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Police have arrested a man on the charge of murdering his wife in Dang.

Penduwa Chaudhary (43) of Tulsipur Sub-Metropolitan City-4 killed his 42-year-old wife Lakshmi Chaudhary by hitting her on the head with an iron rod.

According to Police Inspector Navaratna Malla of the Tulsipur Area Police Office, Laxmi died on the spot when she was attacked by her husband under the influence of alcohol on Saturday.

Two neighbors Meena Thapa and Sheela Chowdhury were also injured in the incident, after Penduwa attacked them with the rod when they came to inquire about the incident.

Both of them are undergoing treatment at Rapti Regional Hospital, Tulsipur.

The condition of both is normal, said ward chairman of Tulsipur-4 Tulsi Thapa.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal returned home after attending the 19th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) held in Uganda.

The inbound and outbound flights were barred  for half-an-hour at the Tribhuvan International Airport for the Prime Minister during the time when he arrived in Kathmandu from Qatar Airways.

The Deputy Prime Minister, Speaker and ministers had reached the airport to welcome him.

Leading a Nepali delegation, Prime Minister Dahal had left for Uganda via Qatar Airlines at 2: 15 am on Thursday.

He was accompanied by his daughter Ganga Dahal, Foreign Minister Narayan Prakash Saud, Foreign Secretary Sewa Lamsal and senior officials of Nepal government.

During the summit, the Prime Minister addressed the plenary session of the Summit on the theme ‘Deepening Cooperation for Shared Global Affluence’ on January 19.

During his stay in Uganda, he also held a meeting with Nepali diaspora community.

Feel Good Productivity

Ali Abdaal

Self Help | Psychology

Drawing on decades of psychological research, Dr Ali Abdaal has found that the secret to productivity and success isn’t grind–it’s feeling good. If you can make your work feel good, then productivity takes care of itself. In this revolutionary book, Ali reveals how the science of feel-good productivity can transform your life. He introduces the three hidden ‘energizers’ that underpin enjoyable productivity, the three ‘blockers’ we must overcome to beat procrastination, and the three ‘sustainers’ that prevent burnout and help us achieve lasting fulfillment. He recounts the inspiring stories of founders, Olympians, and Nobel-winning scientists who embody the principles of Feel-Good Productivity. And he introduces the simple, actionable changes that you can use to achieve more and live better, starting today. 

The Mountain is You

Brianna Wiest

Self Help 

This is a book about self-sabotage. Why we do it, when we do it, and how to stop doing it—for good. Coexisting but conflicting needs create self-sabotaging behaviors. This is why we resist efforts to change, often until they feel completely futile. But by extracting crucial insight from our most damaging habits, building emotional intelligence by better understanding our brains and bodies, releasing past experiences at a cellular level, and learning to act as our highest potential future selves, we can step out of our way and into our potential. For centuries, the mountain has been used as a metaphor for the big challenges we face, especially ones that seem impossible to overcome. To scale our mountains, we have to do the deep internal work of excavating trauma, building resilience, and adjusting how we show up for the climb. In the end, it’s not the mountain we master, but ourselves. 

101 Essays that Will Change the Way You Think

Brianna Wiest

Self Help 

Over the past few years, Brianna Wiest has gained renown for her deeply moving, philosophical writing. This new compilation of her published work features pieces on why you should pursue purpose over passion, embrace negative thinking, see the wisdom in daily routine, and become aware of the cognitive biases that are creating the way you see your life. Some of these pieces have never been seen; others have been read by millions of people around the world. Regardless, each will leave you thinking: this idea changed my life.

A team of Department of Revenue Investigation on Friday arrested four persons with more than Rs 23 million undeclared money.

Director General of the Department, Nawaraj Dhungana said that the team arrested Naresh Agrawal and his assistant with that amount.

The team recovered the money while conducting a raid at the house of Agrawal.

The seized amount is speculated to be of illegal 'hundi' transaction.

The Department is preparing to take the date from the court to detain the arrested ones to investigate into the case, according to Director General Dhungana.

The Election Commission has directed the government and the Home Ministry to make arrangements of movement of candidates and voters only after coordinating with respective District Administration Office while participating in election related programs for the National Assembly election scheduled for January 25.

The government has been asked to make necessary security arrangements on the route leading to polling stations and residential areas of Province Assembly members, chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of rural municipalities and mayors, deputy-mayors as they are the voters and they live in different places in the province.

Twenty seats at the NA are going to be vacant from March 3. Of 20 seats, the election is scheduled for 19 seats on January 25. 

The EC issued such directives on the basis of recommendation of the High-Level Election Security Committee formed under Election Security (Management) Directive-2078 in view of possible security challenges, said Assistant Spokesperson at the EC, Shreedhar Panthi.

Office of the Election Officers have already been established at the Province Election Office in Morang, Dhanusha, Makawanpur, Dang, Surkhet and Kailali and election code of conduct has been enforced since January 16.

The EC, through the Government of Nepal, and the Home Ministry, directed the security bodies to ensure effective and reliable election security arrangements making the District Election Security Committee active and to provide details after carrying out necessary supervision in course of implementation of election code of conduct.

The parliamentary Committee for Education, Health and Information Technology has directed the government to submit documents related to Mobile Device Management System (MDMS) and Telecommunication Traffic Monitoring and Fraud Control System (TERAMOCS). 

A meeting of the committee on Thursday directed the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology to submit papers related to policy decision, purchase process, payment and rationale of implementation concerning MDMS and TERAMOCS from the start. 

The House panel also decided to ask for the ministry-level investigation report on these topics and the court decisions related to the same and to take further decisions on the basis of consultations with experts. 

The committee’s decision comes following the discussions it held earlier in the day with Minister for Communications and Information Technology Rekha Sharma, Communications Secretary Ram Krishna Subedi and other officials at the ministry.

In the meeting, Minister Sharma shared that the ministry is studying the policy decisions made by previous governments and works carried out by the implementing bodies. She said the ministry will cooperate with investigations to be conducted by the authorized agency into the topic of any said irregularities in the implementation of these systems.
Nepal Telecommunications Authority had brought the technology for over Rs 3bn for making telecommunication services credible and qualitative.

Earlier, the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament had instructed the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority to carry out further investigation into the technology procurement process of TERAMOCS and proceed with the prosecution in accordance with the law. 

The price of gold has increased by Rs 500 per tola in the domestic market on Friday.

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the precious yellow metal is being traded at Rs 118, 000 per tola today. It was traded at Rs 117, 500 per tola on Thursday.

Meanwhile, tejabi gold is being traded at Rs 117, 450 per tola. It was traded at Rs 116, 950 per tola.

Similarly, the price of silver has increased by Rs 5 and is being traded at Rs 1,395 per tola today.

Veteran singer and litterateur Yogesh Vaidya passed away at the age of 77 on Friday.

Suffering from diabetes for a long time, the popular singer passed away at Kathmandu Valley Hospital in the Capital at 12:30 am today, a family source confirmed.

Singer Vaidya, who had recently undergone a kidney transplant, was also suffering from cold. He had some issues of paralysis as well.  

Vaidya has sung more than 600 songs in Nepali and Newari languages. 

Born at Nardevi of Kathmandu in 2003 BS, Vaidya's 'Sapana Bhulai Sara', Kati Pyasi Chha Jindagi' and many other songs are popular among audiences at home and abroad.

Vaidya had won the first prize from the National Song Conference, Chhinnalata Song Prize and several other awards during his musical and literary careers.

A family source said that Vaidya's body will be kept at Nepal Academy of Music and Drama in Naxal for tributes and the final rites will be performed at Pashupati Aryaghat today itself.  

He is survived  by his wife, two daughters and a son.