KATHMANDU, June 14: Going against the government’s commitment to uphold freedom of press, Minister for Communications Gokul Baskota has reportedly shut down a talk show of the state-run Nepal Television after the host of the program, Raju Thapa, grilled the minster about his property details.

KATHMANDU, June 14: Going against the government's commitment to uphold freedom of press, Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gokul Baskota has reportedly shut down a talk show of the state-run Nepal Television after the host of the program, Raju Thapa, grilled the minster about his property details.

PALPA, June 3: Industries, shops, schools and offices have all come to a halt for today as Tansen mourns the death of 14 people on June 1.

RASUWA, April 9: A Facebook post posted by an alleged murderer of Chitraman Dangol, 29, over decade old revenge has resulted into a general strike at Rasuwa.

KATHMANDU, March 5:  Demanding immediate release of the arrested cadres of their party, student union affiliated with the Nepal Communist Party led by Netra Bikram Chand enforced their second strike on education institutions in the course of 11 days.

KATHMANDU,   Jan 22: Two days after the US government shutdown, the US Embassy in Nepal has tweeted that the Embassy, including its library and social media services would come to a temporary halt.

WASHINGTON, Jan 20: The US Congress are racing to meet a midnight Friday deadline to pass a short-term bill to keep the US government open and prevent agencies from shutting down.

KATHMANDU, Jan 19: Photo journalists from private media outlets were barred to enter the Office of the President, Sheetal Niwas and capture the swearing in ceremony of provincial chiefs. President Bidya Devi Bhandari had administered oath of office and secrecy to seven newly-appointed province governors earlier today.

LOS ANGELES, Oct 5: Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler dismissed speculation that he had suffered a heart attack or a seizure but did little to clarify the ailment that led the band to cancel the remainder of its South American tour.

PARIS, April 24: French voters shut out the country's political mainstream from the presidency for the first time in the country's modern history, and on Monday found themselves being courted across the spectrum for the runoff election.

GORKHA, Jan 4: Snowfall and the subsequent freezing cold in northern part of the district has brought life to a stand still. Most of the residents, who are earthquake victims and live in huts and tents, have remained indoors. Due to the extreme cold, schools have shut down stating that they won't open until weather conditions improve.

DOLPA, July 23: The flights to and from the district have stalled since a week following the closure of the Jufal airport.