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CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman and former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that economic transformation can be achieved by proper management and operation of natural resources.

While traveling to Mustang from Myagdi, after observing Bhurung-Tatopani, Rupsey Waterfall, and Andhagalchi in Annapurna Rural Municipality this morning and interacting with local representatives and residents, he pointed out the possibility of utilising natural resources to promote tourism in the region.

"I discussed the condition of the Kaligandaki Corridor Road, the potential of natural resources, operation issues, the need for infrastructure development, and to understand the problems of the people while traveling from Pokhara to Mustang. I see the possibility of developing health tourism by preserving, promoting, and managing the natural hot springs in Myagdi," he said.

Chairman Dahal emphasized the need to identify, promote, and develop natural resources to create job opportunities in the hydropower projects being constructed in the Kaligandaki and surrounding rivers, as well as to increase tourist attraction to the mountains, waterfalls, and beautiful scenery. He said that promoting tourism can change the economic condition of citizens.

After taking a bath at the Bhurung-Tatopani hot spring pond, Chairman Dahal interacted with the chairman of Annapurna Rural Municipality, Bharat Kumar Pun, former chairman Dam Bahadur Pun, local residents, and other leaders and activists.

During the interaction, local residents demanded arrangements for safe and regular transportation by controlling landslides and preventing erosion on the Myagdi section of the Beni-Jomsom-Korala road.

The World Bank has slashed its 2025 global growth forecast, citing trade tensions and policy uncertainty as the United States imposed wide-ranging tariffs that weigh on global economic forecasts, Aljazeera reported.

On Tuesday, the bank lowered its projection for global gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 2.3 percent in its latest economic prospects report, down from the 2.7 percent that it expected in January. This is the most recent in a series of downgrades by international organisations.

In its twice-yearly Global Economic Prospects report, the bank lowered its forecasts for nearly 70 percent of all economies, including the US, China and Europe, as well as six emerging market regions, from the levels it projected just six months ago before US President Donald Trump took office, according to Aljazeera.

“That’s the weakest performance in 17 years, outside of outright global recessions,” said World Bank Group chief economist Indermit Gill.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom filed an emergency court motion Tuesday to block US President Donald Trump from deploying military forces for law enforcement in the state.

They say that the deployment of 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines violates federal law, undermines state authority, and exacerbates public unrest. The move followed a lawsuit challenging Trump's directive to federalize the California National Guard, according to Reuters.

Officials argue that the unlawful employment of troops without state approval threatens public safety and democracy, and that local law enforcement, not the military, should conduct civilian policing.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has imposed a partial curfew in response to protests against federal immigration raids, which have heavily impacted Latino communities. California Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized US President Donald Trump for raising tensions, while Trump defended his actions and promised to enhance troop deployment, according to BBC.

State officials claim they were not properly consulted regarding the deployment of federal forces. Newsom has filed a lawsuit against the federal government for its handling of the issue, while Bass has called for an end to the raids as a means of restoring peace.

Around 2,100 California National Guard troops and 700 US Marines have been deployed in the Los Angeles area. Although demonstrations have recently been more peaceful, the military buildup has raised concerns within local communities, BBC reported.