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Students of  Pokhara Multiple Campus, the oldest community college, in Pokhara participated in a tree plantation program at Rupa Lake on Thursday, highlighting the vital role of youth in environmental conservation.

On the occasion of World Environment Day 2025, they planted 300 saplings of Lalupate, Kalki , Kapoor and Parijat flowers along the lakeshore.

Rupa Lake is considered one of the best lakes in Gandaki Province in terms of biodiversity. Along with Fewa and seven other lakes in Pokhara, Rupa Lake was listed in the Ramsar Site in 2016. It is known as a major habitat for 22 species of migratory birds arriving from Siberia.

The program was organized by Save Our Himalayas First, an organization which works in the field of environmental conservation, with support from the Rupa Rural Municipality office. It was coordinated by the Nature Club, an initiative formed by the students of Pokhara Multiple Campus to aid environmental conservation in the city.

“Youths are the cornerstone of progress. Their interest and activeness accelerate development efforts,” said club president Ganesh Ramdam.

The students planted trees along approximately one kilometer of the lakeshore, from Kathepul to Bhangara School in Ward No. 6 of Rupa.

Addressing the plantation campaign, Chairperson of Rupa Rural Municipality Nabaraj Ojha said that environmental conservation has become a global concern. He expressed pride in the commitment to preserve Rupa Lake, an ecologically important site in the province. He also pledged to protect the saplings planted by the students and called for support and cooperation from the local community.

Local stakeholders and residents expressed happiness at the students’ concern and commitment toward Pokhara’s environment. “At a time when global temperatures are rising, it is truly admirable that youth are stepping forward to protect the environment,” said D.B. Nepali, President of Save Our Himalayas First Nepal.

Ward member of Rupa Rural Municipality Ward No. 6, Sarita Sunar, Chairperson of the Rupa Restoration and Fisheries Cooperative, Shivraj Adhikari; and Professor Pushparaj Adhikari of Pokhara Multiple Campus were among those who encouraged the local youth and students at the event.

US President Donald Trump is deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen in Los Angeles to deal with unrest over raids on undocumented migrants, BBC reported.

His border czar, Tom Homan, told Fox News on Saturday: "We are making Los Angeles safer."

The Californian city saw a second day of unrest on Saturday as residents of a predominantly Latino district clashed with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) federal agents. Tear gas and batons were used to disperse crowds in the Paramount district, according to BBC.

As many as 118 arrests were made in LA this week as a result of ICE operations, including 44 on Friday. California Governor Gavin Newsom has condemned the raids as "cruel".

A person died when a motorbike he was riding on met with an accident at Sano Kerkha in Kamal Rural Municipality-3, Jhapa along the East-West Highway on Saturday.

According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Khagendra Bahadur Khadka of the District Police Office, the deceased has been identified as Armed Police Force Sub-Inspector Puran Lal Rajbanshi, based at the Armed Police Force Nepal BOP in Ilam. 

The accident took place when Rajbansi lost control of the two-wheeler (Pra 1-02-0052 Pa 7029) last night. 

He was heading towards Kerkha from Birtamode when the tragedy occurred.

Rajbanshi, who was seriously injured in the accident, breathed his last during the course of treatment at the B&C Hospital in Birtamod.

Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at a few places of Koshi and at one or two places of Madhes Province along with the hilly region of the country today. 

There are also chances of light rainfall and snowfall at one or two places of the high hilly and mountainous region of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces.

Due to the influence of monsoon winds in Koshi, the weather will remain partly to generally cloudy in the Province along with the hilly region and mainly fair to partly cloudy in the rest of the country, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division. 

The west and central regions of the country are currently under the influence of westerly winds and local winds.

Tonight, the weather will remain partly cloudy in Koshi Province along with the hilly region and mainly fair in the rest of the country. 

Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at a few places of Koshi and at one or two places of hilly region of Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces.

There are chances of light rainfall and snowfall at a few places of the high hilly and mountainous region of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces.