KATHMANDU, July 17: Bijay Bahadur Yadav, a former minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives of Lumbini Province, has been arrested by the police for alleged banking offenses. The District Police Office, Banke, said that Yadav was arrested on Sunday.
Six people have lost their lives due to lightning across the country. Police said those deceased were from Kailali, Kanchanpur, Rupandehi and Nawalparasi (West). Puna Ram Chaudhari, 48 of Krishnapur Municipality-5, Kanchanpur was killed on.