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With monsoon winds impacting the length and breadth of the country, there is possibility of heavy to very heavy rainfall at some places of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces as well as in the hilly regions of rest of the provinces. 

Furthermore, light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at many places of hilly regions of the country including Koshi, Madesh, Bagmati, Gandaki and Karnali Provinces, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology.

As the weather remains generally cloudy throughout the country, there are also chances of light to moderate snowfall at some places of the high hilly and mountainous region of the country.

Tonight, the weather will remain generally cloudy throughout the country. 

Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is possible at many places of Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces and at a few places in the rest of the country. There are chances of very heavy rainfall at a few places of Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces.

Light to moderate snowfall is likely at some places of the high hilly and mountainous region of the country, adds the Department.

Japanese voters could unleash political turmoil as they head to the polls on Sunday (July 20, 2025) in a tightly contested upper house election, with rising prices and immigration concerns threatening to weaken Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s grip on power, Reuters reported.

Opinion polls suggest  Liberal Democratic Party and coalition partner Komeito may fall short of the 50 seats needed to retain control of the 248-seat upper house of parliament in an election where half the seats are up for grabs.

The polls show smaller opposition parties pushing for tax cuts and increased public spending are set to gain, among them the right-wing Sanseito, which vows to curb immigration, oppose foreign capital inflows and reverse gender equality moves.

A poor showing by the coalition could shake investor confidence in the world’s fourth-largest economy and disrupt critical trade talks with the United States, analysts said, according to Reuters.

U.S. President Donald Trump sued the Wall Street Journal and its owners including Rupert Murdoch for at least $10 billion on Friday, over the newspaper's report that his name was on a 2003 birthday greeting for Jeffrey Epstein that included a sexually suggestive drawing and a reference to secrets they shared, Reuters reported.

The lawsuit filed in Miami federal court names Murdoch, Dow Jones, News Corp and its Chief Executive Robert Thomson, and two Wall Street Journal reporters as defendants, saying they defamed Trump and caused him to suffer "overwhelming" financial and reputational harm.

Epstein, the disgraced financier and sex offender, died by suicide in a New York jail cell in 2019.

His case has generated conspiracy theories that became popular among Trump's base of supporters who believed the government was covering up Epstein's ties to the rich and powerful, according to Reuters.

Hong Kong issued its highest storm warning on Sunday as Typhoon Wipha, packing winds of more than 167 kilometres (103 miles) per hour, brought heavy rain and wind across the territory, forcing the cancellation of more than 200 flights, BBC reported.

The city's weather observatory raised its storm signal to No. 10 at 9:20 a.m. (0120 GMT) and said it expected it to remain at that level "for some time".

Wipha will skirt around 50 km to the south of the observatory, the warning showed. Hurricane-force wind is affecting the southern part of Hong Kong, the observatory said, according to BBC.

The body of the husband of a couple, who went missing after a landslide buried a house at Langdi in Deurali of Modi Rural Municipality-3, Parbat on Sunday, has been found.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Rabin Bista of the District Police Office, Parbat informed that locals and security personnel found the body of 78-year-old Chhabilal Bishwakarma buried this afternoon.

Police are searching for Bishnumati who also went missing along with Chhabilal.

The landslide triggered by heavy rainfall buried their house this morning.

The price of gold has increased by Rs 800 per tola in the domestic market on Sunday.

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the precious yellow metal is being traded at Rs 193, 300 per tola today. It was traded at Rs 192, 500 per tola on Friday.

Similarly, the silver is being traded at Rs 2, 285 per tola today.

Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Badri Prasad Pandey pointed out the need of exploring safe alternative route to scale the world's highest peak, Sagarmatha, with a conclusion that the existing route to the summit was getting riskier.

The discussion held in the Ministry on Friday drew a conclusion to explore alternatives to the existing traditional route from Khumbu Icefall to Camp 1 since as it is quite complex and riskier for the climbers.

"Sagarmatha is the symbol of our national pride. Every year, thousands of foreigners and Nepali climbers come here to scale the summit. We should open up for secured, environment-friendly and sustainable solutions for their life saving", Minister Pandey noted in the discussion.

Also on the occasion, famous French mountaineer Mark Mari Batart and Nepali climber Sping Kaji Sherpa had presented comprehensive information about research, survey and photographic documents about the alternative route to highest peak.

Batart and Sherpa have been active in the campaign for exploring new route to the summit since 2018 AD.

The Sudurpaschim Province government has called on all the District Administration Offices and local levels within the Province to conduct massive public awareness campaign against the ill social and traditional practices including Chhaupadhi.

In Chhaupadhi practice, menstruating women and girls are confined to the Chhaugoth, an outdoor shed due to superstitious belief that if women and girls stay with their family members during menstrual time (four days), it would irate their family deities.

Against such social ill, the meeting of Office of Chief Minister and Council of Ministers convened in Dhangadi today directed all the concerned authorities within the province to run a social awareness campaign against the Chhaupadhi.

The decision was made considering the severity of a recent incident that a 28-year-old woman from Nigali at Krishnapur municipality-1 in Kanchanpur district died after snakebite while staying in a Chhaugoth during her menstruation last Saturday.

The provincial government expressed its commitment to taking forward the abolishment of Chhaugoth and regulating discriminatory practices as untouchability, which are social blights.

Furthermore, it has been decided that the provincial, district level and local level committees will hold regular meetings and monitor their respective areas for effective implementation of the legislation introduced by the government to eliminate Chhaupadi.

It is worth reminding that the government of Nepal had criminalized the Chhaupadhi practice early in 2017 by introducing a law. Nevertheless, the continuity of such ill practice continues to take a toll on women and girls.

The province government has decided to amplify its activism such as sensitizing people against Chhaupadhi practice, dismantling the Chhaugoth and ensuring effective implementation of legislation against Chhaupadhi among others.

Towards this, today's meeting also decided to devise an annual action-plans targeting schools, community and religious organizations within the province through the Ministry of Social Development to run awareness drive against all ill-practices and caste-based discrimination.

Earlier, the District Administration Office, Kanchanpur, had called for an urgent action to demolish all Chhaugoths in all nine local levels within the district while Krishnapur municipality, one among the 9 local levels, also recently issued similar directives, mandating the pulling down of the Chhaugoths within the municipality within 15 days.