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Vehicular movement along the Katunje-Mangaltar section of the BP Highway has been obstructed since this morning after continuous rainfall swept away diversions at different places. 

DSP Rabin Bista of the District Police Office said that efforts are being made to repair the diversions though it may take some time to resume traffic. 

The water level increased at Roshi river following the rainfall that had swept away diversions constructed earlier, he added. 

Meanwhile, police have halted vehicles at Kavrebhanjyang of Dhulikhel and Nepalthok of Sindhuli following the road obstruction. 

Police have requested not to travel along the section until next notice. 

With the onset of spring season, the expedition on Dhaulagiri has begun.

Located at Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality-4, Dhaulagiri is the seventh highest mountain in the world with its height of 8,167 meters from sea level. 

Nine climbers—five Nepalis and four foreigners, made the first successful ascent of the current spring season on Saturday.  

All of them had gone climbing through Imagine Nepal Company. 

According to Imagine Nepal, Liu Hong, Liu Yishi, Wang Zhong of China, Christine Vogondy of Switzerland, Fur Gyalgen Sherpa, Pasang Namgel Sherpa, Kili Pemba Sherpa, Ngima Nuru Sherpa and Pema Chirri Sherpa of Nepal reached the summit of Mt Dhaulagiri around 11 am on Saturday.   

A leader of the team, Fur Gyalgen Sherpa shared that the team safely returned to Basecamp III. 

A total of 28 climbers—12 women and 16 men of three groups have obtained permits to scale Mt Dhaulagari in the spring season, according to the Department of Tourism. 

The country has received Rs 12.56 million in royalties from this, said Section Officer at the Department, Sharmila Banjade.  

On May 13, 1960, Kurt Diemberger of Austria had successfully climbed Mt Dhaulagiri for the first time.

Four persons died and 14 others were injured, seven critically when a bus carrying wedding attendants met with an accident in Salyan on Saturday. 

Those who died and injured in the incident are from the same ward.

The bus (Lumbini Pradesh 01001 Ja 0271) was heading towards Laxmipur, Kalimati Rural Municipality-1 from Thara, Kupinde Municipality-8, Bangad when the tragedy occurred at Dhaire, Kupinde Municipality-10, Bangad. 

Inspector Dev Raj Bhattarai of the District Police Office, Salyan said that the deceased have been identified as Top Bahadur Thapa (50), Thage Gharti (50), Karna Bahadur Pun (29) and Man Bahadur Thapa (50) of Thara, Kupinde Municipality-8, Bangad.

The injured are undergoing treatment at the District Hospital Salyan and Mehalkuna Hospital, Surkhet, said police.

Currently, there is a partial influence of the westerly and local winds in the country. 

According to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, the weather in Koshi Province, hilly and mountainous regions would remain generally cloudy today. 

Similarly, partly cloudy weather has been forecast at Tarai areas as well as there is a possibility of light rainfall accompanied by thunderstorm and lightning as well as snowfall at few places of hilly and mountainous areas of Koshi, Bagmati and Lumbini Provinces.

Likewise, light rainfall along with thunderstorms and lightning as well as snowfall are likely at one or two places in hilly areas of Karnali Province and Sudurpaschim Province.

Generally cloudy weather is expected at mountainous regions, partly cloudy weather in hilly regions and mainly fair weather in Tarai areas of the country. 

There is a possibility of light rainfall and snowfall at one or two places in the mountainous region of Koshi, Gandaki and Karnali Provinces.