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The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has predicted that the weather will remain generally cloudy throughout the country today.

The Department said that light to moderate rain is likely at some places over the Himalayan and hilly regions and at a few places over the Tarai region of the country today.

According to the Department, the country is currently under the influence of the monsoon system. 

At present, the monsoon trough lies near its normal position in the eastern part, while it is slightly north of its normal position in the western part of the country.

The Department has also urged everyone to remain cautious in the areas where there is a possibility of rainfall, as it could cause flash floods, floods, landslides and soil erosion. Regular updates on weather information from the Department is suggested. 

The Supreme Court (SC) has issued an order to ensure education, health and housing to the children displaced from river banks.

A single bench of Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla issued an interim order, asking the government to guarantee the rights of education, health and housing to the children who were displaced during removal of encroachments on riverbanks in the Kathmandu Valley. 

Justice Pradhan stated that the education of the children of landless squatters removed from river banks was adversely impacted. 

The interim order came in response to a writ petition filed by the National Campaign for Children as Zone of Peace and the INSEC Bagmati Province Office.

The children must be provided textbooks, school dress, transport fare, psychosocial counseling while additional support to the disabled children. 

The body of Nepali mountaineer Pur Bahadur Gurung (Yukta), who lost his life in the avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak, was brought to Kathmandu on Thursday.

Gurung was the first climber whose body was recovered following the Broad Peak avalanche.

Later, the rescue team initiated the process of bringing his body from the mountain to Kathmandu.

He was the Vice President of the Nepal Mountaineering Association (Gandaki Province) and a member of the Manang School Development Committee.

Ten people, including world-record-holding mountaineer Nirmal Purja (Nims Dai), lost their lives in an avalanche on Broad Peak.

A woman died and 19 others were injured in a bus accident at Gwarko in Lalitpur on Thursday.

According to the Metropolitan Police Circle, Satdobato, seriously injured in the incident, the woman, who appeared to be in her 40s, died during the course of treatment. 

Police said that the incident occurred after the bus (Ba 2 Kha 3590) heading towards Satdobato from Bhaktapur hit a wall at around 10 am today.

Police said that they are looking into the case.