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The International Day of Charity is being celebrated across the world today by recalling the philanthropic activities of Mother Teresa, who devoted herself to helping the destitute. 

This day has been observed across the world since 2012 and the main objective of this day is to support the community people suffering from inequalities, poverty and different types of sufferings.   

The day is marked to sensitize and mobilize people, NGOs, and stakeholders all around the world to help others through volunteer and philanthropic activities, according to the United Nations Organization (UNO).

The UN states that charity today is a driving force in social innovation, poverty reduction, and inclusive development.  

"The date of September 5 was chosen in order to commemorate the anniversary of the passing away of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 "for work undertaken in the struggle to overcome poverty and distress, which also constitute a threat to peace," according to the UN.

The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development puts ending poverty across all its dimensions at the center of the global mission. Poverty isn’t just a lack of income; it also means hunger, exclusion, unsafe living conditions, and limited access to education or healthcare. 

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires strong partnerships between governments, civil society, businesses, and charitable organizations working together.

The low-pressure trough of the monsoon is currently located in the south of its average position and the weather is likely to remain cloudy throughout the country, the Meteorological Forecasting Division stated.

There is a possibility of moderate rainfall in some hilly areas of Lumbini and Sudurpaschim provinces, and some parts of the Tarai region. 

Similarly, the weather will remain generally cloudy tonight. Some parts of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki and Sudurpaschim Provinces will receive moderate rain tonight.

Likewise, one or two places of hilly areas of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces are likely to witness heavy rainfall.  

The division has indicated the risks of landslides and debris flows due to the rain, and has urged all concerned to adopt safety measures and preparedness. 

The revenue collection of the Hanumandhoka Durbar Square, a world heritage site in Kathmandu, increased by more than Rs 20 million in the last fiscal year compared to the previous year. 

Chief of the Hanumandhoka Durbar Square Conservation Program, Chandra Gopal Pradhan, said that the Program received Rs 194.6 million in revenue in the last fiscal year. The total revenue collection was Rs 176.9 million in the fiscal year 2023/24.

Last year, a total of 50,533 tourists from the SAARC member states and almost 160,000 tourists from other countries visited the Hanumandhoka Durbar Square Area.

The fee charged for the tourists for their visits to the Hanumandhoka Durbar Square Area is the main source of income of the Program.  

Pradhan shared that the current entrance fee is set at Rs 500 for tourists from SAARC member states and Rs 1,000 for tourists from other countries. While Nepali citizens are not charged an entrance fee, they are required to pay a fee to visit the museum.

Nineteen Nepali nationals deported by the United States of America (USA) for illegal entry/stay into the country have arrived in Kathmandu this evening. 

The deportees include two women and 17 men.

They were brought in a chartered flight by US authorities. 

Upon landing at the Tribhuvan International Airport, the TIA Immigration Office completed the necessary procedures and handed them over to the Nepal Police for due procedures, shared Senior Immigration Officer Anjan Neupane. 

Prior to this, 215 Nepalis have been deported from the US and returned to Nepal.

The Madhes Province government has decided to grant a public holiday tomorrow. 

A notice issued today by Bimal Prasad Baral, Secretary at the Ministry of Home, Communications and Law of the provincial government, stated that a public holiday has been declared across the Province on Friday to mark the Mohammad Jayanti.

Following the decision of the Ministry of Communicationand Information Technology to shut down unregistered social media platforms in Nepal, the ‘Hamro Patro’ app has applied for registration.

Ministry spokesperson Gajendra Kumar Thakur shared that Hamro Patro app proprietors have applied for registration today.

The Supreme Court had ordered the Government to register domestic and foreign online and social media platforms with the relevant bodies before allowing their operation in the country.

In compliance with the order, the meeting of the Council of Ministers had called on individuals, companies or organizations interested in operating social media platforms in Nepal to register. 

According to the Directives to manage the use of social media, 2080, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology had asked the applicants to submit an application within seven days for listing of their platform in the format specified in Schedule 1 of the same directives.

IT company Meta has contacted the Secretariat of the Minister for Communications and Information Technology Prithvi Subba Gurung, hours after the government decided to ban Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram among 26 social media platforms.

Ministry Spokesperson and Joint Secretary Gajendra Thakur informed that Meta has contacted Minister Gurung's personal assistant Shaligram Parajuli through email.

Thakur said that Meta has asked for the necessary documents for registration in Nepal from its office in Singapore.

The Meta, however,  has not come into contact through government officials.

Earlier, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology had decided to shut down 26 social media platforms in Nepal in accordance with the Supreme Court order and the decision of the Council of Ministers.

The Nepal Telecommunications Authority has written to the mobile and internet service providers to block access to 26 social media platforms.

The authority directed the internet service providers to shut down the social media platforms including Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram among others in accordance with the decision of the Cabinet meeting and the order of the Supreme Court.

Earlier, the meeting of the council of ministers had called on social media platforms to get registered in Nepal.

A meeting of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology held on Thursday decided to shut down 26 social media platforms including WhatsApp.