Myrepublica.com spoke with astrologers and meteorologist to understand the Sastra and the science that leads to rainfall on Mahashivaratri:

Kaushaltar inferno causes loss of Rs 60 million

Published On: March 4, 2019 09:52 AM NPT By: Republica

BHAKTAPUR, Mar 4: A massive fire engulfed the Shrestha Furniture and Wood Industry at Madhyapur Thimi municipality-3, Kaushaltar, last night.

Police to enforce ban on cannabis use on Mahashivaratri

Published On: March 4, 2019 09:05 AM NPT By: Biken K Dawadi

KATHMANDU, March 4: The Metropolitan Police Range Office (MPRO), Kathmandu, has decided to enforce the blanket ban on the consumption of marijuana in the Pashupatinath temple area on the occasion of Mahashivaratri.

Call for regulating paragliding industry in Pokhara

Published On: March 4, 2019 08:38 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, March 4: A Romanian pilot Ebe Chis Jer on Sunday succumbed to paragliding accident in Pokhara. The solo pilot had plunged into Fewa Lake after he lost control over the flight.

Relief quota teachers protest against new education bill

Published On: March 4, 2019 08:31 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 4: The teachers working at community schools working under the government relief quota and at early childhood development centers (ECDCs) centers staged protest in Kathmandu on Sunday against a provision in the draft of the Federal Education Bill.

KATHMANDU, March 4: The government is planning to announce that Nepal has achieved 100 percent literacy later this year by exaggerating the progress made on the education front.

KATHMANDU, March 4: With the work at the Melamchi Water Supply Project stalled since the past several weeks following the exit of the project’s Italian contractor, the security guards and locals have started stealing valuable construction materials from the project site.

Ward chief, five others jailed for gold smuggling

Published On: March 4, 2019 05:30 AM NPT By: Mithilesh Yadav

LAHAN, March 4: Hakim Miya, chief of Lahan Municipality-19, who was arrested with smuggled gold, and five others were jailed on Friday.

OKHALDHUNGA, March 4: Tulasi Rai is a sixth grader at Niketan Secondary School of Manebhanjyang Rural Municpality-9, Madhavpur. According to the details provided to the school during her enrollment, she was born on April 18, 2006.

KATHMANDU, Mar 3: The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has clarified that it has not published any information about its any intention to close social networking sites Facebook and Twitter, terming the information about the closure of the sites provided by the social site users fake.