Radio Sagarmatha, Nepal's pioneering public service radio, resumed its live relay of the BBC Nepali Service news program from Thursday saying it had valid permission from the government to do so. Bheri FM in Surkhet also resumed BBC news from Thursday and some of the other 12 stations used BBC are also expected to start their services. The government had stopped the relay of BBC Nepali service after the royal takeover on 1 February, and also banned all news and current affairs programs on FM. Broadcasters resumed news programs after the Supreme Court issued an interim order last month. The government still blocks the first 15 minutes of the BBC World Service news in English that is relayed by the state-owned Radio Nepal's transmiters on 103 FM 24 hours a day.