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Armed Police Force (APF) Chief Raju Aryal has directed the APF personnel to get deployed in the field to ensure a robust security situation in the House of Representatives (HoR) polls scheduled for March 5.

Issuing instructions to APF officers being deployed as chiefs at various stations, Aryal emphasized the need for the highest level of professionalism and focus throughout the election period. He urged security personnel to work diligently to maintain an effective and reliable security arrangement.

Aryal also instructed the APF to ensure that the elections are conducted in a fearless and peaceful manner, stressing strict adherence to the election code of conduct.

Additionally, he directed the force to remain proactive in controlling revenue leakage during the election period.

A person died in a rhino attack in Madi Municipality-1, Chitwan district on Monday. 

DSP Rabindra Khanal of the District Police Office, Chitwan said that 22-year-old Ashok Bhattarai died in the incident. 

Critically injured Bhattarai was rushed to the Chitwan Medical College but breathed his last during the course of treatment, DSP Khanal added.

Chitwan National Park officials said that two people were killed in the rhino attacks in the current fiscal year in Chitwan.

The Rasuwa Customs Office has collected Rs 1.16 billion in revenue during the first six months of the current fiscal year 2082/83 BS, according to Chief Customs Officer Tulasi Prasad Bhattarai.  

Currently, the officials are screening some 200 goods-laden containers.

The Office also marked the 74th Customs Day organizing a special event on Monday. 

Bhattarai said that the Nepal Inter Model Transport Development Committee is working to clear the debris gathered in the dry port area, which was amassed following the flooding in Lhende river occurred on July 7, 2025. 

Currently, as high as 250 trucks could be accommodated at the site after clearing the debris. 

While marking the Customs Day, the Office felicitated two businesspersons and four customs officials for their outstanding delivery.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) has identified nine districts at high risk of forest fire. 

According to the Authority, Banke, Bardiya, Chitwan, Dang, Kailali, Kanchanpur, Parsa, Salyan and Surkhet districts are categorized as having high risk of forest fire.

Likewise, Achham, Arghakhachi, Bara, Dadeldhura, Doti, Gorkha, Jajarkot, Kapilbastu, Makawanpur, Nawalpur, Pyuthan, Sindhuli and Udayapur also face risks of forest fire. 

The Authority has said that effective measures including preparedness, surveillance and warning systems have been applied to mitigate the risks of forest fire in the districts. 

Such measures are in place to make them more effective and result-oriented based on cooperation and coordination of the three layers of government.

There is a partial impact of the westerly wind in the country at present, resulting in light rain in the high hills and mountainous areas in Gandaki, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces in the afternoon today.

According to the Weather Forecasting Division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, the high hills in Gandaki, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces will remain partly cloudy and receive rain. 

The mountainous belt of these provinces will receive snowfall as well. 

Furthermore, some places in Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces are likely to receive light rain along with thunder. 

The same patterns of weather systems are predicted for this evening as well in the provinces, the Division stated.

The printing of the ballot papers for the proportional representation (PR) electoral system for the forthcoming House of Representatives (HoR) polls has been completed, the Election Commission (EC) said.  

The EC stated that a total of 20,850,000 ballot papers were printed on Monday at Janak Education Materials Center Limited, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur.

Managing Director of Janak Education Materials Center Limited, Yadunath Paudel, said that printing of the ballot papers for the first past the post electoral system will begin after the completion of the ballot papers for the PR system. 

The Center has already sent almost 1.1 million ballot papers to the EC as samples, which will be used for voter awareness and other related purposes.

France's National Assembly has taken a first step towards banning social media access for under-15s, a proposal backed by President Emmanuel Macron, BBC reported. 

Lawmakers in the lower house on Monday agreed key elements of the bill, and are now expected to vote on the full text. The bill still needs to be approved by the upper house, the Senate.

If the legislation is passed, young teenagers would not be able to use networks such as Snapchat, Instagram and TikTok, according to BBC. 

Verified videos emerging from Iran show bodies piled up in a hospital, snipers stationed on buildings and CCTV cameras being destroyed, following the unprecedented crackdown on protests earlier this month, BBC reported. 

BBC Verify has been tracking the spread of protests across Iran since they first erupted in late December, but the near total internet blackout imposed by the authorities has made it extremely difficult to document the scale of the state's deadly crackdown on protesters.

The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) says it has confirmed the killing of nearly 6,000 people, including 5,633 protesters, since the unrest began at the end of December. It says it is also currently investigating another 17,000 reported deaths received despite an internet shutdown after nearly three weeks, according to BBC.