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At present, Nepal is under the influence of a westerly low-pressure system along with local winds, the Weather Forecasting Division stated. 

The weather is generally cloudy in hilly and Himalayan areas of Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces, as well as Gandaki and Lumbini Provinces, while the mountainous regions of other provinces are also experiencing cloudy weather condition. 

The hilly regions of Koshi and Bagmati Provinces are partly cloudy, while the rest of the areas have largely clear weather. 

This afternoon, most parts of the country will be cloudy according to the Division. There is a possibility of moderate rain and snowfall with thunder, lightning, and hail in many areas of Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces, in some hilly and Himalayan regions of Gandaki, Lumbini, and Koshi Provinces, and in some areas of other provinces. 

Heavy rain or snowfall is likely in one or two areas of the hilly and Himalayan regions of Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces, it is stated in the weather forecasting bulletin. 

Similarly, most parts of the country will remain cloudy tonight. There is a possibility of moderate rain and snowfall with thunder, lightning, and hail in many areas of Karnali, Sudurpaschim, and Gandaki Provinces, and in some areas of other provinces. 

The Division has cautioned the general public, farmers, as well as those travelling or engaged in transport operations in areas forecasted to have snowfall and rain. -

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) has requested one and all to adopt precautions, reasoning about the possibility of heavy rains and storms for the next three days.

Issuing a press release on Thursday, NDRRMA urged everyone to remain alert. 

According to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, heavy rainfall and snowfall are predicted in the hilly and mountainous regions of Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces for the next three days. 

High speed wind is likely to occur in Dang, Nepalgunj and Tarai areas of Lumbini Province. 

The Department mentioned that the storm would occur at a speed of 119 kilometer per hour in Biratnagar, Dhankuta, Dharan and the surrounding districts till Saturday. 

It is shared that the wind may pose risks, causing damages in various structures, including disruption in electricity and communication services. 

Under-Secretary at NDRRMA, Ram Bahadur KC, requested the locals of these areas to avoid unnecessary travel, stay in safer places and stop operating vehicles so that they could minimize damages and harms.  

The 27th Flora Expo hosted by Floriculture Association of Nepal has kicked off today. 

The expo that began with the main slogan 'Floriculture for Clean Environment, Employment and Economic Prosperity' is to be run in Bhrikutimandap exhibition hall up to March 22, it is stated. 

Inaugurating the fair, Bagmati province Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development, Madhusudan Paudel expressed the province government's ever readiness to support to prosper floriculture business. 

He urged the concerned stakeholders to provide further program and policy recommendations to that end. 

"Floriculture and nursery is a competitive enterprise. It has to be made tech-savvy. The plants need to be protected and new to be promoted," he said. 

President of the Association, Rajesh Bhakta Shrestha, said that floriculture is currently being carried out in about 270 hectares across 52 districts and that more than 53,500 people are employed directly or indirectly in the flower business. 

He mentioned that some agricultural policies have been modified and implemented, which has led to policy issues in imported flowers and flower-based products that need to be produced domestically.

A couple died when a truck hit a bullock cart they were travelling on at Bajaipur in Kailari Rural Municipality-5, Kailali on Wednesday. 

DSP Yogendra Timilsina of the District Police Office, Kailali said that the deceased have been identified as 60-year-old Kalsu Chaudhary and his 70-year-old wife Setanu Chaudhary.

According to him, the Chaudhary couple, who sustained serious injuries when the truck  Na 6 Kha 778 hit the cart from behind last night, were rushed to the Seti Provincial Hospital in Dhangadhi, where both of them died during the course of treatment, police reported. 

DSP Timilsina shared that both oxen pulling the cart also died after being hit by the truck. 

Police said that they have impounded the truck and arrested its driver for investigation.

Further investigation into the accident is underway, police said.