Country's hilly regions to see partial change in weather
Currently there is a partial influence of westerly wind with local wind in the country.
The weather, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, is partly cloudy in the hilly region and fair in the rest of the country.
The Division further shared that the weather will be partly to generally cloudy in the hilly regions of Gandaki, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces and partly cloudy in the rest of the country.
Light rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at one or two places of the hilly regions of Gandaki, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces and light snowfall at one or two places of the high hilly and mountainous region.
Similarly, the weather will be partly cloudy in the hilly regions of Gandaki, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces tonight.
In the next 24 hours, there are chances of light rain with thunder and lightning at one or two places of the hilly regions of Gandaki, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces.
Also the light snowfall is likely to occur at one or two places of the high hilly and mountainous regions.
Man arrested with over Rs 250 million made public
The person, who was arrested with over Rs 250 million from Tokha on Tuesday, has been made public amidst a press conference in Kathmandu this afternoon.
He has been identified as Kusang Lama (43) of Bhotekoshi Rural Municipality-1, Sindhupalchowk.
A team of the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office, Teku nabbed Lama with Rs 251. 60 million from the Jhor area of Tokha Municipality-1 this morning.
Police apprehended him while he was heading towards Kerung from Kathmandu in a truck. He had created a false bottom beside the driver’s seat to conceal the money.
According to a preliminary investigation of police, he was just a driver and working as a carrier.
The identity of the person with whom he was working is yet to be established.
Police said that they arrested Lama acting on a tip off.
He had already served seven years in jail on a gold smuggling case.
While recording the statement with the police, Lama said that he has been working as a carrier.
SSP Ramesh Basnet of the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office said that Lama has been sent to the Customs Department in Harihar Bhawan for investigation.
20 rhinos found dead in eight months
Twenty rhinos were found dead in eight months of the current fiscal year in the Chitwan National Park (CNP) and its surrounding areas.
CNP Information Officer Abinash Thapa Magar said all of these rhinos died in the current fiscal year due to natural causes— from tiger and crocodile attacks, fighting amongst each other, falling ill, and old age.
Total 21 rhinos died in the last fiscal year. Of the, 18 from natural causes while two from poaching while the reason behind the death of one rhino was not ascertained, he added.
Similarly, 22 rhinos died in the CNP in the fiscal year 2022/23—20 due to natural causes, one electrocuted and one from poaching. The Ministry of Forest and Environment had formed a committee to find out the reasons after many rhinos died from natural causes.
The mortality rate of rhinos from natural causes has started decreasing in recent years. As per the census, 2021, there are 752 rhinos in Nepal. The CNP has the highest number of one-horned rhinos which is 694.
Two children die in Morang fire
Two children died when a massive fire broke out at Dhanpalthalan Rural Municipality in Morang on Tuesday.
The identities of the deceased are yet to be ascertained.
It has been learnt that eight houses were completely destroyed in the fire.
Locals and police personnel backed by fire engines are trying to douse the fire, DSP Bed Prakash Joshi, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Morang, informed.
