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.
Three SEE students die in Mahottari motorcycle accident
Three students died on the spot when two motorcycles collided with each other and caught fire at Banthaha Village in Jaleshwor-Bardibas section, Mahottari today.
Similarly, three others were also injured in the accident and they are undergoing treatment at Jaleshwor-based Provincial Hospital, said Deputy Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office, Shailendra Bhatta.
Police have not yet revealed the identities of the deceased.
The motorcycles were completely damaged in the incident.
The deceased were SEE students, it is said.
Out of three injured ones, the condition of two is serious, said police.
Two held with 1 kg brown sugar after police firing in Pingalasthan
A team from the Narcotics Control Bureau, Koteshwor, apprehended two individuals after opening fire from Pingalasthan-9 of Kathmandu Metropolitan City last night.
According to Superintendent of Police Durgaraj Regmi of the Narcotics Control Bureau, Koteshwor, police confiscated more than one kilogram of brown heroin from them.
Anil Kumar Paswan of around 30–35 years of age from Madhubani district in Bihar, was injured in the incident.
Further investigation into the case is underway, said police.
NSO and CNI sign MoU for collaboration on research and national economic census
A memorandum of understanding has been reached between the National Statistics Office (NSO) and the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) with an aim of assisting in collection, review, analysis, research and policy making on reliable data related to the national economy.
The MoU was signed as quality and timely data was necessary for the country's economic development, industrial expansion and effective policy making.
It was signed as per the strategy of collaborating and coordinating between government bodies and private sector for national strategy for the development of the statistics system as well as to enhance statistical quality by strengthening the collection, analysis and utilization of data of economic activities related to the private sector.
At a program organized at the National Statistics Office, Director of NSO, Dr Bed Prasad Dhakal, and CNI Director General, Dr Ghanshyam Ojha, signed the MoU in presence of NSO Chief Dr Kamal Prasad Pokharel and CNI President Birendra Raj Pandey.
On the occasion, CNI President Pandey opined that this collaboration would help strengthen economic data collection related to the private sector, its analysis and utilization.
Similarly, NSO Chief Dr Pokharel mentioned that it would help in collaboration between government and private sector in the development of the statistics system, improve the quality of national economy related data and expand its use.
There would be collaboration between NSO and CNI in national economic census, private sector statistical system development, research, policy studies, data exchange, capacity building, publicity and public awareness.
