Nepal, March 7 -- Three mining and crusher industries operating in wards 2 and 12 of the Panauti Municipality have been shut down, for failing to renew the .

Diamond Stone Mining Pvt Ltd located in ward 2, Bhaleshwor Roda Dhunga Udyog Pvt Ltd in ward 12, and Deeplaxmi Aggregate and Mining Pvt Ltd have been closed until further orders. According to Mayor Ram Sharan Bhandari, the mining and geology department has expired and they have been operating without permission despite repeated requests, so these industries have been closed until further orders. The municipality had decided to close these industries after monitoring them this morning.

Mayor Bhandari, Deputy Mayor Geeta Banjara, the concerned ward chairperson and a team of security...