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In view of the upcoming monsoon, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has unveiled a comprehensive emergency action plan to lessen the loss of lives and properties to be incurred from possible disaster. 

The Department has stated that it would operate 24-hour service by ensuring effectiveness of weather forecasting, flood forecasting and early warning system during the monsoon period. 

Acting Director General of the Department, Archana Shrestha said that the weather forecasting division and flood forecasting division would remain active during 24 hours. 

"Routine weather forecasting up to three days would be made public from 8 am to 6  pm every day while special bulletin would be published with early warning before 3-5 days in special situations", he said, adding that alert map with colour indication would be published to impart timely information about vulnerable weather conditions, including heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and snowfall. 

Shrestha further informed that the on-time data received from automated hydrological and meteorological evaluation centers across the country would be published through the official website of the Department. 

Flood forecasting would be arranged three days in advance in the main rivers including Koshi, Gandaki, Karnali, Bagmati, babai and West Seti for minimizing flood-induced risks, it is stated. 

The Kathmandu Metropolitan City is to collaborate with Nepal Police for road and urban safety in Kathmandu. 

Acting Mayor of KMC Sunita Dangol and Inspector General of Police Dan Bahadur Karki held a meeting today for this purpose. 

On the occasion, discussion was held on the issue of collaborating to strengthen road and urban security and urban management, according to the KMC. 

Acting Mayor Dangol shared that the KMC is willing to collaborate with the Nepal Police for road safety and traffic management, protection and utilization of encroached land, management of unplanned settlement and urban management.  

Similarly, IGP Karki mentioned that he was ready to provide security support required for the KMC. 

"There will be coordination in KMC's activities through the Valley Police Office. We have assigned a focal person for this purpose," he said.

The Nepali Embassy in Bangkok has rescued 46 Nepalis from Cambodia. 

All the rescued individuals have returned home. 

After receiving information that they were being used for illegal work after reaching Cambodia through various means, they were rescued with the help of the Cambodian government and were sent back home, the Embassy said.

According to the Embassy, 101 Nepalis had travelled to Cambodia in 2021, 1, 977  in 2022, 2, 940  in 2023, 6, 404  in 2024, and 9,676 in 2025 hoping for attractive employment opportunities.

The Embassy has also requested one and all not to go to Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand without obtaining labour permits .

The Government of Nepal has extended its appreciation and gratitude to the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for granting pardon to 128 Nepali inmates. 

The UAE government recently granted pardon to 128 Nepali inmates there on the auspicious occasion of the Holy Month of Ramadan.

In a press statement on Wednesday, the Ministry stated that it highly values this gesture of pardon on the basis of humanitarian ground as a demonstration of cordiality in the bilateral relations between Nepal and the United Arab Emirates. 

"The decision of pardon was taken following the request of the Government of Nepal made through the Embassy of Nepal in Abu Dhabi, UAE," according to the Ministry. 

Likewise, the Ministry has confirmed that Nepali national Amrit Jha, who was arrested in Iran during the West Asia conflict, was freed on Wednesday. 

Jha was held by the Iranian Army from the Strait of Hormuz nearly a month ago.

According to Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal, Jha is in contact with Nepal's Honorary Counsel General in Iran and the Embassy of Nepal in Qatar.

Nepal's diplomatic team is working to bring Jha out from there, Minister Khanal confirmed.