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The weather is generally cloudy in the Himalayan and hilly regions of Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali, Sudurpaschim, Koshi and Bagmati Provinces, while the other parts of the country are partly cloudy, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology stated. 

The Weather Forecasting Division of the Department mentioned that light rain coupled with snowfall is occurring in few Himalayan and hilly areas of Koshi, Gandaki, Lumbini and Karnali Provinces. 

The weather will be generally cloudy over the Himalayan region of the country, while the hilly and Tarai regions will be partly cloudy this afternoon. 

There is a possibility of light rain and snowfall with thunder and lightning at a few places in the Himalayan regions of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces and at one or two places in the remaining Himalayan regions. There is also a possibility of light rain with thunder and lightning at one or two places in the hilly regions of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces. 

As per its meteorological analysis, the Division shared that Nepal is under the influence of a westerly low-pressure system at present.

The Langtang National Park has provided relief assistance to the farmers affected by the wildlife of the national park. 

According to the national park officials, the large scale of damage to the farmers was caused by the wild boar in the vicinity of the national park in Rasuwa district. 

So far, 157 farmers have reported the losses to their farms by the wild animals. 

According to Rupesh Lama, an official of the national park, 111 farmers were affected by wild boar, 34 by monkey, 11 by leopard and one by bear. For the damages in this fiscal year, the national park distributed nearly 1.5 million in cash assistance to the farmers, which the national park said is for the reduction of human-wildlife conflicts.

Lama shared that some farmers are left to receive the relief amount.   

The national park is providing relief assistance to the farmers on the basis of Wildlife Damage Relief Distribution Guidelines, 2080 BS.  

The local community people said that the northern part of the district is largely affected by bears and wild boars, while the monkey menace is higher in the southern belt.

Likewise, the national park provides relief to those left injured by the animals' attacks. 

For those injured, the relief amount is given as per the medical costs paid for the government medical centers and hospitals.    

The number ​of U.S. troops wounded in the war against Iran has ‌risen to about 200, the U.S. military said on Monday, as the conflict entered its third week, Reuters reported. 

The U.S. military's Central Command said the ​vast majority of those wounded had suffered minor injuries ​and 180 troops had already returned to duty. Ten ⁠of the injuries are serious, it said.

Troops had been injured ​in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Bahrain, Iraq, ​and Israel, Central Command added, according to Reuters. 

Several U.S. allies rebuffed Donald Trump's call on Monday to ​send warships to escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, drawing criticism from the U.S. president, who accused Western partners of ingratitude after decades of support, Reuters reported. 

The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is in its third week with no end in ‌sight. The critical Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas flow, remains largely closed off, raising energy prices and fears of inflation.

The conflict has already imposed economic costs on U.S. allies, who were not consulted before the airstrikes on Iran and who have endured months of harsh criticism and bellicose threats from Trump since he returned to office, according to Reuters.