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The Gen Z martyrs were cremated with state honors on Tuesday.

Finance Minister Kulman Ghising and Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal draped the national flags over the bodies of the deceased at Pashupati Aryaghat this afternoon.

Before the cremation, a funeral procession was taken out from the Maharajgunj-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital.

A contingent of Nepal Army offered a guard of honor to the martyrs.

Earlier, the government had decided to declare those who died during the Gen Z protests as martyrs, build a Gen Z Memorial Park in their name, and provide in compensation Rs 1.5 million each to the families of the deceased.

Heroes for Life, an Israeli NGO, conducted a two-week volunteer mission across eight government and public schools in Kathmandu Valley as well as in Tulasi Foundation. A total of 68 volunteers took part in the program.

The delegation was divided into two groups of 34 each, working in four schools per group. The two delegations honored the memory of First Sergeant Amit Most, who was killed in the October 7 Hamas Terrorist attack, and Tamar Ariel, who tragically lost her life while trekking in the Annapurna region of Nepal, reads a statement issued by the Israeli Embassy.

The mission focused mainly on introducing fun and creative learning activities to encourage students to think outside the box and carrying out school renovation projects, including painting and creating artistic murals.

Each year, Heroes for Life returns to the same schools with different volunteers, bringing fresh perspectives and renewed energy to ensuring continuity and a lasting impact while also finding new schools to extend their volunteerism. This year, three more schools were added to the program, further expanding its outreach, according to the statement.

In addition to school activities, the volunteers dedicated a full day to community service at the Tulasi Foundation in Lalitpur, led by Saru Subedi, who had previously worked in Israel. The volunteers spent the day with children under the care of the foundation, and engaged in painting and renovation of the organization.

This collaborative effort not only addresses educational goals but also fosters people-to-people connection between Nepalis and Israelis. The enduring friendship between Nepal and Israel has been showcased once again through “Heroes for Life.” 

Ambassador Shmulik Arie Bass, Ambassador of Israel expressed pride in the openhearted approach of the volunteers, the participating schools and the collaborating organization that helped facilitate the mission.  He said, “Israel will always be ready to assist Nepal. Giving to friends means much more to us, Israelis,” the statement further reads. 

Seven prisoners, who escaped from different prisons across the country, have been arrested in Jhapa district.

Acting Information Officer of District Police Office, Jhapa, Prabin Shrestha said that five male and two female prisoners, who escaped from the Central Jail in Sundhara, Jhumka in Sunsari and Kaski Jail on September 9, were nabbed.     

Shrestha said that 28 year olds Ruksar Khatun and Yeksara Khatun of Gauradaha Municipality-5, who escaped from the Central Jail in Sundhara, were held. The two had come to the police contacts after the government issued a notice asking the inmates to return to the jail. Two other prisoners from the central jail were also nabbed by the police in Jhapa.  

Likewise, Dinesh Soren (33) of Kankai Municipality-6 in the district was arrested from his home. Soren, who was jailed in Kaski Prison, was arrested by the police based on the information shared by his neighbours.   

Furthermore, an Indian citizen named Nabal Kishor (23) was handed over to the Area Police Office at Kechana in the district by the Indian Police after his arrest at Kishangunj in India.  

Similarly, prisoner Bal Bahadur Rai (45) of Kankai Municipality-4, who escaped from Jhumka Jail, was handed over to the police by his family. 

A large number of prisoners had escaped after vandalizing the jail buildings in many districts in the wake of the Gen-Z protests.

As per the reports, some prisoners are in police contact and some others informed they would be getting back to the prison within a few days. 

The police administration is searching for those who have neither returned nor are in contact, it is said.

The low-pressure monsoon trough is in its average position at present and there is also an impact of water vapor from the Arab Sea and the Bay of Bengal, according to the Weather Forecasting Division.

The Division stated that the weather shall remain generally cloudy nationwide today and some areas of Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini and Sudurpaschim Provinces and some other places of the country's hilly and Tarai regions and the moderate rainfall is likely in other parts.  

Likewise, there are chances of heavy rainfall in one or two areas of Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces, the Division mentioned. 

Later tonight, the weather will remain generally cloudy throughout the country and moderate rain is likely to occur in Koshi, Lumbini and Sudurpaschim Provinces and different parts of the country's hilly and Tarai regions. Also, there are chances of heavy rainfall in one or two places of Koshi and Sudurpaschim Provinces. 

The rainfall may trigger landslides and debris flow along with floods in the streams, the Division stated, while urging the communities to remain alert with preparedness.