20 Ugandan women arrested in Thamel
Twenty Ugandan women were arrested from Thamel, Kathmandu for their alleged involvement in unlawful activities.
SP Pawan Bhattarai of the Metropolitan Police Range, Kathmandu, said that they were apprehended for harassing foreign and domestic tourists as well as pedestrians.
They were remanded in custody for 12 days for investigation, SP Bhattarai informed.
Samba successfully undergoes knee surgery
Nepali national women’s football team captain Sabitra Bhandari has undergone successful right knee surgery in Auckland, New Zealand on Wednesday morning.
Taking to social media, she said that Dr Simon and his team performed her surgery.
A few weeks ago, the striker widely known as "Samba" had sought financial support through social media, stating that she needed to undergo a knee surgery in Aspetar, Qatar. But due to ongoing tensions in the Middle East, the plan had to be changed. Later, she decided to undergo surgery in New Zealand.
Samba suffered a knee injury last December in the Australian League.
Bird flu detected in five places of Morang district
Bird flu has been detected in five poultry farms of Morang district.
The authority confirmed bird flu in the chicken belonging to Dahal Agro Farm, Haleshi Mahadev Farm, Athiyabari Farm, A to Z Farm and Kamakhya Poultry Farm located in different places of Morang.
It was shared by the Veterinary Lab, Biratnagar.
With the confirmation of disease in the poultry farms, the Lab forwarded a process to destroy the chicken, eggs, feed and other related materials.
Nearly 10 farmers were reaching the Lab daily with dead chickens for the test, according to Dr Kamal Giri, Chief of Lab.
Among 198 samples tested since last July, 45 were tested positive, he shared.
Other suspicious cases were sent to Kathmandu for further examination.
Light rainfall with lightning likely in some places
With the partial effect of westerly wind and local wind, the country has experienced generally cloudy weather.
It is generally cloudy in the hilly and mountainous regions of Koshi Province while partly cloudy in the rest of the places at present.
It is raining lightly with brief snowfall in one to two places of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces. Even lightning and thunder are occurring there, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division.
The hilly and mountainous regions of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini Provinces are predicted to have generally cloudy weather later today, while the hilly and mountainous regions of other provinces will be partly cloudy.
The Tarai region will have clear weather.
Some hilly and mountainous regions of the country, including Sudurpaschim Province are predicted to have partly cloudy weather at night. Generally clear weather is likely in the Tarai region tonight, the weather service added.
