Kathmandu, Feb. 25 -- The security agencies in Nepal have said the country is fully prepared to ensure a free and peaceful House of Representatives election on March 5, with over 3 lakh personnel deployed nationwide, The Kathmandu Post reported on Wednesday.

As voting day approaches, the government has intensified daily high-level security briefings. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Sushila Karki and Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal convened a back-to-back meeting to review election preparedness and the overall law-and-order situation.

According to a notice issued by the Prime Minister's private secretariat, Karki received detailed briefings from the chiefs of all security agencies regarding election preparations and the national security envir...