Baskota tweet misfires

Published On: February 22, 2020 08:12 AM NPT By: SHREE RAM SUBEDI

KATHMANDU, Feb 22: In a tweet early Friday, the erstwhile Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gokul Prasad Baskota had extended his best wishes to all Hindus on the occasion of Mahashivaratri festival. It was his first tweet after he was forced to tender resignation from the ministerial post Thursday after his controversial audiotape went viral on mass media.

Domestic air flights affected due to adverse weather

Published On: February 21, 2020 07:36 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 21: Domestic air flights have been affected due to inclement weather today.

FNJ seeks further improvements in Media Council, IT bills

Published On: February 21, 2020 06:00 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, Feb 21: The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has sought further improvements in the Media Council Bill and Information Technology (IT) Bill before proceeding with the bills.

Nepal Army Day observed in capital (with photos)

Published On: February 21, 2020 05:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 21: Nepal Army organized a special ceremony to observe the Nepal Army and Maha Shivaratri festival at Tudikhel in the heart of the capital on Friday.

KATHMANDU, Feb 21: Chitra Bahadur KC, a technical staff affiliated to Bheriganga municipality in Surkhet, has been arrested while taking a bribe of Rs 200,000 from the service seeker.

Jumla witnesses snowfall again

Published On: February 21, 2020 02:54 PM NPT By: RSS

JUMLA, Feb 21: Jumal district has been witnessing snowfall again from this morning. Daily activities of government offices as well transport service have been affected due to snowfall.

Two sisters held captive in India rescued

Published On: February 21, 2020 02:30 PM NPT By: RSS

PARASI, Feb 21: Two girls, who were taken captive in India for the past six months, have been rescued on Thursday night.

Rain with thunderstorm predicted

Published On: February 21, 2020 02:01 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, Feb 21: The weather would remain partly to fully cloudy across the nation today as well as rainfall along with thunderstorm has been predicted at some places due to influence of westerly low pressure wind system.

Eight gamblers including school principal arrested

Published On: February 21, 2020 01:33 PM NPT By: RSS

BHANDRAPUR, Feb 21: Police have arrested eight people along with a principal of a community school from Gauradaha municipality in Jhapa district.

KATHMANDU, Feb 21: Hindu devotees across the country are observing their great festival of Mahashivaratri today.