Minister's younger brothers Devendra Karki and Dr Mrigendra Karki also received 'Bhai Tika' along with him.
The candidates can be seen visiting the farmlands in course of the campaigning as this is the paddy and millet harvesting season and most of the voters can be met in their fields.
People who don't have siblings received Bhai Tike today at the Balgopaleshwor temple of Ranipokhari.
In 79 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of three people were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its regular update on Thursday. Likewise, the virus infection was detected in one person in 275 antigen tests performed in the last 24 hours.
There is a gap of 20 per cent of the polio vaccine coverage in the 34 districts across the country. Dr Badri Raj Pandey, chairman of the National Certification Committee of polio said that there is 80 per cent polio vaccine coverage in 34 districts of Nepal.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari did not offer Bhaitika to her brothers this year.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba did not partake in the Bhaitika rituals this year.
The Palpali Dhaka fabric has become the choice of both domestic and foreign visitors to Palpa with the product diversification in response to the desire of the consumers.
The Gandaki province team has been announced for the upcoming 'Prime Minister's Cup One Day' National Men's Cricket Tournament.
There is a minor influence of westerly winds in the country at present. Due to the effect of this weather system, there is possibility of light rain in one or two places of Province No. 1, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces, according to the Weather Forecasting Division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology.
Domestic and foreign tourists have started arriving in Kanchenjunga region, the home to the third highest peak in the world.
Brothers are receiving tika from their sisters today, the main day of Tihar, the second biggest festival of Nepali Hindus.
A federal judge in Arizona said he hopes to decide by Friday whether to order members of a group to stop monitoring outdoor ballot drop boxes in the Phoenix area in an effort that has sparked allegations of voter intimidation.
Flowers one of the most essential items for celebrating Tihar festival has run out of stock in the district. Though flowers are cultivated commercially there is shortage of flowers.
Nepal Police has arrested a person on the charge of misusing the photographs of women. The cyber bureau of Nepal Police arrested Rabindra Bhandari of Shuklagandaki municipality-8 in Tanahun for posting photographs of women and other distinguished personalities along with abusive comments in the social media.