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Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the government alone is not enough to realize the common aspirations of a prosperous nation. "We can achieve success only with the joint efforts, hard work and contribution of all Nepalis inside and outside the country.”

In a message of best wishes on the occasion of the New Year 2082 today, Prime Minister Oli has said that in the new year we seek new energy new resolutions and new possibilities, and I am confident that this year will inspire us all to develop hope, enthusiasm and positive thinking for our common resolve to make the country prosperous and the people happy.

Describing ethnic, regional, cultural and religious diversity as common assets of our nation, he has emphasized that we should move forward by developing unity between them as a strength and not as opposing forces.

In his message, the Prime Minister has said that the youth generation is the potential of the nation and in order to bring their passion, energy and creativity into the mainstream of nation building the government has adopted a policy of making the youth self-reliant and confident through entrepreneurship, technology, education and self-employment.

“We should embrace the changes brought about by the country’s democratic system and resolve to move forward in a more positive direction. We should overcome the tendency to spread despair and instead move forward with faith in patriotism, unity and progress.”

President Ram Chandra  Paudel has appealed to all to come together with enthusiasm for the progress and prosperity of the nation and move forward with a common resolve. 

In a message of best wishes on the auspicious occasion of the New Year 2082 today, he has said Nepalis consider the New Year as an auspicious occasion to review the past and make promises and resolutions for the coming days. “It is our tradition to set life goals on special occasions and days and to remain committed to fulfilling them throughout our lives. Hence, the New Year is a day for us to set a common national goal for the country and resolve to achieve it,” he has said in the message.

Stating that Bikram Sambat is a Shaurya Sambat based on ancient Hindu tradition and Vedic chronology, he said that this Sambat represents our civilization, social life and traditions, reminds us of Nepal's glorious past and inspires us to move forward towards a prosperous future.

President Paudel has emphasized the need to work for the development of agriculture, tourism and water resources to achieve prosperity, while expressing the confidence that today will inspire us all to become more democratic, just and result-oriented.

The District Administration Office, Parsa, has lifted the curfew imposed in the Birgunj metropolis area from Sunday midnight.

Chief District Officer of Parsa, Ganesh Aryal, shared that the curfew was lifted from 12:00 pm after analyzing the overall law and order situation in Birgunj, which has seen a gradual improvement and based on the decision taken at the all-party meeting. 

However, a prohibitory order has been imposed putting a ban on any kind of gatherings, meetings, processions and demonstrations with effect from April 14 and until further notice, he added. Those violating the order will be taken into custody and action will be taken according to the law. 

The DAO had imposed the curfew order with effect from 6:30 pm on Saturday after a clash between two groups took a violent turn in the Birgunj municipal corporation area on the same afternoon.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Arzu Rana Deuba and 15 ambassadors of different countries to Nepal have arrived at Kanyam in the district on the occasion of New Year, 2082BS.

They arrived at Kanyam this afternoon as part of the visit organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Nepal Tourism Board and in coordination with Suryodaya Municipality of Ilam on the occasion of the New Year.

Under the leadership of Minister for Foreign Affairs Deuba, 45 high ranking officials including Secretary at the Ministry, Amrit Rai, employees of the Board, ambassadors of 15 countries and other senior officials reached a popular tourist destination, Kanyam. 

The diplomatic persons were welcomed by the municipality and taken to Shreeantu. The guests were welcomed with panchebaja (traditional Nepali folk musical instruments). 

The Ministry took the ambassadors to the tourist destination of the country as part of the annual program.

The entourage includes ambassadors of Egypt, South Korea, the UK, Switzerland, Thailand, Australia, France, Israel and Japan, among others. 

The 'Nagarkot Visit Year-2082 BS' is kicking off tomorrow. The visit year is launched in a bid to promote culture, nature and history of Nagarkot area. 

Changunarayan Municipality, Mandandeupur Municipality, Banepa Municipality and Shankharapur Municipality are jointly organizing the visit year event at Batasedanda of Nagarkot. 

The visit year is expected to draw a huge number of tourists- both foreign and domestic ones.

The visit year is organized with the coordination and collaboration with Nagarkot Naldum Tourism Development Committee, Bagmati Province government and Nepal Tourism Board. 

Mayor of Changunarayan Municipality, Jeevan Khatri, said that the campaign would be celebrated in Nagarkot by highlighting eco-tourism, agriculture tourism, ethnic costumes, festivals and cultural identity of all the four municipalities.

About 100 hectares of forest has been destroyed due to fire in Myagdi this year.

The Division Forest Office, Myagdi said 99 hectares of 28 community forests in the district have been destroyed by the fire.

Forest Officer at the Office, Binay Bahadur Adhikari said that the fire has been raging in nine community forests in Dhawalagiri Rural Municipality, the largest number of forest fire incidents in the district.

According to him, four community forests of Malika Rural Municipality, two of Mangala Rural Municipality, four of Raghuganga Rural Municipality, six of Annapurna Rural Municipality and three of Beni Municipality have caught fire. 

"Compared to the previous years, there has been less number of forest fire incidents this year. The rain on Friday and Saturday has helped in extinguishing the forest fires," Adhikari said.

According to him, forest fires are caused due to the carelessness of pastoralists who light fires in the forest in the belief that more grass will grow if the existing dry grass is burnt. He said another cause of forest fire is the fire lit by poachers to chase away wild animals.

Forest covers 229,706 hectares of land in the district.

Nepal are playing against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the ICC U-19 Men's Cricket World Cup Asia Qualifier that begins in Kathmandu from today. 

Host Nepal will face the UAE in the first match today to be held at the Lower Mulpani International Cricket Ground.

Along with the host Nepal, the UAE, Oman, Afghanistan and Hong Kong are participating in the tournament. 

The Nepali team led by Naren Bhatta includes Abhishek Tiwari, Neeraj K Yadav, Sahil Patel, Sibrin Shrestha, Roshan Bishwakarma, Darsh Sonar, Dilsad Ali. Santosh Yadav, Ashok Dhami, Dayanand Mandal, Aparajit Poudel, Yubaraj Khatri and Bipin Prasad Sharma.

In the second match of the day, Oman will face Afghanistan at the Upper Mulpani International Cricket Ground.

Meanwhile, the senior national team of Nepal are playing against Kuwait for the title of the Quadrangular T20 series in Hong Kong today.

The final match of the tournament will start at 11:15 am Nepali time at the Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground in Hong Kong.

Nepal reached the final after the match against hosts Hong Kong on Saturday was affected by rain and both teams shared one point each. 

Iran and the United States will hold more negotiations next week over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, Iranian state television reported Saturday at the end of the first round of talks between the two countries since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, Associated Press reported.

Iran’s state-run broadcaster revealed that U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi “briefly spoke” together — the first time the two nations have done that since the Obama administration. 

Tehran’s declaration that the two sides spoke face-to-face — even if briefly — suggests the negotiations went well even to Iranian state TV, which long has been controlled by hard-liners, according to Associated Press.

In a statement released Saturday afternoon, the White House described the discussions as “very positive and constructive,” while conceding the issues that need to be resolved “are very complicated.”