13,504 households directly affected in 7,500 disasters in a year
A government authority has recorded over 7,500 disasters in the last year. As many as 13,504 households were directly affected by the disasters.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) said that the country witnessed a total of 7,547 events, causing huge loss of human lives and property.
The natural disasters such as landslides, heavy rainfall, lightning, forest fire, storm and avalanche occurred in the year, taking a huge toll on lives and property. Fire incidents counted most.
NDRRMA said there were 3,652 fire incidents. A family of four members became victims in a fire incident. Similarly, 563 persons were injured and 4,182 households were directly affected by the fire incidents.
The floods and inundation occurred in a number of 328 took the lives of 39 persons, while 27 went missing and 14 received injury. According to NDRRMA, 76 persons lost lives in 621 landslides.
Seven persons died and 20 persons got injured in the incidents triggered by heavy rains. A total of 48 persons died in 419 lightning incidents, while the number of people receiving injuries in the lightning stood at 312 and directly affected 522 households.
In the last one year, NDRRMA reported 477 storm incidents, 324 forest fires, 509 wild animal attacks, and 131 incidents of altitude sickness.
These incidents were recorded in the period from April 14, 2025 to April 7, 2026.
Three firms fined for violating business code
The Department of Commerce, Supply and Consumers' Rights has fined three firms for violating business code.
The firms were found violating business code and rights of consumers during market monitoring on Tuesday.
Shankar Grocery and MDR Confectionary at Kuleshwor were fined Rs 20,000 each.
Gupta Gudpak, a confectionary shop, at Gongabu, was fined Rs 5,000. These firms were punished as per Consumers Protection Act, 2075.
A total of 39 stores were monitored by the authority. Among those, 36 were directed for correction in business practice, thereby adhering to consumers' rights.
The monitoring team comprised the representatives from the Department, consumers' rights defenders and local level representatives.
The Department has been conducting market monitoring regularly.
One held for beating senior citizen at Basantapur Durbar Square
A person has been arrested for beating a senior citizen at a public place.
A team mobilized from District Police Range, Kathmandu arrested Prakash Chhetri (44) of Thankot, Chandragiri Municipality.
A video on Chhetri's gross mistreatment to the senior citizen at Basantapur Durbar Square had gone viral on social networking sites.
He is being investigated under indecent behaviour with five days' detention, police added.
Cloudy, rainy weather forecasted
The country has witnessed the effect of the westerly low pressure system and local wind, causing likelihood of cloudy weather in various places.
Light to moderate rainfall and snow are predicted in some places of hilly and mountainous regions across the country later today. Even thunder and lightning are likely together with rainfall.
The weather forecasting service has said Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces and mountainous belt of Koshi Province are predicted to have generally cloudy weather, while there will be clear weather in the rest of the places.
Some places of Koshi, Bagmati and Madhes are forecasted to have moderate rainfall coupled with lightning, hailstone and storm later today.
It will be generally cloudy at night. Koshi, Madhes, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces are predicted to have moderate rainfall in the night.
