Last night, a flight from Bangalore at Tribhuvan International Airport has to suffer from power outage. This has created a matter of sensational news among the media as Nepal Airlines is the only government flight and TIA is the only international airport in Nepal. According to a source at TIA, the lights went off at around 9:00pm when a Boeing 757 flight was making a final approach on the runway. The lightening went off at 09:00 pm when Boeing 757 from Bangalore was approaching its final trip. “The flight, which had been cleared for landing, overshot the runway after the captain in command noticed electrical outage during the short final phase of his landing,” the source added. Source mentioned the automatic stand-by backup generator takes around 7 seconds when the direct source of electricity is cut off. Apparently, the airport is back-up by a Rs 2-crore worth 1000 KVA diesel generator.

A team of Nepal Army diffused the bomb found in a suspicious package located nearby the Metropolitan Police Circle (MPC), neat Tinkune-Baneshwor Bagmati Bridge. The bomb has been found on the day when Netra Bikram Chand ‘Biplav’-led Communist Party of Nepal has imposed nationwide general strike after police disrupted an event of the party and arrested its leaders and cadres in Biratnagar of Morang district on Sunday. Hence they organized a day strike at all around Nepal. Meanwhile, the spot have been has been cleared and evacuated allowing one-way traffic along the Maitighar Mandala-Tinkune road section, police informed. “It has been arranged to deploy the Nepal Army personnel to the site to inspect the package”, police informed. The spot was evacuated and one-way vehicular movement was allowed along the Maitighar Mandala-Tinkune road section after a black package that looked like a school bag with wires and a switch coming out of it, and a sheet of paper written “Khatara” (Danger) on it, was found this afternoon. Meanwhile, nobody has claimed the responsibility for the terrorizing act.

The guru of Vajra master of Pangboche monastery, Lama Geshe Odiyaana Vajra Rinpoche, passed away (entered into parinirvāṇa) in the morning of February 13 at the age of 87, in the Sherpa village of Pangboche, on the way to Everest Base Camp. Lama Rinpoche was well known and revered among some of the climbers of Mount Everest. He becomes the best ranking Lama within the region, which also held a Buddhist doctorate. Climbers passing his home could visit receive his blessings earlier than they ascended the Everest. The holy body relic of Lama Rinpoche has be kept at his residence in Pangboche for ceremonial offerings. The relic has been accessible for public audience from February 18 and will continue to be so till February 21. The relic will then be cremated on February 22 with traditional processions, followed by Vajrayana Buddhist rites of fire pūjā based on sadhanas of Desheg Kundue (Red-Chenrezig), Minling Dorsem (Vajrasattva), Naro Khachö (Vajrayogini), and Konchok Chidue (Guru Rinpoche). The fire pūjās would be carried out from all four directions of the cremation tomb. His devotees have been welcomed to pay homage, supplicate and receive blessings. From birth, Rinpoche was the recipient of blessings, empowerments, initiations and teachings mainly from Root Guru Vajradhara His Holiness the 41st Sakya Trizin. Also from many of the foremost masters and scholars of this age, including His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama, the late H.E. Chogye Trichen Rinpoche, H.E. Luding Khenchen Rinpoche and the late H.E. Dezhung Rinpoche. Khöndung Ratna Vajra masters all the major rituals of the Sakya Order of Tibetan Buddhism, which he learned under the guidance of his father His Holiness the Sakya Trizin. Rinpoche is considered to be one of the most highly qualified lineage masters of both the esoteric and exoteric teachings of philosophy and meditation according to the Sakya School. He is renowned for his erudition and the clarity of his teaching. In 1980 he began his formal education under the tutorship of Ven. Rinchen Sangpo. Later in  1980/81 Ratna Vajra Rinpoche received for the first time the cycle of the precious uncommon Lam Dre teachings from His Holiness the Sakya Trizin. On 8th October 1981 in the presence of His Holiness the Sakya Trizin, his tutor, and prominent members of the Sakya Centre, he took his first oral examination on the Remembrance of the Triple Gem, The Three Heap Sutra, The Confession Sutra, the Extended Lineage Guru’s Prayers and several other texts. He then embarked on the basic monastic curriculum of studies, consisting in Tibetan reading, writing, grammar, memorisation and recitation of basic prayers, and rituals.  In 1986 he performed his first retreat on Vajrapani Butadramara together with his mother, Her Eminence Gyalyum Kushok.

The relatives of the 6 years kid, Bishal Shrestha of Bhanu Municipality will receive a relief compentation fund of Rs. 50000, as he was preyed by leopard on Wednesday night. “The victim’s family will be funded with the amount as a relief funeral expenses”, said Assistant Forest Officer, Babu Ram Upreti. However, the constitution has the provision of compensate the kin of any accident victim with the amount of 1 million. After the accident, a team of animal’s experts from Jawalakhel Zoo had deployed for the search and tranquilition of such wild animals. However, the team returned empty handed.

The widening of the highway had begun their tasks in 2015 and was expected to be summit by 2017. This is the highway, used to enter the capital valley from different parts of Nepal, including the eastern and western. This has been one of the major routes as it directly links the capital valley. Province 3 Minister because Internal Affairs and Law, Shalikram Jammarkattel, has mentioned that they are not going to give some more additional time for the road upgrade and construction. Narayangadh-Muglin Highway upgrade project was supposed to expand the highway and end-up last year, but the contractors demanded some additional time again. Hence, the deadline was to be extend on February 20. Minister Jammarkattel said that arrangement will be made to ensure genuine remuneration to working journalists mentioned on a press meet in Dhading today. Minister Jammarkattel also assumed for formulating media-friendly legal guidelines for Ministry of statistics and Communications.

India-Nepal oil pipeline project, Motihari-Amlekhgunj petroleum pipeline project is supposed to expedite sooner as the active participation of Indian Oil Corporation could be seen out. On the project, Nepal’s 36.2 kilometer route from Raxaul needs to plant the pipeline and the Indian border to Amlekhgunj via Birgunj Customs, Birgunj Bypass, Gandak, Parwanipur, Jitpur, Simara and Pathlaiya connecting Motihari a 32.7 km route pipeline needs to impair. Although majority of groundwork for the project has been completed, work relating to forest clearance is still pending. The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the pipeline project and the Ministry of Population and Environment (MoPE) will soon approve the document. This task has been pending, as MoPE has not approved the document. As this bill is passed, Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation will have to give the final nod to EIA, which will open the door for IOC to begin construction work. The Indian government will inject INR 3.5 billion into the project; the expenditure related data from the Nepali side has not been made public yet. NOC, Simara-Bara project’s Mechanical Engineer Sharad Paudel said, the pipes with 10.75 inch diameter and 8 mm thickness will be laid 25 meters away from the road and five feet below the ground. The pipes will run along the east side of the road from Raxaul to Gandak, while they will run along the west side for the remaining distance. The so contracted pipes manufactured and supplier company Jindal Pipes Ltd. is the backend bone to macininate the pipeline project. As a warehouse NOC has being using Birgunj Sugar Mill to store the necessary machinery. The Raxaul-Amlekhgunj oil pipeline was first proposed in 1996. However, the project edged closer to reality during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Kathmandu in 2014. The two countries had inked an agreement to construct the pipeline in August of 2015.

CPN-Maoist Centre chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda mentioned to be unified with CPN-UML within few days. The unification process would be made acceptable to all. Addressing the general convention of the party-affiliated All Nepal Teachers’ Association here Friday, Chairman Dahal said, “Intensive discussion was on for the unity. It is not because of dispute, but of the plan to settle all issues in a package that has slightly delayed the unification.” Even though, Dahal mentioned about the unity, this has created a doubtful action as none of the Maoist Centre had joined the Oli led newly formed government. Moreover, the Chairman informed that the priority of the alliance was the economic development and prosperity. On a different note, he hailed the role of teachers, stating that teachers have huge contribution for country’s political change. He argued that technical education could help create jobs in the country. Former Education Minister Dhaniram Poudel said all- students, teachers and parents-should make common efforts for socialist education as provisioned by the constitution.