Heavy rainfall and strong windstorm struck parts of Kailali district on Thursday night.

Nearly 70 percent of the construction work at the Rani Jamara Kulariya Irrigation Project in Kailali in the far west has been completed.

Senior Superintendent of Police Laxman Neupane, chief of the Seti Zonal Police Office, was in Tikapur for the past few days as tension flared in the area which could lead to a confrontation between the supporters of Tharuhat and Undivided Far West.