out financial aid worth Rs 27.5 million in two months. According to the decision of the Council of Ministers, the amount worth Rs 3.5 million in mid-May and Rs 24 million in mid-July was distributed under the name of financial assistance.
Two persons were arrested with a pistol and bullets in Morang on Tuesday. Ganesh Limbu, 59, of Devijhoda, Kerabari Rural Municipality, and Padam Kumar Limbu, 41, of Lalbhitti, Balbari Municipality, were arrested by a police team from Belbari Area Police Office.