Myagdi, Feb 18 (RSS): Thaibang and Tallo Daduwa villages of Mangala Municipality in the district have been benefited with drinking water facility. 
Two drinking water projects launched by West Nepal Rural Drinking Water and Sanitation Programme benefitted some 150 households here. 
The Municipality mayor Satprasad Roka said Panchase project was materialized at the cost of Rs 7.2 million, while Dhobikhola project at Rs 4.7 million. The projects were accomplished with the assistance of Finnish government, Nepal government and grants from the Municipality, he added. 
The locals had also donated labour worth Rs 2.1 million for the projects. 
A woman from Tallo Daduwa Shreekala Armaja elated happiness and shared that the taps near homes have not only provided drinking water but also saved time. "It's convenient as well. It has helped improve sanitation in the villages," she added. 

Kathmandu, Feb 17 (RSS): The Parliamentary Hearing Committee received complaints against the proposed chairperson of the National Muslim Commission, Samim Ansari. However, no complaint has been lodged against proposed chiefs of other four constitutional bodies recommended by the Constitutional Council, said Laxman Lal Karna, Chairperson of the Parliamentary Hearing Committee. The information about the complaints against Ansari was made public at today's meeting of the Committee. Four separate complaints were filed against Ansari, said Karna, adding that additional information on it would come out only after the committee members study it. Meanwhile, the committee decided to begin a parliamentary hearing against Balananda Poudel and Shanta Raj Subedi, the proposed chiefs of the National Natural Resource and Fiscal Commission and the National Inclusive Commission respectively on February 19.