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The Weather Forecasting Division has predicted that the weather will be generally cloudy in Koshi Province as well as in the remaining hilly areas of the country this afternoon.

In a bulletin, the Division stated that the monsoon wind was slightly weak, while there is a partial impact of the local wind. 

Moderate rainfall is likely in some places of Koshi, Madhes Bagmati and the hilly areas of Gandaki Province and a few areas of other provinces today.

There are chances of heavy rainfall in one or two places of Koshi and Bagmati Provinces today, the Division forecasted.  

Generally cloudy weather is expected in Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces with partial cloud coverage in the remaining areas tonight. 

There is a chance of moderate rainfall in a few places of Gandaki Province, and one or two locations in the rest of the hilly areas and Tarai region.

The petroleum products of Rs 26.33 billion were imported from Bigunj Customs Point in the first two months of the current fiscal year.

The Birgunj Customs Point imported diesel, petrol, LP gas, aviation turbine fuel (ATF) and kerosene worth Rs 26.33 billion during the period, Chief Customs Administrator Bishnu Prasad Gyawali said.

According to Gyawali, the imports increased by Rs 1.76 billion in the review period compared to the same period of the last fiscal year. 

With the increase in imports, the revenue collection also rose by Rs 1.29 billion, he added. 

The office had collected Rs 9.89 billion from the imports of the petroleum products in the first two months of last fiscal year, while the revenue collection under the same title reached Rs 11.18 billion in the review period of the current fiscal year, Gyawali shared.

Dozens of world leaders gathered at the United Nations on Monday to embrace a Palestinian state, a landmark diplomatic shift nearly two years into the Gaza warthat faces fierce resistance from Israel and its close ally the United States, Reuters reported.

President Emmanuel Macron announced that France would recognize Palestine statehood at a meeting he convened with Saudi Arabia - a milestone that could boost Palestinian morale but appeared unlikely to change much on the ground.

The most far-right government in Israel's history has declared there will be no Palestinian state as it pushes on with its fight against militant group Hamas in Gaza following the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel that killed some 1,200 people, according to Reuters.

TikTok's algorithm - the technology that determines what users see in their feed - will be copied and retrained using US user data as part of a deal to secure the app's future in the country, BBC reported.

A White House official said on Monday that TikTok's recommendation system will be audited by tech giant Oracle, and operated by a new joint venture involving US investors in order to meet requirements for the app's sale.

It comes after President Donald Trump said a deal to prevent the app's ban in the US, unless sold by its Chinese parent company ByteDance, had been reached with China's approval.

The BBC has approached ByteDance and TikTok for comment, according to BBC.

The highest court in India has strongly criticised the country's aviation authorities for their handling of the aftermath of the Air India plane crash that killed 261 people in June, BBC reported.

Leaving only one survivor, the flight bound for Gatwick airport from Ahmedabad crashed shortly after taking off, killing 242 passengers on board and 19 others on the ground.

The court said it was "irresponsible" for the aviation authority to suggest, through leaks to the media, that pilot error had caused the disaster.

It called on Indian prime minister Narendra Modi for the government's response before it rules on a case filed by activists demanding an independent investigation, according to BBC.

France has formally recognised a Palestinian state, becoming the latest in a wave of countries to take the step, BBC reported.

Speaking at the UN in New York, President Emmanuel Macron said "the time for peace has come" and that "nothing justifies the ongoing war in Gaza". 

France and Saudi Arabia are hosting a one-day summit at the UN General Assembly focused on plans for a two-state solution to the conflict. G7 states Germany, Italy, and the US did not attend. 

Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta, Andorra and San Marino are also due to recognise a Palestinian state, after the UK, Canada, Australia and Portugal announced recognition on Sunday, according to BBC.

Interim government Prime Minister Sushila Karki expanded the Cabinet by inducting four ministers on Monday.

With the addition of new ministers, an eight-member Cabinet has been formed under the headship of Prime Minister Karki.

Newly appointed ministers took the oath of office and secrecy before President Ram Chandra Paudel amidst a function held on Sheetal Niwas this afternoon.

Anil Kumar Sinha has been appointed as the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies and Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Land Reforms, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation and Mahabir Pun has been appointed as the Minister for Education, Science and Technology.

Similarly, Jagadish Kharel has been appointed as the Minister for Communications and Information Technology and Sangita Kushal Mishra as the Minister for Health and Population.

With Dashain aura in the air, more than 189,000 people left the Kathmandu Valley in the last five days. 

According to the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office, such numbers of passengers moved outside the Kathmandu Valley in 29,360 public vehicles from September 17 to 21. The vehicles left the federal capital via Thankot, Sanga, Dakshinkali and Balaju check points.

Deputy Superintendent of Police at the Office, Lokendra Singh Guru, informed that people hailing from different parts of the country and living in the Kathmandu Valley for study, business, and employment have started heading towards their hometowns to celebrate Dashain festival. 

Total 34,556 passengers left Kathmandu Valley on September 17 while 36,100 on September 18, 40,555 on September 19, 34,879 on September 20 and 43,124 on September 21. 

Similarly, General Secretary of the Federation of Nepalese National Transport Entrepreneurs, Dek Nath Gautam, opined that problems had surfaced in movement of vehicles along many highways this year due to landslides. Thousands of vehicles were stranded due to obstruction of the Muglin-Narayangadh road section for hours, he added, urging the government to make prompt efforts to resume the highways soon.  

A huge number of people started thronging New Bus Park, Gongabu to secure bus tickets for heading towards villages to celebrate the biggest festival of Hindu people, Dashain.

More than 15,000 passengers are now leaving Kathmandu Valley from New Bus Park every day while this number in other normal days recorded 4,000-5,000, mentioned Gautam.