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A Mustang Air helicopter en route to Lapchi of Dolakha from Kathmandu has been reported missing since this afternoon.

There were five people on board the chopper.

The condition of the aircraft and its occupants has not yet been officially informed. 

The Ram Nawami festival is being celebrated today by worshipping Lord Shri Ram Chandra at various shrines across the country.

Shri Ram Chandra  is believed to have been born on the day of Chaitra Shukla Nawami as the son of King Dasharatha and Queen Kausalya Devi of Ayodhya in the Treta Yuga. He is revered as the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu by Hindus. 

Theologian and Chairperson of the Nepal Calendar Determination and Development Committee, Prof Dr Ram Chandra Gautam, says that one of the importance of celebrating Ram Nawami festival is an inspiration for a dignified, disciplined and controlled state ruler like Ram.

On this occasion, Ramlila is performed in Janakpur, Nepal and Ayodhya, India. 

Today, men and women from Nepal and India flock to the Ram Janaki temple in Janakpur to celebrate a grand fair organized  to mark the occasion.

There is also a tradition of fasting, bathing in holy rivers, lakes and ponds, reciting the Ramayana and worshiping Lord Rama and singing bhajans all night long.

At present there is a partial influence of the Westerly Low Pressure System along with local winds in the country, the Weather Forecasting Division stated. 

As a consequence, forecasts of cloudy weather with rain and snowfall in different parts of the country have been made. 

Weather is generally cloudy in the Sudurpaschim Province and other hilly and mountainous regions of the country, while remaining Tarai areas have mainly clear weather. 

Some places in the hilly and mountainous areas of Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces and a few places in the hilly and mountainous areas of Koshi Province are experiencing light to moderate rainfall and snowfall with thunder and lightning. 

According to the Division, this afternoon most of the mountainous areas in the country will be mostly cloudy, hilly areas will be generally cloudy, and Terai regions will be partly cloudy. 

There is a possibility of moderate rainfall and snowfall with thunder, lightning, hailstorm, and gusty winds in many places in the hilly and mountainous areas of Koshi, Bagmati, and Gandaki Provinces and in a few places in the hilly and mountainous areas of other provinces. 

Moderate rainfall is likely to occur in some places in the Tarai.

Tonight, the mountainous areas will be mostly cloudy, while the hilly areas, including Koshi and Madhesh Provinces, will be generally cloudy, and the Terai will be partly cloudy.

There is a possibility of moderate rainfall and snowfall with thunder, lightning, hailstorm and gusty winds in some areas of Koshi, Madhesh, Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini Provinces, as well as in the hilly and mountainous parts of Karnali and Sudurpashchim provinces, the weather bulletin stated. 

In view of the weather conditions, the Division has urged the general public and concerned authorities to stay alert for possible rain, snowfall and hail in many hilly and mountainous areas of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces and in some areas of other provinces and to obtain the latest weather information. 

A total of 63 members of Nepal’s House of Representatives have chosen to take their oath of office and secrecy in languages other than Nepali.

According to the Federal Parliament Secretariat, 47 MPs have registered to take the oath in their mother tongue, other than Nepali language. And 17 are to take oath in Maithili language.

The oath taking  ceremony is scheduled for 2 pm today, with senior member Arjun Narsingh KC administering the oath.

Lawmakers have been asked to arrive two hours early with required documents, including their election certificate and citizenship copy.

Languages such as Maithili, Bhojpuri, Tamang, Newari, and others have been used in past oath ceremonies, highlighting broader representation in Parliament.