Scribe Biyogi is dead

Kathmandu: Senior journalist Govinda Biyogi passed away on Sunday. He was 75. In the latter part of his life, he headed Editors’ Society and was also the editor of Matribhumi. He is survived by three sons and two daughters. Biyogi was undergoing treatment at Sahid Gangalal Heart Centre, Bansbari. The Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ), Reporters’ Club and other media organisations have expressed condolence over the sad demise of a noted journalist. Information and Communications Minister, Shree Shumsher Rana, was among those who were present at the Pashupati Aryaghat where his body was cremated. The FNJ on Sunday decided to close its central and all district offices nationwide on Monday, as a tribute to Biyogi. — HNS

Man killed in factory

KATHMANDU: An unidentified man died on Sunday when he accidentally got caught in a machine at a cotton factory in Bishal Nagar, Kathmandu. Police said 25-year-old man was killed when a running machine caught him in the cotton factory owned by Mohammad Parvej Alam. Investigation is underway, police said. — HNS

APF team returns

KATHMANDU: One hundred and twenty Armed Police Force (APF) personnel, who served as Formed Police Unit in Liberia under the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission, returned home on Sunday. Additional Inspector General of the APF, Rohit Thapa, received them at the Tribhuvan International Airport, according to a press release issued by the APF Headquarters. Thapa, addressing a welcome function at the APF Headquarters in Halchowk, lauded the performance of the APF personnel in Liberia. — HNS

Bomb defused

KATHMANDU: Security personnel on Sunday defused an improvised explosive put in a pressure cooker and planted at Mitrapark in Kathmandu. Traffic came to a halt for an hour due to the placement of explosive planted by the suspected Maoists at around 3:30 pm. — HNS

Positive thinking

KATHMANDU: The Nepal Management Association organised an interaction on positive thinking at Kamaladi, Kathmandu, on Saturday. According to a press statement issued by the association on Sunday, 60 persons participated in the interaction. “Positive thinking is inevitable for peace, health and national welfare,” Acharya Shree Dhruva said. “For this, everyone should give up unnecessary mental grudge,” he added. — HNS