KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Nepal Police on Monday arrested petroleum tanker operators on the charge of smuggling diesel from Nepal to India.

Police arrest man on charge of harassing Sapana Roka Magar

Published On: February 16, 2021 06:39 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Police on Tuesday arrested Binaya Jung Basnet, the person accused of harassing Sapana Roka Magar from Gongabu in Kathmandu.

KATHMANDU, Feb 17: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), a key body to address public health concerns, has not been proactive to share the detailed information about COVID-19 funds, its allocation and records of spending by different government bodies.

KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Three students close to the Dahal-Nepal faction of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) were injured in an attack by the Oli-led faction of the party on the premises of Nepal Manabiki Campus, popularly known as RR Campus, in the capital, on Tuesday afternoon.

INDIA, Feb 16: The principal and a teacher of a school in Patna city of the Indian State of Bihar have been awarded death sentence and imprisonment for life, respectively, by a court for the rape of a Grade 5 student.

KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Basant Panchami, also popularly known as Shree Panchami or Saraswati Puja is being observed across the country with a huge fanfare today.

KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Amid sparser crowds than usual, mask-wearing worshippers offered prayers to Hindu goddess of education Saraswati in annual celebrations in Nepal on Tuesday - this year seeking safety from the coronavirus pandemic as well as greater wisdom.

IN PICS: Saraswati Puja celebration amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Published On: February 16, 2021 10:30 AM NPT By: Monika Malla

KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Devotees flock to Saraswati temple on Saraswati Puja, also known as Basanta Panchami.

Junk food prohibited at schools across the country

Published On: February 16, 2021 09:59 AM NPT By: RSS

BHAKTAPUR, Feb 16: The government has directed all the community schools across the country not to feed junk food to the students as their mid-day meal.

Saraswati Puja being observed today

Published On: February 16, 2021 07:22 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Shree Panchami, also known as Basanta Panchami or Saraswati Puja, is being celebrated across the country by worshipping Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, wisdom, learning, art, music and culture, on Tuesday.