Kathmandu, Feb. 16 -- The government has formed an eight-member committee to investigate the balloon explosion that occurred during the inauguration of the Pokhara Visit Year 2025 event. A cabinet meeting held in Kathmandu on Sunday decided to form the committee under the leadership of Kaski Chief District Officer Bharat Mani Pandey.

The committee comprises key officials, including the Chief Administrative Officer of Pokhara Metropolitan City, Shivraj Chaulagain, Kaski District Police Chief, Superintendent of Police Shyam Babu Oliya, Chief of the 24th Armed Police Battalion Headquarters in Hetaunda, Superintendent Surya Prasad Timilsina, and the Deputy Director of the National Investigation Department, Suresh Kumar Tiwari. The Assistant ...