JAPAN ASSURES READY TO HELP IN ELECTION Kathmandu, 24 March: Japanese Ambassador Kunio Takahashi extended held for election in a meeting with Government Chief Khil Raj Regmi Sunday. The envoy hoped the vote conducted by a judge will b free ad fair. nnnn. TUSKER RAMPAGE IN KANCHANPUR Kathmandu, 24 March: Locals at Parasan-6 at the northern belt of Kanchanpur district last night, RSS reports from Kanchanpur.. The tuskers usually come from Dudhuwa National Park, India, said the locals. The houses of Bire Luhar and Birkhe Luhar were destroyed by the tusker. Dipendra Basnet, a local journalist said that the wheat and sugarcane crops planted in 10 bighas of land have been completely destroyed. The tuskers enter the human settlement in the night so the local residents are surviving fearful nights with the tusker terror, he added. It may be noted that the tuskers had destroyed the crops in autumn session last year. nnnn