Submit your Article

The Westerly wind has its partial influence over Nepal at present, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division.

The Division stated that the weather will be generally cloudy in the hilly areas of the country including Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpashchim Provinces while it will be partly cloudy in the remaining areas this afternoon.

Similarly, there are chances of light to moderate rainfall and snowfall at a few places in the hilly region of Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces, and at one or two places in the hilly region of the rest of the provinces. There is a possibility of light rainfall at one or two places of the Tarai region of Lumbini and Sudurpaschim Provinces.

The Division stated in a press release today that the weather will be generally cloudy in the hilly areas of the country including Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini Provinces, while the weather in the rest of the areas will be partly cloudy.

There is a possibility of moderate rainfall and snowfall in some places of the hilly and mountainous areas of Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces and in one or two other hilly areas, the Division said.

Three tourists died while four others sustained injuries and eight went missing after being hit by an avalanche in the Rolwaling area.

A team of 15 people had gone to climb the 5,630-meter Yalung Ri mountain in the Rolwaling area of ​​Gaurishankar Rural Municipality-9 in Dolakha on October 28.

They were hit by an avalanche at around 8 am on Monday, said DSP Gyan Kumar Mahato of the District Police Office. Dolakha.

After climbing Yalung Ri, they were preparing to climb Dolma Khang Himal in the Rolwaling area situated at an altitude of 6,000 meters, it has been learnt.

Two persons, who were preparing to climb Dolma Khang, had stayed at Na Village, according to locals.

The locals knew about the disappearance of the tourists only around 10 am. 

Friends of the missing climbers had said that although a helicopter was called, it did not arrive on time.

The local administration has granted permission to the Heli Everest to fly in the restricted area to rescue them.

DSP Mahato also informed that efforts are being made by the teams from the Nepal Army, Armed Police Force and Nepal Police to rescue them.

Five sections of different highways have been completely blocked due to landslides across the country. 

Spokesperson at the Nepal Police, Deputy Inspector General Binod Ghimire, said vehicular movement along five sections of different highways has come to a standstill and two highways are in one-way operation. 

Koshi Highway, Mechi Highway, highway connecting Nepal-China, Pasang Lhamu Highway and Jomsom-Korala section have been completely obstructed. 

More red pandas were found in the Jaljala, Muna and Mareni areas of Ward No 2 and 3 of Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality.

For this, three 'cameras' were installed in the area, and two of them captured the images of red pandas.

"The cameras were set up after discovering red panda droppings during a month-long field study. Our study has confirmed that there are between 6 to 25 red pandas residing in that area," said Pawan Rai, Programme Officer at the Nepal Biodiversity Conservation Society.

A team of researchers along with local residents conducted an on-site study to determine the presence of red pandas in Khibang, Mudi, Archey, Dar, Takam, Bagar, Simkosh, Italy Base Camp, Mareni, Lulang, Gurjakhani, and Gurja Deurali areas of Dhaulagiri.

The locals had released photos and videos showing the red panda at Gurjaghat of Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve in Ashoj 2080 and at Bancharedanda area of Dahapatal Community Forest area of Muna in Mangsir 2081.

In 2073 BS, researchers from the Red Panda Network and the Himalayan Conservation Forum found red panda poo in Mareni, located in the Jaljala area. The study was conducted with the financial support from the World Wildlife Fund and the Hariyoban Program.

Researcher Larisa Gautam said that income and employment opportunities could be promoted in the community by bringing tourists to see red pandas in this area.