Author: Himalaya Post

Kathmandu- President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Tuesday took a solemn vow (Sankalpa) of worshipping materials of Mahashivaratri at Sheetal Niwas. There is time-honored tradition for the Head of the State to take Sankalpa of worshipping materials on the day of Mahashivaratri every year. After the vow-taking, the festive fervor of Mahashivaratri takes momentum across the country. With this, arrangement has been made for food and fire to the Sadhus thronging to the Pashupatinath Temple premises since Tuesday evening. Chief of Pashupati Goshwara Office Uma Acharya told that food accommodation has been made at Gorakhnath, Ram Temple, Nirmal and Bhashmeswor site of the Pashupati area since this morning while arrangement for holy fire (Dhuni) will be made from this evening. Likewise, arrangement of food and firewood will be made for Sadhus in the areas of Bairagi, Sanyasi, Udasi and Nath community at Thapathali since this morning....

Baitadi- The District Court Baitadi has remanded Dinesh Bhatta, 16, of Dogadakedar rural municipality 7, Chadepani in Baitadi – who was implicated in the rape and subsequent murder of an adolescent girl to a correction center. Dinesh was accused of taking life of Bhagirathi Bhatta, 17, of the same village after rape. The office of government lawyer on Tuesday had handed him to the court. Baitadi Police Chief and Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Narayan Prasad Adhikari shared that the court had remanded Dinesh to a correction center as the accused was below 18. A single bench of District Court Justice Tilak Bahadur Karki issued the order after hearing on the rape and murder case. Preparation was made to send Dinesh to a correction center in Doti on Wednesday, it is informed. Bhagirathi was found dead in a local Lablek forest on last February 4. After investigation into the incident, the police held Dinesh on February 16. Dinesh had admitted to his involvement in the rape and murder of Bhagirathi....

Kathmandu- The weather will be partly to generally cloudy throughout the country today due to the influence of the Westerly with chances of rainfall and snowfall at some places, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology said. Light rainfall along with thunder will occur in the hilly region of Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces as well as in some places of Bagmati province and Province no 1. There is possibility of light snowfall in the high hilly and mountainous region. Meteorologist Shanti Kandel said the impact of the Westerly will remain until the evening today. According to her, the weather will be fair from Tuesday. At present, the weather is fully cloudy in the western hilly region and generally cloudy in the rest of the hilly region of the country. It will be generally cloudy in the hilly region of the country and partially cloudy in the rest of the country towards the afternoon. Meanwhile, the Meteorological Forecasting Division stated in its weather update that Kathmandu Valley recorded the minimum temperature 9.5 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature 22.0 degrees Celsius in the last 24 hours. Similarly, Jumla recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 0.7 degrees Celsius throughout the country over the last 24 hours....