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Vice President Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav has pointed out the need for timely settlement of challenges posed by climate change, human-animal conflicts and fragmentation of wildlife habitat.

In a message today on the occasion of the International Tiger Day 2025, the Vice President has urged one and all to collaborate to address such challenges adding that tiger conservation contributes to eco-tourism development and economic gains through tourism promotion.   

The tiger population was decreasing in the world due to the smuggling of body parts of tiger and its illegal hunting, the Vice President shared. 

Massive deforestation, forest fires and unmanaged urbanization have posed threat to the tiger habitat every year, according to Vice President Yadav. 

In his message, the Vice President has praised Nepal's significant progress achieved in the past one decade in tiger conservation and has credited the government, local community, social organizations and development partners for this achievement.  

Yadav mentioned, "A balanced management of protected areas, control in poaching, active public participation and other efforts have contributed to the rising number of tigers in Nepal,"  

We have equal challenges with the rise in the tiger population, he viewed.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has directed the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the National Sports Council to initiate preparations for holding the 10th National Games within mid-December of this year.

During a meeting held in Baluwatar, Prime Minister Oli asked the bodies concerned to start preparations for the National Games, which is being organized on the eve of the Asia Games scheduled in Japan in 2026.

He reminded careful decision making so that the date and place for the championship would not be changed for the event once announced.

Also the Patron of the NSC, Prime Minister Oli stressed the need for appropriate coordination between the Ministry and NSC leadership.

Minister for Youth and Sports, Teju Lal Chaudhary, Secretary at the Ministry, Dr Hari Prasad Lamsal, NSC Vice-Chairperson Dhurba Acharya, Member-Secretary Tanka Lal Ghising, among others were present on the occasion.

Former President and CPN-UML leader Bidya Devi Bhandari has said that no one can take away her membership.

She said so during a special press conference organized in the Capital on Friday.

"No one should take the decision in a hurry. Party should be operated as per the rules. I didn't leave the party to become the President," she said, adding ,"No one can take away my membership."

The UML Central Committee meeting held recently decided not to renew Bhandari's party membership.

The UML Central Committee meeting had decided not to renew Bhandari's membership, concluding that it was against the spirit of the Constitution for a person who has already become the President of the country entering politics.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli announced the immediate installation of 500 deep boring water systems in Madhes Province to resolve the problem of water shortage.

PM Oli made the announcement today while speaking at the inauguration ceremony of a bridge over the Bighi River in Matihani Municipality-8 and a maternity hospital at ward no 6 in Mahottari district.

Earlier in the day, PM Oli conducted an aerial inspection of the drought-hit areas in Madhes Province. The Province was declared a disaster-hit zone for a period of three months following a cabinet meeting on July 23.

The prolonged lack of rainfall in the Province has resulted in a severe shortage of drinking water and inadequate irrigation facilities throughout the Province. 

PM Oli, during his address, mentioned that much of the land appeared dry during his aerial inspection and pledged to hold discussions and coordinate efforts with the stakeholders for earliest resolution to the ongoing water shortage in the Province. 

He also reaffirmed his commitment to ensure drinking water and irrigation facilities in all eight districts of the Province.  

The PM noted that Saptari district, located at the eastern side of the Madhes Province and situated near the Saptakoshi River, has experienced relatively fewer problems due to its proximity to the river.

Oli added that the government is actively working to address the water crisis in the remaining seven districts in the Province.

The Head of the Government, in the context of Madhes Province having already been declared a disaster-hit zone, vowed to introduce a special program to support those directly affected by water scarcity including farmers.

Highlighting the importance of education, the Prime Minister argued, "Where there is education, there is development. Where there is no education, there is poverty and deprivation." 

He appealed to them to prioritize education as a foundation for poverty alleviation and the overall development of families, societies and country, urging the local residents to send their children to school without any discrimination.