Nearly 2,000 security personnel deployed in Jumla for Nov 20 polls

JUMLA, Nov 17: The District Election Office has said that the preparations for the election to be held on November 20 in Jumla have been completed. Security personnel have been deployed to make voting easier for voters. According to the District Administration Office, Jumla, 1,954 security personnel are deployed in Jumla for the elections.

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14-year-old girl dies in Jumla fire

JUMLA: A 14-year-old girl died in a fire that occurred at Chandannath Municipality-1 in Jumla district last night. District Police Office, Jumla, said Bandana Bhandari, the daughter of Lok Bahadur Bhandari, of Thinke of the municipality died in the fire. The fire was doused with the help of the fire brigade, security personnel and local […]

Jumla Airport opens after three days

Jumla Airport has come into operation from Thursday after security personnel cleared the snow that had been blocking its runway. After nearly half a day of work, officers of the Nepali Army, Armed Police Force and Nepal Police were able to clear the runway and allow planes to land on Thursday. Rajiv Shrestha, acting chief of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal’s office in Jumla, informed that two flights, one each of Summit Air and Tara Air, landed at the airport Thursday afternoon. “This provided some relief to passengers who had been waiting for the airport to open for three days,” he said. Three days of incessant snowfall had made the airport unsafe for flights, leaving passengers flying between Nepalgunj and Jumla stranded.

Shortage of drinking water hits Jumla prison

JUMLA, Jan 2: Jumla prison which is considered an exemplary prison in Province 6 is dealing with an acute shortage of drinking water. As a result the inmates, security personnel and officials of the prison are compelled to rely on the contaminated water of the Tila River. As a result, they are suffering from water-borne diseases.