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A person has been arrested with a pistol and four rounds of bullets from Chandragiri Municipality-2, Nagdhunga on Friday. 

Keyur Puri (30) of Kirtipur Municipality-2, was nabbed with the pistol when carrying out a search on his car (registration number Ba 19 Cha 690), police said. 

He was heading towards Kathmandu from Chitwan. 

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) arrived in Kathmandu on Thursday.

Leading a 13-member team, Paparo landed at the Tribhuvan International Airport last night on a US Air Force chartered plane.

During his stay in Nepal, he will visit the Birendra Peace Action Training Center in Panchkhal, Kavre.

World Radio Day is being observed in several countries across the globe today with diverse programs on the participation of radio, communication experts and broadcasters. 

Proclaimed in 2011 by UNESCO Member States and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012, World Radio Day is celebrated every year on February 13. 

It is a Day to thank broadcasters for the news they deliver, the voices they amplify and the stories they share.

World Radio Day was first celebrated in 2012 under the leadership of UNESCO. It was initiated in commemoration of the day in 1946 when the United Nations Radio was established. 

UNESCO has stated that educational content is presented to audiences across all five continents through 'digital' broadcasting. 

According to UNESCO, the purpose of this day is to raise public awareness about the importance of radio as a communication medium, ensure access to information for decision-makers, encourage the use of radio, and strengthen international cooperation among broadcasters worldwide. 

Radio is regarded as a powerful medium for celebrating the diversity of human society. 

It is established as an important platform for democratic dialogue. Radio remains the most listened-to medium worldwide. 

Its unique capability to reach a wide audience makes radio a public forum that fosters the perception of diversity in society, provides opportunities for all voices to speak, be represented, and be heard.

UNESCO has emphasized that radio 'stations' should serve diverse communities by offering various programs, perspectives and content, and should also reflect audience diversity in their structure and operation.

In a message issued on the same occasion, UNESCO Director-General Khaled El-Enani emphasized that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) should be for the public good, stating that radio must work to provide information honestly and support communities with empathy. 

UNESCO has indicated that on the occasion of World Radio Day, various radio stations and broadcasters will conduct special programs, forums, competitions, story collections, and public awareness activities.

Presently the country has witnessed the general influence of the Westerly Winds. 

There are partly cloudy skies in the high hills and mountainous regions of Koshi, Gandaki and Karnali Provinces. 

According to the Weather Forecasting Division, the weather is mainly clear in remaining parts of the country. 

Mist will prevail in some areas of the Tarai region till noon today. Clouds will occur in Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces, and the rest of the areas will be partly cloudy. 

Tonight there will be mist in some places of the Tarai. Clouds will appear in the high hill and mountainous regions of Koshi and Gandaki Provinces, and the rest of the areas will be partly cloudy. 

There is a possibility of light rain and snowfall in one or two places in the high hill and mountainous regions of Koshi and Gandaki Provinces. 

The Division has urged the general public and all concerned to stay safe from air pollution in the Tarai and valleys where there is a possibility of mist in some Tarai areas until noon with no rainfall likely.