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Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa said on Monday he had joined his final training camp with the national team as the veteran closes ​in on a likely sixth World Cup appearance next month, Reuters reported. 

The 40-year-old is widely expected to be included in coach Javier Aguirre's squad for the World Cup, which Mexico will co-host alongside the United States and Canada from June 11 to July 19.

Mexico's education authorities agreed on Monday to keep the 2025-2026 ​school calendar unchanged, reversing a proposed early end to the academic year that had drawn criticism from parents and raised questions about disruptions ​linked to the World Cup, Reuters reported. 

The federal ​education ministry and state authorities unanimously ⁠agreed to preserve the existing 185-day school ​calendar, Education Minister Mario Delgado said, meaning ​the school year will still end on July 15 as originally scheduled.

Tottenham Hotspur wasted a golden chance to ease their Premier League relegation fears as Dominic Calvert-Lewin's penalty earned Leeds United a 1-1 draw in North London on Monday, Reuters reported. 

A first home win in the league since December would have put Spurs four points clear of 18th-placed West Ham United ​with two games left and in sight of salvation after a woeful season.

It looked on the cards when Mathys Tel struck with a stunning effort early in the second half, curling a right-footed shot into the top corner to raise the roof in the stadium.

The Gandaki Province government has begun pre-budget discussions for the upcoming fiscal year, 2083/84. 

The principles and priorities of the budget are dwelt on during the deliberations. 

The provincial government is obliged to announce the annual budget on Ashar 1 as per Nepali calendar.

Minister for Economic Affairs Jit Bahadur Sherchan said that the principles and priorities of the budget and programs would be presented in the Province Assembly before introducing the annual budget. 

"Pre-budget discussions are going on now. The government is planning to incorporate suggestions from local levels on the budget," he said.

According to him, homework is on for introducing mega projects to contribute to the province's journey to prosperity. However, enforceability of budget would be taken into account while formulating it, he shared.

Chief of Budget Division at the Ministry Dilli Ram Rijal said that the pre-budget discussions were organized in all districts of the province except Kaski. 

"Discussions are also being held with the local levels, private sector and other stakeholders on budget formulation," he said. Thematic ministries are coordinated in this bid. 

It has been informed that the budget size this year would see slight decline. 

Last year, the Gandaki Province government had announced a budget of Rs 31.98 billion. 

As the province government has not been able to increase internal resources, it is facing stress during budget formulation.

The revenue collection has not met the target either.

In the wake of rising incidents of animal injuries, the Parsa National Park has set up a ‘Wildlife Rescue Team’ so that the injured animals could be rescued on time.

With this squad in place, the Parsa National Park's compulsion of seeking help from the neighbouring Chitwan National Park has ended. The emergency team is standby since mid April.

Information Officer at the Parsa National Park, Santosh Kumar Bhagat, said that it had been easy to prevent further risk and treat the injured animals from the park after the formation of the rescue team. 

The team attending the rescue includes veterinarians, technicians and drivers. In case of need, we reach Parsa, Rautahat and Makawanpur and provide essential service, he added. 

Till mid April of the current fiscal year, the authority provided emergency safety to a tiger, six spotted deer and 100 cobras.

The park treated 25 king cobras, 15 pythons, one pangolin and three other animals and released to their natural habitats.

A Parliament meeting has been scheduled for 1 pm today.

The meeting will hold deliberation on the government policies and programs. 

The lawmakers representing the respective parties would put forth their views.

President Ram Chandra Paudel had presented the government's policies and programs in the joint meeting of the federalParliament yesterday. 

The budget for the fiscal year, 2083/84 will be announced in this session of the Parliament.

Few places in hilly regions of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces are predicted to have light to moderate rainfall later today.

One to two places in the Tarai region are also likely to have moderate rainfall coupled with lightning and thunder. 

The Weather Forecasting Division said that it would be generally cloudy in Koshi Province and in the hilly and mountainous belts across the country.

Partly cloudy weather is predicted in southern plains. 

Currently, the country is witnessing the impact of westerly wind and local wind. There is also a partial effect of the low pressure belt which is near the eastern region of Nepal. 

The Beni-Jomsom-Korala road, which links Mustang to the national highway, has been obstructed since this morning due to a landslide at Mahabhir of Annapurna Rural Municipality-7 in Myagdi district.

With this, vehicles have stranded on the 76-km-long Beni-Jomsom section, one of the busiest stretches in the region. 

Vehicles heading to Mustang from Beni and from Jomsom stopped midway, creating sheer inconvenience, especially to the tourists and pilgrims visiting Mustang and the Muktinath Temple.

Information Officer at the District Police Office Sagar Timilsina, however, said that efforts were afoot to clear the debris by using heavy equipment of the Road Department.

Mahabhir has a steep topography, and poses risks frequently on Beni-Jomsom road with recurring land and rock falls. Once it is rainy, the debris is deposited on the road, disrupting vehicular movement.